Mechanic Apprentice

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  • Posted on Oct 22, 2026
  • Petersburg, VA, Virginia, United States

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Production & Operations

Earn while you continue your education and get hands-on experience. Our skilled and experienced employees will mentor you as you rotate through our different departments gaining valuable experience.  Starting pay is $27.88. You will work 6 am to 2:30 pm, Monday – Friday with a minimum of a 36-hour work week to give you time for your classes and studies.

We Have:

  • A strong global presence with mini-mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
  • A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and creates products that serve humanity.  
  • An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
  • A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

  • Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
  • Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
  • 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
  • Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
  • Health Advocate Services 
  • Employee Assistance Program 
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program 
  • Career Path System and Training 

Qualifications Required:

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Enrolled in a verifiable maintenance technical training program.
  • Understanding of shop mathematics with the use of drawings, specifications, charts, tables, and precision measuring instruments.
  • Basic understanding of some or all the following maintenance disciplines: AC/DC motors, gearbox mechanics, lubrication principles, welding, cutting torch, NFPA 70E, and common maintenance hand tools preferred.
  • 1-2 years of experience working in an industrial environment in a position containing a routine maintenance component.  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Complete a variety of duties pertaining primarily to basic techniques of maintenance functions using a variety of hand tools.
  • Take care to properly dismantle, repair, lubricate, reassemble, or otherwise work in general maintenance on hydraulics, pneumatics, pipe fitting, assembling, and installation.
  • Perform basic electrical maintenance repair on noncomplex circuitry.
  • Adjust, clean, or lubricate equipment as preventive maintenance.
  • Tear down, replace, repair, assemble, and install standard, non-complex equipment, parts, components, and accessories.
  • Perform work in other maintenance crafts as necessary, such as burning, welding, fabricating, machining, and other duties, and work assignments as required and directed.
  • Must display aptitude in at least one of the basic crafts of electrician, millwright, fabricator, welder, or vehicle mechanic.
  • Start, observe, operate, or otherwise activate equipment to detect or verify correction of malfunction.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Operate mobile equipment to lift and transport materials, including loaders, cranes, man-lifts, brick-lift, and forklifts.
  • Ensure daily preventative maintenance is performed on vehicles and mobile equipment, which may include fueling, cleaning, and checking/adding fluids as needed.
  • Follow all PPE requirements and safety rules and guidelines for all tasks being performed.
  • Assist in training of coworkers as needed.
  • Maintain communication with coworkers through two-way radio and hand signals.
  • Demonstrate ability and willingness to work as part of a self-directed team with limited supervision. 
  • Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
  • Exhibit engagement in Gerdau Business System tools and methodology.
  • Use basic computer skills.

Physical Requirements:

  • After graduating with a degree, you must be able to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule, including days, nights, and two consecutive weekend a month.
  • Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, and push and pull objects.
  • Ability to work in extreme ambient temperatures up to 160°F.
  • Ability to work in cramped quarters and at heights up to 180 feet.

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