Conveyor Belt Specialist/Maintenance

Essential Job Functions: Collects mechanical/electrical data for conditioned based monitoring of conveyors and other mechanical equipment at Maritime operation using infrared and ultrasound technologies. This position will also assist in vessel loading to safety and efficiently load bulk material.

Responsibilities

• Follow all workplace and job safety procedures
• Collect ultrasound and infrared data as need by work order system on conveyor belts, gearboxes and motors
• Analyze data and make corrective action recommendation
• Report data to appropriate person and communicate priorities to maintenance manager
• Complete work order and preventative maintenance as needed
• Basic mechanical troubleshooting identifying conditions and potential failure point and assist maintenance with repairs
• Assist in control room to ensure vessel is loading correctly (load rate, gate control, fine mitigation)
• Understand load plan and maintain customer specifications
• Operator heavy equipment on vessel (loaders, crane and ship loader)
• Keep areas clean, neat and orderly to meet housekeeping standards
• Communicate to Operations team, escalating issues as necessary
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General:

• Complete safety certification as required for the position
• Communicate operational information as required
• Enter maintenance work requests as applicable
• Escalate issues promptly for proper resolution
• Perform other duties as required and serve as a back-up resource as needed

Qualifications

• Ability to work multiple shift schedules and rotating shifts as required, understand maritime requirements
• High school diploma or able to complete GED requirements with six months of hire
• Must demonstrate mechanical aptitude
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions
• Proficient in mathematics and measurement
• Team player demonstrated with past work experience or activities

Preferred Qualifications - What Will Set You Apart

• Skilled in use of Windows, Excel, Word and Outlook

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees 
• Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment 
• Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
• Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery
• Willing and able to pull and lift, up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.