Maintenance Tech-Weekend Only (Lumberton)

Idaho Forest Group is currently seeking a Weekend Maintenance Technician to join our team at our state of the art sawmill in Lumberton Mississippi. The successful candidate will install repair and maintain all plant machinery and equipment in optimal working conditions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepare machine centers for daily use
• Perform predictive preventative and corrective maintenance procedures on manufacturing equipment using cutting welding power and hand tools
• Assemble install and repair equipment following blueprints and schematics
• Maintain a production level work pace
• Comprehend and perform all duties in accordance with rules regulations and JSAs
• Ability to work at varying heights
• Must be willing to provide your own tools
• Excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work various shifts days weekend and overtime as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4000 hours of verifiable industrial maintenance mechanic experience required
• Certification in hydraulics and pneumatics crane and rigging wire and stick welding required
• Working knowledge of industrial equipment
• Knowledge in hydraulics and pneumatics crane and rigging wire and stick required
• Proficient in power drive systems welding bearings and lubrication
• Knowledge of OSHA and State Regulations
• Valid Drivers License
• High School diploma or GED

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Move safely quickly and perform duties with repetitious movement. Sit and/or stand for shift reach with hands and arms stoop squat twist push and pull maintain balance bend at the waist kneel walk varying distances and climb stairs.

• Frequent climbing stairs
• Frequent and repetitive use of upper extremities (i.e. shoulders arms wrists hands) in gripping turning manipulating objects of various sizes shapes weights
• Repetitious bending kneeling or stretching
• Repetitious pushing and pulling 20lbs at 30 working height
• Occasional walking short distances
• Occasional lifting 50 lbs from floor to 30 working height
• Occasional pushing pulling lifting 100 lbs to 30 working height with the use of a dolly or hoist height

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Must be able to tolerate extreme hot humid cold and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in loud environment around moving machinery with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
As a condition of employment Idaho Forest Group requires employees to complete a variety of pre-employment screening processes which may include but are not limited to: criminal background check hair follicle drug and substance test reference check prior work verification driving history (MVR) education verification aptitude/skills testing and credit checks. The depth of screening will vary based on the position.

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