Mechanical Technician III

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Ash Grove family of companies, including Ash Grove Cement Company, Ash Grove South Texas, LLC, Sapphire Americas LLC, Oldcastle Cement Holdings, Houston Cement Company, and Suwanee American Cement Company, is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.
To learn more about us go to www.ashgrove.com
Position: Mechanical Maintenance Technician III
Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor
Shift: Day shift plus on-call rotation
Pay: $35.00+ USD
At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Disability Pay
Life Insurance
Growth Opportunities and more!
The Mechanical Technician III assists mechanical engineers in designing, testing, adjusting, and maintaining engineering machinery and equipment. This position performs complex maintenance on equipment necessary for cement manufacturing.
What you’ll be contributing:
Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
Inspects plant process machinery and provides recommendations for repair.
Installs and repairs plant process machinery and provides detailed written description of work performed.
Operates boom lifts, cranes, forklifts, and other related mobile equipment.
Provides scope of work, parts requirements, and equipment requirements for repairs during scheduled and unscheduled mill and kiln outages.
Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
To succeed in this position, you will need:
High school graduation or equivalent is required.
Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
Willingness to learn, training will be provided.
Minimum of a HS Diploma or GED required
Technical or Vocational training preferred
Minimum of 4 years of experience in Heavy Process Equipment (HPE) Cement Plant Operations Required
Knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical systems
Knowledge of all types of equipment used in cement manufacturing
Ability to repair and rebuild plant equipment with little or no supervision viz fans, blowers, pumps, elevators, crusher, clinker cooler, kiln, compressors, reclaimers, ball mills, vertical roller mills, air slides, gates, valves, coal mills, rail and truck loading equipment, air separators, FK pumps, air cannons, etc.
Ability to reason through difficult operatio

Employment type
Full Time