Mechanic

James Hardie Building Products is the $1.5B world-leader in Fiber Cement Siding. In the United States, we have operations in eight manufacturing plants, two regional offices and two research centers. No matter where we operate, our goal is to remain at the forefront of the fiber-cement industry, capitalizing on our global leadership in building products and manufacturing and technology for both new home construction and remodeling.

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for providing support for the daily execution of the maintenance department’s operating plan. Working with the Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Technicians, Operations, and Safety, Mechanics support department productivity and quality of workmanship for the purpose of increasing overall availability and reliability of equipment.

* Supports plans to reduce breakdowns, improve planned maintenance, optimize scheduled maintenance, and effectively execute down-day events; * Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. * Maintains the facility in a safe manner and to a standard level of equipment availability; * Participates in the wash up day planning, half-time, and follow-up meetings; * Incorporates plant delay items into weekly wash ups; * Maintains close contact with Maintenance Supervisor to ensure maintenance activities occur with minimal disruption to production operations; * Recommends improvement in maintenance and operational procedures; and * Captures and records necessary equipment and material history; * Works with storeroom personnel to order replacement parts.

**Education/Experience:** * Demonstrated ability to pay attention to detail and continual diligence about follow-up. * Strong desire to learn. * Well organized, with the ability to multi-task. * Knowledgeable of root cause and fault tree analysis techniques. * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. * Sound judgment, problem solving and critical thinking skills. * Ability to manage the flow of all required information and documentation. * Ability to deliver sustainable and superior results. **Required:** * 3 or more years maintenance experience in a continuous operating (24/7) manufacturing environment. * Ability to work a rotating 12 hour shift. * Strong electrical and mechanical technical knowledge. * Experience with welding, rebuilding pumps, troubleshooting, hydraulics and pneumatics. * Experience working with a CMMS **Physical Demands:** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.