Maintenance Mechanic Melt Shop

Sterling Steel Company produces over 500000 tons of wire rod annually. Customers have various uses for this rod including Leggett & Platt making bed springs which they invented.

Leggett & Platt is not only our largest customer but after purchasing NWSW in 2002 they are also the owner.

It is the mission of Sterling Steel Company to be the Safest and Lowest Cost provider of Quality Steel .

We are committed to conform to all established requirements and expectations of our customers and to a philosophy of Continuous Quality Improvement.

Meeting these goals requires teamwork dedication and ongoing training from all our 275 employees.

Leggett & Platt s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives by delivering quality products offering empowering and rewarding careers and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platts inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life including mattress springs and carpet cushion as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion Leggett & Platt has divisions that design manufacture and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability coupled with our global footprint make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace hydraulic cylinders flooring textile and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Legge world leader in bedding technology.

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

Springs foam adjustable beds machinery our Bedding businesses design produce and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

Learn more about Bedding Components : L&P Bedding Group

Leggett & Platts overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives by delivering quality products offering empowering and rewarding careers and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platts inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life including mattress springs and carpet cushion as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion Leggett & Platt has divisions that design manufacture and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability coupled with our global footprint make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace hydraulic cylinders flooring textile and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Legge world leader in bedding technology.

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

Springs foam adjustable beds machinery our Bedding businesses design produce and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

Learn more about Bedding Components : L&P Bedding Group

Job Title : Mechanic

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Reports To : Mechanic Supervisor

Direct Reports : n / a

Schedule :

SSCs Melt Shop operates on weekends.

Maintenance employees on a 3-week rotating schedule -

1 weekend days 1 weekend nights 1 weekend off.

Scheudules require nights weekends & holidays

SSC Incentive Pay : Yes

Holiday Pay : Yes

Overview :

Contribute to Sterling Steel safely producing high quality products at the lowest cost by repairing machines & structures throughout the plant fabricating and / or installing mechanical items when necessary and completing scheduled maintenance as to prevent future failures.

Responsibilities & Duties :

• Inspect mechanical equipment for operating conditions and determine need for maintenance or repair. Trouble shoots and determines course of repairs required
• Dismantle repair and assemble mechanical equipment such as gears bearings (Babbitt and scrape bearings) shafts cables belts etc.
• Calibrate or operate various diagnostic instruments to collect / analyze / interpret equipment operational data
• Develop and perform equipment inspection routes; collect and document findings
• Perform equipment failure analysis and recommend potential corrective actions
• Receive and review schedule of equipment to be diagnosed or inspected
• Create hand sketches when necessary of machine parts showing shape and dimension
• Operate power tools such as electric and pneumatic drills grinders power saws etc.
• Operate oxy-acetylene torch or electric welder on a variety of construction or repair welds
• Operate remote controlled cranes and mobile equipment
• Analyze and interpret data recommend adjustments or corrections where required
• Prepare analyses and reports and record data
• Read and interpret assembly drawings when necessary
• Determine the best way to make repairs to minimize interruption of production
• Plan work on the job alone and with other mechanics
• Advise when immediate shut-down of equipment is necessary to minimize damage or when temporarily continued operation will have no harmful effect
• Communicate and coordinate with employees supervisors and managers
• Provide direction to production employees when they are assisting with Mechanical tasks
• Carry out Supervisors orders in connection with operating practice effective performance etc.
• Communicate with Crane Operators using standard crane signals
• Accurately report and record equipment history data for CMMS system
• Complete paper copy of work orders
• Maintain daily activity logs maintenance records concerning assigned service vehicle and equipment
• Perform housekeeping in areas of repair work and in shops
• Report to work as scheduled
• Follow all related SJPs
• Adhere to all Policies and Work Rules
• Comply with all SSC Safety rules; including Lock Out / Tag compliance
• Complete all other duties as assigned

Experience / Education / Skill / Knowledge :

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Key Skills

Mechanic Experience,Industrial Maintenance,Packaging,Mechanical Knowledge,Precision Measuring Instruments,Schematics,Maintenance,Welding,Hydraulics,Programmable Logic Controllers,Manufacturing,Troubleshooting

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1