Lead Mechanic

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

Works hand-in-hand with operational departments to schedule preventative maintenance work and follow up, to ensure service work is complete, including documentation. When breakdowns occur, the incumbent is responsible to ensure that equipment is back in service as soon as possible. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Repair, troubleshoot, install and move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and lift trucks, hand tools, and power tools.
• Reads repair documents, manuals, blueprints, and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Dismantles machines using manual, hydraulic, pneumatic, and precision tools of the trade.
• Assembles and installs equipment such as shafting, bearings, conveyors, and tram rails, using hand and power tools.
• Constructs foundation for machines, using hand tools and building material such as wood, cement, and steel.
• Aligns machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs and other precision tools.
• Mechanically repair cranes (overhead, mobile, rail, and track) and mobile equipment (rail, rubber tire and track driven).

Job Qualifications:

• Certification or degree from a technical school preferred.
• 4+ years experience in Heavy Industrial Plant Maintenance required.
• Knowledge and ability to use computer programs.
• Ability to use all sizes of air impact and electric wrenches, all pipe fitting tools and equipment.
• Ability to operate mobile equipment, cranes, and forklifts.
• Ability to set-up, tear down, and rebuild machinery and equipment.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. Sims does not discriminate with regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, housing status, source of income, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to any employment decision, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  qualified applicants with a disability in need of a reasonable accommodation may request such without fear of reprisal or discrimination. 

To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.