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Summary

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems, and processes to support the achievement of the site's business goals and objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Installs and maintains production machines and the plant facility's equipment.

• Provides both emergency repairs and routine service of production equipment during production schedules and downtime.

• Performs mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.

• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.

• Diagnoses problems, replaces, or repairs parts, tests and makes necessary adjustments, and detects faulty operations and defective materials, and reports any unusual situations to proper supervision.

• Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions including preventative maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.

• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.

• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to work independently.

• 1 year of experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and industrial skills.

• Ability to read blueprints and schematics.

• Ability to accommodate on-call responsibilities and work overtime when needed to support production staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

• 4+ years of manufacturing experience and 1 year of production maintenance experience.

• Experience with Programmable logic controller.

• Associates degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance.

• Experience working with and understanding OSHA regulations.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The physical environment requires the employee to work in hot and cold environments, in and out of the weather, work safely around heavy equipment and on top of and under railcars, as well as around railroad tracks. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment such as steel toe boots, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, welding and grinding shields, etc. or as environmental conditions dictate

Physical Activities and Requirements

Frequency Key

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5+ hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Occasionally

• Stand: Frequently

• Walk: Constantly

• Bend: Frequently

• Kneel/Squat: Frequently

• Crawl: Frequently

• Climb: Frequently

• Reach Forward: Frequently

• Reach Upward: Frequently

• Handling/Fingering: Frequently

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Frequently

• 10-25 lbs: Frequently

• 25-50 lbs: Frequently

• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable

• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Less than 10 lbs: Frequently

• 10-25 lbs: Frequently

• 25-50 lbs: Frequently

• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable

• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

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Greenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at careers@gbrx.com or call us at 503-684-7000.

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Job Locations US-IL-Chicago Heights

ID 2023-1945

Company Gunderson Rail Services, LLC

Position Type Regular Full-Time

Category Production

Remote Eligibility No

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