Date Posted: 9/13/2024 8:00:00 AM
City, State: Houston, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Salary (USD): $70,000 - $70,000
Description
Position Details:
Titles: Maintenance Technician – Electrical or Mechanical (multiple openings); Mobile Auto/Diesel Mechanic (1 opening); Heavy Equipment Operator (2 openings)
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.
Maintenance Technician – as an Electrical or Mechanical Maintenance Technician you will be responsible for performing maintenance and repair to facility and production equipment within different areas of the mill. You will be part of the Steel Workers Union workforce that has a tremendous relationship with management throughout the mill. Candidates must have strong troubleshooting and repair skills, and should have experience with the troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of electrical or mechanical systems within industrial equipment, facilities, automated systems, and other mechanical/engineering systems. Mechanical systems include hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, power transmission systems, conveyors, compressors, pumps, cranes, piping, structural, and mobile equipment. Electrical systems include motors, controls, motor controls, PLCs, MCCs, AC/DC systems, electrical schematics, analog electronics, AC/DC electrical drives, power conversion, instrumentation, and computer hardware. Ideal candidates will have good mechanical and electronic troubleshooting skills and be creative problem solvers.
Operators (Production/Heavy Equipment) – in this role you will safely operate production line and mobile equipment, including forklifts, cranes, and other heavy equipment to support production line and material handling objectives. You will load and unload trucks, identify correct materials, quantities, and rack locations, and perform basic preventative maintenance inspections of forklifts and equipment for safe operational use.
Requirements: Candidates must have a high-school diploma or GED. 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 the company has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol for safe steelmaking operations.
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