About Olympic Steel
Since 1954, Olympic Steel has been focused on safe, profitable, and sustainable growth through the direct sale of a wide range of processed metal products and several metal-intensive branded products. Guided by our Core Values, we put safety first – always, and we believe in cultivating an inclusive workplace where employee belonging, and empowerment are foundational to everything we do. Olympic Steel offers employees the best of both worlds: the culture and community of a closely connected team with the resources, opportunity and stability of a large, growing organization. Learn more about Olympic Steel at iamolympicsteel.com.
Job Description
- Physically performs highly diversified duties to maintain, repair, and improve machinery, equipment and warehouse facility in a safe and timely manner
- Performs mechanic skills including, but not limited to: mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines
- Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production
- Conducts regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and warehouse facility as required
- Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments
- Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
- Participates in troubleshooting and maintenance of production and warehouse assets
- Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts
- Detects faulty operations and defective material and report those and any unusual situations to supervision
- Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions
- Maintains a daily log of completed tasks
- Reports all maintenance issues to supervision promptly
- Understands and can explain the company’s Quality Policy, job description and required tasks and explain how this position impacts customer satisfaction and contributes to fulfilling Quality Policy
- Conducts housekeeping for personal work area and shared facility space
- Participates and fulfills the requirements of scheduled training and educational programs as identified for this position
- Participates as requested for independent objective auditing activity and supports continuous improvement activities
- May perform daily, weekly, and other routine maintenance and housekeeping on machines and equipment in work area
- Understands and uses related production documents as required by position and/or procedures
- Uses a calculator, conversion charts and basic math skills to calculate sizes, weights, and metric conversions
- May work at different workstations as production needs require
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Strong desire to learn different areas of maintenance, including hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics, PLCs, and electrical maintenance
- Previous experience in a heavy industrial setting strongly preferred
- Previous experience with hand tools and precision instruments a plus
- Experience with forklifts or other PITs strongly preferred
- General knowledge of crane operation and ancillary lifting devices
- Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics and equipment drawings
- Flexibility of work schedule
- Working knowledge of general computer programs
Why Work for Olympic Steel
Olympic Steel offers comprehensive benefits, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid holidays and vacation
- 401(k) with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement & Employee Discount Programs
- Referral program
We offer more than a competitive total compensation package. We provide our employees the ability to build a meaningful life-long career. When you work at Olympic Steel, you can make a significant impact – at our company, in the local community and in the world. For a comprehensive view of our benefits visit Steelperks.com.
