Millwright Mechanic

Metro Group
  • Salt Lake City, UT
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    Metro Group, Inc. is a premier metal recycling company servicing the Intermountain West region. Family owned and operated since 1976, Metro Group is committed to providing quality customer service coupled with integrity. As a growing company, we are looking Millwright Mechanic to work with our Operations Shift in our Salt Lake City, Utah location. This position will be assigned to a process unit and will work with a team of 4-5 employees.

    Job Description:

    • Experience with conveyors and conveyance systems. Ability to track belts and troubleshoot issues
    • Must be mechanically proficient
    • Install and maintain machinery and equipment using hoists, lift trucks, hand tools, and power tools
    • Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
    • Proficient in stick and wire feed welding
    • Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts
    • Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, levels, lasers, and plumb bobs
    • Level/ establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit
    • Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment
    • Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team
    • Construct and/or repair machine foundations using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, grout and/ or steel
    • Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts, adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance and replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts
    • Ensure assigned work is understood prior to commencing
    • Comply with standards and procedures of Metro Group INC''s Health and Safety program, including job safety analyses, Risk assessments, etc. Assure compliance of team members
    • Complete housekeeping duties in assigned area or project area daily and/or when required
    • Complete assigned work within given timeframe and according to specifications
    • A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required
    • Complete required paperwork
    • Perform other job responsibilities as assigned
    • Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials
    • Inspect rigging to ensure safety and reliability
    • Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools
    • Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and certified load ratings
    • Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chain falls, overhead frames, and other equipment
    • Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques
    • Align, level, and anchor machinery
    • Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps
    • Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use
    • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment '' running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles
    • Controlling Machines and Processes '' using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (including computers or vehicles)
    • Working knowledge of Hydraulic systems and ability to troubleshoot

    Qualifications:

    • HS diploma or equivalent
    • Minimum three (3) years proven experience or comparable field preferably within the Industrial Maintenance industry
    • Valid driver''s license
    • Basic electrical and controls knowledge a plus

    Benefits:

    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Voluntary Life/AD&D
    • Medical Savings Plan
    • Flexible Savings Account/Health Savings Account
    • Paid Time Off (PTO)
    • 401k w/ Metro matching up to 4% (employees eligible after 1 year of employment)
    • 7 paid holidays
    • Employee recognition program

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSalt Lake City, UT

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