Do you have hands on Maintenance experience in a production or manufacturing facility dealing with shafts, gearboxes, and bearings? Our Production Maintenance role is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting production equipment and performs preventative maintenance on all production equipment. We are seeking a self-motivated Maintenance Mechanic with previous experience in a production environment for our Butler Plant, located minutes from Milwaukee. If you are self-motivated, enjoy working with your hands, enjoy working within a climate-controlled environment and work well in a team atmosphere apply today!
HOURLY RATE
$32.00 - $40.00/hr.
SIGN ON BONUS
$2,500.00
SHIFTS AVAILABLE
1st Shift: 6:30am - 2:30pm, Mon - Fri
3rd Shift: 10:30pm - 6:30am, Sun - Thurs + $1.00/hr shift premium
Market Top Rate: Dependent on experience
WHY CHOOSE WESTERN STATES?
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10 days of paid vacation and 3 sick days available within your first year.
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Worried about stability? How would you like to work for a company with a history that spans over 115 years, where 48% of our current staff have been with the company 10 years or more? (We did the math!).
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Employees receive COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS, 401k + COMPANY MATCH and 9 PAID HOLIDAYS.
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Experienced Mechanics in the Envelope/similar industry are given credit for years of service to receive more vacation upon hire!
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WHAT DOES MY WORKDAY LOOK LIKE IN THIS ROLE?
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Troubleshoot, repair, and fabricate machinery in a timely, safe, and accurate manner while keeping impact on production as minimal as possible.
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Perform skilled fitting and aligning as required using precision measuring instruments for exacting measurements.
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Maintain machines and support equipment for all departments including preventative maintenance.
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Work from drawings, specifications, and job layouts.
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Installation, assembly, movement, or disassembly of machinery.
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Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
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Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system.
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Find and order parts as needed.
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Perform duties as instructed for the following specific duties, but not limited to:
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Welding
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Millwright
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Pneumatics
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Hydraulics
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Vacuum mechanical systems
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Plumbing repair or installation
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Metalworking duties
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Janitorial
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior Production Maintenance experience.
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN THIS ROLE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS
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Associate Degree OR equivalent from two-year college or technical school; OR a minimum of three years related experience and/or training; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Strong mechanical ability, analysis and troubleshooting skills within a production and/or manufacturing environment.
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Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
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Ability to speak effectively with employees of the organization.
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Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
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Ability to read and interpret ruler measurements.
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Ability to walk and stand frequently during an eight-hour shift.
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Ability to move up to 50 lbs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTION
Ability to stand for approximate duration of scheduled shift (minus paid breaks), lift up to 20 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally, repetitive grasping, frequent, twisting, lifting above shoulder height, occasional bend, reach, crouch, or stoop. Sensory requirements are tactile/touch with hands and digits, near and far visual acuity, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasoning, mechanical aptitude and mathematical skills for appropriate operations of the equipment.