Steel Mill Maintenance Technician

Benefits

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Position: Steel Mill Specialist

Location: USA | Field, Texas - within the Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Houston, Austin area.

Starting rate: $27 - $30 per hour

Safety Sensitive Position: subject to random drug testing as required.

The Maintenance Technician is an employee who functions at a high level of capacity in several key areas, including acting as turn leader (where appropriate), having expertise with all equipment - plus troubleshooting, being available to assist in other shops, performing preventive equipment maintenance, and handling certain administrative/recordkeeping functions. Must be mechanically inclined and able to work independently.

Travel Requirement: Required traveling to numerous locations on a weekly basis. Valid Driver's License required.

• Apply material (product) and use all relevant equipment as required
• Follow all standard operating procedures regarding equipment and applications of product
• Regularly perform specialty applications, e.g., iron ladles, steel ladles, tundishes
• Assist in the rotation of product inventory and minimize usage of consumables.
• Be proficient in all aspects of equipment operation, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Understand all equipment operations; keep equipment clean and in working order
• Perform advanced preventive maintenance of all equipment
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of all equipment
• Operate as turn leader, where appropriate
• Supervise work team during shift
• Communicate with Service Manager regarding performance or policy compliance issues
• Assists in administrative/recordkeeping functions
• Record consumable parts usage and monitor inventory of parts
• Complete turn paperwork and submit it as required by Service Manager
• Maintain recordkeeping and field trial reports
• Assist the training and development of new employees
• Assist in orientation process for new hires
• Demonstrate proper equipment usage and knowledge of product application
• Demonstrate preventive maintenance and actively advocate safety awareness
• Lead by example regarding policy compliance, standard operating procedures, etc.
• Assist in emergency call outs, help in other shops, and handle special applications
• Respond to emergency equipment call outs
• Accept temporary fill in work at other shops, including, e.g., for blast furnaces and steel ladles
• Maintain a strong focus on satisfying the customer
• Maintain a professional, high profile with the customer
• Assist in new trials provide feedback to Service and other managers
• Assist in the testing of new products, provide feedback
• Identify new sales opportunities, suggest new ideas
• Safety – Actively participate in our on-going safety culture which include the following:
• Follow All Safety Requirements of the Host Mill
• Clarity Net
• Near Miss Reporting
• Risk Assessment
• Stop Card Program
• OE/Lean – Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.
• Note:
  
  Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Miscellaneous: Must have a valid Driver’s License
• Knowledge: Progressive experience in Service positions, previous steel-making or other related experience. Experienced with hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity and electronics, personal computer, and lasers. Thorough knowledge of Company products, applications and equipment for each task.
• Skills & Abilities: Outstanding technical,…