Maintenance Tech-Weekend Only Fri-Mon (Lumberton)

Idaho Forest Group is currently seeking a Weekend Maintenance Technician to join our team at our state-of-the-art sawmill in Lumberton, Mississippi. The successful candidate will install, repair and maintain all plant machinery and equipment in optimal working conditions. This is a 40hr, full time, Friday - Monday position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepare machine centers for daily use
• Perform predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance procedures on manufacturing equipment using cutting, welding, power and hand tools
• Assemble, install and repair equipment following blueprints and schematics
• Maintain a production level work pace
• Comprehend and perform all duties in accordance with rules, regulations and JSA’s
• Ability to work at varying heights
• Must be willing to provide your own tools
• Excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work various shifts, days, weekend and overtime as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4,000 hours of verifiable industrial maintenance mechanic experience required
• Certification in hydraulics and pneumatics, crane and rigging, wire and stick welding required
• Working knowledge of industrial equipment
• Knowledge in hydraulics and pneumatics, crane and rigging, wire and stick required
• Proficient in power drive systems, welding, bearings, and lubrication
• Knowledge of OSHA and State Regulations
• Valid Driver’s License
• High School diploma or GED

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Move safely, quickly, and perform duties with repetitious movement. Sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull, maintain balance, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distances, and climb stairs.

• Frequent climbing stairs
• Frequent and repetitive use of upper extremities (i.e. shoulders, arms, wrists, hands) in gripping, turning, manipulating objects of various sizes, shapes, weights
• Repetitious bending, kneeling or stretching
• Repetitious pushing and pulling 20lbs at 30” working height
• Occasional walking short distances
• Occasional lifting 50 lbs from floor to 30” working height
• Occasional pushing, pulling, lifting 100 lbs to 30” working height with the use of a dolly or hoist height

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Must be able to tolerate extreme hot, humid, cold, and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in loud environment, around moving machinery, with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: As a condition of employment, Idaho Forest Group requires employees to complete a variety of pre-employment screening processes which may include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, hair follicle drug and substance test, reference check, prior work verification, driving history (MVR), education verification, aptitude/skills testing, and credit checks. The depth of screening will vary based on the position.

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