Mechanic - Newport, AR

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Gränges Americas Inc. is a leading producer of value-added primary aluminum products and rolled aluminum coils in North America. Gränges is the parent company who is a global aluminum company focused on rolled products for the heat exchanger industry. Our vision is to help create smaller, lighter and more designable rolled aluminum products to increase economic efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

We have operations all over the world including production facilities located in Sweden, United States, and China. We currently have openings for Mechanics at our Newport, Arkansas location.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, performs preventive and repair maintenance on plant machines and equipment to minimize plant production downtime, ensure plant safety, and ensure efficient use of resources and materials in production processes.

Essential Job Duties

1) Machine and Equipment Maintenance (performs some or all of the following performs more complex tasks under guidance of Sr. Mechanic):

+ Aligning equipment such as pumps, motors, controls, and gear drives. + Removing worn or defective parts. + Reworking bearings; changing seals. + Changing mill and caster rolls; roll grinding, resurfacing and cleaning. + Changing out oil cooling filters; draining oil and operating pumps to replenish oil. + Cleaning casting filters: adding grain refining material as needed. + Breakdown and cleaning air filters. + Maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic systems; routine maintenance on compressors, gas, oil, water, and sewage lift pumps + Routine maintenance on overhead cranes. + Washing floors, repairing doors and locks; maintaining cooling tower, moving furniture. + Maintaining Cardox fire suppression system valves, pumps, and heads. + Performs routine maintenance on gas, diesel and electric industrial forklifts, trucks and other vehicles.

2) Documents Work Activities and Results

3) Fabricates Parts

4) Safety

5) Communication

6) Contributes to Process Improvement

Additional Job Duties

Performs additional tasks, including:

Overtime may be required for vacation coverage, machine breakdowns, equipment outages and other projects.

Key Competencies Required

Knowledge of Plant Production Processes

General understanding of all plant production processes.

Technical Understanding: Machines

Working knowledge of melting furnaces, roll casting machines, room air filtration systems, roll milling components and cooling systems, roll grinders, roll slitters, annealing ovens, coil coolers and air moving fans. Knowledge of lubricants and their proper uses in filters, oil reservoirs and grease fittings. Understand and able to apply knowledge of low and high pressure hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Technical Understanding: Tools

Working knowledge of shop machines and tools such as drill press, milling machine, metal lathe, bench grinder, pipe threading machine, band saw, core saw, sheet metal brake, welding equipment, and various hand and power tools. Work often requires compliance with close tolerances.

Systems Thinking

Considers the interaction of components/inputs with other components/inputs within and across systems in solving problems.

Communications Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization; uses language precisely to explain ideas, procedures, and actions and describe situations; adapts message to listeners.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret graphic representations.

Drive for Results

Sets high expectations for self; accepts responsibility for timely and effective completion of work. Does whatever it takes to safely and effectively achieve desired results.

Teamwork

Aids others when they need it; anticipates others’ need to know and provides required information; listens and responds constructively to other team members’ ideas; gives honest and constructive feedback to other team members.

Adaptability – Changes approach and methods to achieve results to fit circumstances; copes well with uncertainty; embraces change.

Safety

Complies with all safety rules and guidelines; maintains awareness of surroundings to identify hazards and help others embrace safe practices.

Attention to Detail

Thorough and conscientious in completing job tasks; diligently checks work to ensure that all essential details have been considered.

Flexibility

Able to switch from one task to another as needed. Respond to call-ins and perform emergency work when requested.

Physical Demands

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and high heat.

Personal Protective Equipment: Personal protective equipment includes but is not limited to safety glasses, steel-toed footwear, and hearing protection as required.

Education/Training Requirements

A High School diploma or general education degree (GED) is required. The required knowledge, skill, and abilities to satisfactorily perform job duties are normally acquired through obtaining a one-year certificate from a secondary technical or vocational school, plus six months to one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.