Millwright Mechanic

River Bend Materials, a CRH company, is a member of the CRH West Division family, values a culture of growth, development, and internal promotion. We are a dynamic, growth-oriented, national aggregate, asphalt, concrete, and construction family of companies. For over 80 years, we have worked to be the preferred source of quality rock products, concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services. We have been recognized by numerous organizations for our commitment to safety, customer service, and innovation.

If you are a skilled individual in construction and looking for your next step, our team can provide you with a fun and challenging opportunity to grow with an industry leader. This position entails the installation, repair, and maintenance of plant mechanical equipment for Aggregate, Ready Mix, and Asphalt plants.

Salem, OR. Travel to South Valley and Corvallis as needed.

$30+/hr, DOE

Primarily work 10 hours per day, 5 days per week. Nights/weekends/overtime as needed.

• One year certificate from college or technical school, or three years’ experience in mechanical repairs.
• Experience with diagnosis and troubleshooting on electrical, hydraulic, and air systems.
• Have a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work well with others in a group or one on one setting.
• Safety minded professional who demonstrates good performance, attendance, and punctuality.
• Demonstrates the ability to conform to and maintain OSHA, MSHA, DOT and all other company or state rules and regulations.
• Demonstrates the willingness to work overtime and weekends/holidays as needed.
• Must pass pre-employment physical exam and pre-employment controlled substance testing.
• Must have current US Authorization to work or ability to obtain without company assistance prior to start date.

• Mechanical skills including knowledge of machines, tools, equipment, mechanic’s hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting equipment, lubricating tools, hoists, cranes, service trucks, electrical testing, and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Previous crushing and/or maintenance experience.

• Receives instructions covering the scheduled and emergency repair, installation, and repair work to be done.
• Interprets prints and plans; develops sketches, diagrams, and prints as required.
• Inspects mechanical equipment for defects and improper operations such as misalignment, wear, insufficient lubrications, production of defective material, etc.
• Determines the best way to make repairs to minimize divergence from quality and production standards.
• Understands the need for quick turnaround to prevent loss of production and adheres to that.
• Advises when immediate shutdown of equipment is necessary to minimize detrimental effects on quality, productivity, and machinery.
• Make corrections and repairs necessary to follow OSHA & MSHA requirements.
• Dismantles, cleans, repairs, installs, maintains, assembles, and lubricates mechanical equipment.
• Assembles and aligns gears, bearings, shafts, etc. involving the application of press, sliding, and running fits.
• Able to field fabricate and erect steel and wood structures.
• Operates simple and sophisticated tools, such as drill press, pipe threading machine, power saw lathes, key‑seater, etc. in the performance of their duties.
• Erects scaffolds and performs rigging as necessary.
• Changes, set‑up and adjusts equipment as required by current operating conditions and standards.
• Works out of man lift bucket truck, structural steel frames, scaffolding and boats or floats.
• Performs all types of electric and gas welding, burning, and brazing as required on construction and maintenance of equipment.
• Uses precision testing equipment to determine sources and causes of trouble.
• Uses micrometers, gauges, measuring and balancing machines to perform close tolerance adjustment for all operation and steering equipment.
• Test operates repaired equipment as necessary.
• Makes field repairs when necessary to get equipment back in…