Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Maintenance Mechanic

Location: East St. Louis, IL (Alorton area)

Overview: Sterling has helped build careers for thousands for professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Benefits: Benefits from day 1 and almost 100% coverage! In addition to 11 paid holidays, 2 weeks vacations, 401K, etc.

Target Salary: $27-30.00

2nd shift, Mon-Thurs, 4PM - 2:30AM, plus 7 hours on Friday, generally 2PM to 9PM. Requires the ability to work overtime based on work demands.

Training is on 1st shift for 5 to 6 weeks (Mon-Fri, 5:30AM - 4:00PM).

Starting pay is based on experience; pay range $27-30/hr plus $1.50 shift differential.

Job Duties:

• Perform emergency/reactive repairs of production equipment and conduct follow-up evaluations to assess effectiveness of repair
• Maintain equipment according to Preventative Maintenance program and maintenance work orders
• Responsible for facility maintenance
• Complete and submit maintenance documentation and issue new improvement opportunities for review
• Provide ideas and solutions to unplanned equipment downtime through design change, inspection techniques or conditional monitoring
• Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts to mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls
• Read and understand equipment manuals, design drawings, and electrical schematics to complete reactive and preventative maintenance
• Assist in 5S to optimize productivity and sustain a safe and efficient working environment

Qualifications:

• Associates or Vocational degree in a mechanical or electrical field or industrial maintenance or a combination of education and experience
• 3 years of manufacturing/maintenance experience
• Knowledge and familiarity with mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
• Proven fabrication and welding experience
• Able to identify and requisition replacement parts
• Willingness to learn new techniques, processes, and procedures
• Competence in computer skills
• Willingness to support maintenance activities on other shifts and on weekends as production schedules require

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.