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Job Summary:

Perform a variety of basic to moderately complex maintenance and repair operations needed to keep the facilities, mobile equipment, and production equipment operating efficiently.  Perform various activities to include preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and lubrication of equipment.  Other tasks include minor electrical repairs, hydraulic system repairs, welding, fabrication, and minor demolition.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Managing and controlling the activities of the labor force and the workflow practices of all workshop personnel to ensure maximum performance and efficiency
2. Provide positive motivation to all team members within the labor force section to ensure an ongoing positive work environment at all times
3. Work with Logistics dispatch team to ensure services/maintenance are occurring at regular required intervals
4. When required work with 3^rd party service providers to conduct major repairs and/or annual services
5. Follow all established Gerdau Safety, Environmental, and Routine procedures specific to the yard.
6. Work requires the ability to critically analysis production problems and make the appropriate repairs or adjustments to meet Logistic requirements.  This may require operating the equipment to view or listen to the equipment in order to determine necessary adjustments or repairs.
7. Repair and rebuild portable power tools, bearings, shaker tables, belt conveyors, and other small equipment.
8. Requirements include troubleshooting and repair of mechanical equipment, mobile equipment, and hydraulic equipment.
9. Perform various welding and torching tasks to include fabrication,
10. Perform preventive maintenance, lubrication, inspections, and adjustments.
11. Minimal Downtime is experienced
12. Must have the ability to make decisions with a minimum of supervision.
13. Report any defective or substandard equipment or materials to the maintenance supervisor.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Approach daily activities so that personnel achieve:

1.  Quality control to the highest level
2. Safe work procedures for persons, plant, equipment, and the environment
3. Job timeliness and profitability

2. Work closely with outside contractors to complete more complex tasks.  Ensure that contractors are performing tasks in a manner that is consistent with Gerdau’s safety policies.

3. Assist co-workers in daily operational duties that are essential to the yard in terms of safety, efficiency, and profitability as required and directed.
4. Moblie, Ability to travel to different locations
5. Computer knowledge / skills

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.  

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com