Industrial Maintenance Mechanic — Furnace & Auxiliary Systems

A day in this role

You arrive with a plan: inspect the furnaces, walk the secondary equipment line, and close out preventative maintenance (PM) tasks on schedule. By midday, you’ve logged findings in the Preventive Maintenance System, swapped a worn component, and teamed up with a lead to troubleshoot a mechanical hiccup. Before shift’s end, you’ve updated work orders and verified safety lockouts—keeping heat, motion, and uptime working together.

What you’ll do

• Execute equipment preventive and predictive maintenance on furnaces, secondary equipment, and physical plant structures.
• Troubleshoot and repair issues under supervision, documenting work performed.
• Apply basic electrical, mechanical, welding, and pipefitting know-how to maintain reliability.
• Participate in safety training and follow all safety procedures, including lockout and confined space protocols.
• Conduct and maintain the Preventive Maintenance System, including PM scheduling and completion recording.

Supervisory scope

None—unless specifically assigned within the maintenance department.

What you bring

• General maintenance aptitude; familiarity with industrial maintenance is a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret prints, diagrams, safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals; complete Maintenance Request Forms accurately.
• Math capability: add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning skills to carry out instructions delivered in written, oral, or diagram form.

Education and experience

• High school diploma or GED preferred (not required).
• One to three months of related experience and/or training preferred, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Additional training needs may be identified during employee appraisals.

Licenses and certifications

• Hi-lo (forklift) license.
• Confined Space permits and/or training.

Other required abilities

• Ability to complete client course on confined space and lockout.

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, you will frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces. You must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work environment

You will frequently work near moving mechanical parts and be exposed to extreme heat & open flames. At times you may work in high, precarious places. The noise level is usually moderate.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Fuel card
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off