Tuscumbia Feed Mill Maintenance 3rd Shift

Description

3rd Shift 4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.

The team member is given an area of responsibility in which they must show evidence of mechanical attitude and display improvement in skill and knowledge in two or more areas.

• Know and utilize all safety procedures. Good housekeeping habits.
• Know how to hook up single and three‑phase motors using the connection data on the motor, and identify a “burned up” motor.
• Know how to run single‑phase circuits (household wiring).
• Know how to check fuses and reset and/or replace thermal heater units.
• Know how to use an amp probe, volt meter, and continuity tester.
• Know usage of and replacement procedures for magnetic starters, safety switches, and H.O.A. (hand‑off automatic) switches.
• Know lock‑out procedures.

• Know the different sizes and compositions of piping and their applications.
• Know the common types of fittings for pipe and tube.
• Know how to install pipes with minimum flow restrictions and no leaks.
• Know how to read the different gauges and meters used in the mill.
• Learn what pumps are and what they do (e.g., positive‑displacement and centrifugal).

• Know size and types of conveyor, power transmission chains, and how to separate, replace, or repair.
• Know sizes and types of belts, power transmission chains, and how to replace or repair, including roll pulleys and tensioners.
• Learn general lubrication requirements.

• Know and utilize all safety procedures, including safeguards against property loss. Good housekeeping habits.
• Be able to make serviceable welds on steel and aluminum using an electric welder; use suitable electrode, flux, preparation, and procedure.
• Know proper welding applications in the mill.
• Know how to use a cutting torch.
• Know how to soft‑solder.
• Be able to identify hot‑rolled, cold‑rolled, stainless, or coated steel.

• Know how to use drill press, fixed and portable grinders, arbor and hydraulic presses, bending brakes, and vises.
• Know how to maintain own tools and keep the work area clean.
• Know personnel protective equipment requirements.
• Use and follow a blueprint or similar drawing after explanation or advance review.

• Reference startup procedures and preventative maintenance procedures for the area.
• Read as much material currently available on the assigned area.
• Work with maintenance men who know the area and have more experience with the equipment.
• Answer calls to the assigned area that is the first priority, but working outside that area on other calls is not uncommon.
• Return production to optimal speed as soon as possible, replacing defective parts with new or rebuilt ones whenever feasible.
• Begin repairs on defective parts in the maintenance room; if repaired, return to inventory; send specialized repairs (e.g., rewinding motors) off; discard parts if repair cost exceeds new or non‑reliable.

• Meet with incoming maintenance personnel and communicate the day’s events; pass on tasks that can be completed.
• Sweep and clean the maintenance shop.
• Clean worktables of all debris; return unused parts to the proper place in the parts room.
• File all paperwork generated during the day (machinery performance, preventive maintenance forms, order forms, etc.). If not to be filed, ensure the Maintenance Manager has it in the office.
• Clean individual locker; store everything away.

• Lift at least 100 lbs. from the floor level to heights not less than full extension of the arm and forearm above the head, 30 times in a three‑hour period.
• Walk distances exceeding 100 feet one‑way, 30 times in a three‑hour period, covering an area exceeding 5 acres.
• Ascend and descend staircases with at least 30 stair treads, 30 times in a three‑hour duration.
• Work in confined or restricted work areas for at least 3 hours.
• Work in wet conditions with temperatures range below 0 and above 95 °F for not less than ten hours at a time.

EOE, including disability/vets