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Position Details:
Titles: Auto/Diesel Maintenance Technician
Location: Houston, TX
Shift: The plant runs 12-hour days and 12-hour night schedule Monday – Saturday, off Sunday. You will work days for 3-months then nights for 3-months on rotation. When fully staffed the plant will shift to a 5am-1pm / 1pm-9pm / 9pm-5am shift schedule.
Compensation: Compensation packages and starting wages vary widely, but it is well-known that careers in the
steel industry yield VERY LARGE W-2s, primarily because of overtime opportunities, company contributions, etc. You can expect your initial starting base to be around $70K annually with your FIRST YEAR total W-2 to be into the $100K range. The average steelworker makes $133K yearly. Your total pay includes your base hourly rate + OT paid out after 8-hours worked daily + shift differential + quarterly + annual target bonuses with multipliers (typically half paid out quarterly, the balance paid annually)
Benefits: Company offers an unparalleled benefits package, to include comprehensive Medical/Dental insurance; competitive salary; excellent upward mobility potential; company matched 401K retirement plan (100% of 6%), profit-sharing, and an eventual opportunity for promotion and eligibility for the management PENSION plan (age-based, 4.25% 18-34, maxes out at 8.5% 45+ based on earning for the month); tuition assistance; and much more, making the company a great place to work!

Position Description: The Oilwell Services and Offshore Operations of the company are Union facilities and environments, so coming into the company as a maintenance professional will be both challenging and rewarding. Unless you have steel industry manufacturing experience, you must be capable of moving into an environment where you have the least product knowledge and industry experience yet are the responsible maintenance technician who must produce quality results to keep production rolling. You will be working with a group of experienced steel workers along the path to high productivity and excellence, while mastering the overall aspects of the steel business at the front-line maintenance level. Due to the nature of the business, the facilities operate 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year. Therefore, this position?may require work outside of normal hours during plant shutdown and any unplanned/unforeseen outages.


As a Auto/Deisel Maintenance Mechanic you will have the following responsibilities:
• Service, repair, modify, diagnose, and reassemble vehicles, machinery, & equipment for operation.
• Failure analysis, service, and repairs for customers.
• Troubleshoot electrical, air conditioning, and emissions systems issues.
• Perform preventative maintenance – changing oil, checking batteries, lubrication, etc.
• Repair diesel trucks – engines, alignments, suspension, hydraulics, transmissions, electrical systems.
• Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, etc. for proper, safe, & optimal operation.


Requirements: Candidates must have a high-school diploma or GED. Candidates must have good, safe troubleshooting skills and experience on heavy vehicular systems & equipment. Candidates must have the maintenance experience outlined in the position description above in the military, or in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Candidates must have outstanding safety record and good general understanding of maintenance operations. This is a very industrial, blue-collar environment that requires a keen eye for safety. Candidates must pass a pre-employment hair follicle drug test as U.S. Steel has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol for safe steelmaking operations.

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