Mechanic (Augusta, GA) - Austin Industrial (AGY)

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S.

An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

Our team of employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

Industrial Mechanic

The Industrial Mechanic diagnoses mechanical failures and makes needed repairs to industrial mechanical equipment.  Duties include providing mechanical support, preventative maintenance, installation, service, repair, troubleshooting and resolution of multiple operating machines within a manufacturing industrial environment.

This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.  Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities for this Position:


* Troubleshoots, repairs and installs industrial mechanical equipment.


* Tests, repairs or installs mechanical units, such as water pumps, fuel pumps, governors, distributors, carburetors systems, brakes, clutches and other such devices.


* Replaces bearings, chains, sprockets and a variety of other machine parts.


* Rebuilds pumps, cylinders, and various mechanical equipment as necessary following standard operating procedures.


* Fabricates repair parts if necessary.


* Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment.

Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.


* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.


* Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Experience – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.  Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Must pass drug screen and background check, as a condition of employment.

This is a fulltime opportunity working 40 hours a week.  There is no Per diem and no relocation assistance.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan.

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