Maintenance Millwright

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Maintenance Millwright

Openings: 1

Location: Northwood Iowa

Job Brief

The Maintenance Millwright will be responsible for maintenance and repairs to Nexus locations.

Leadership:

• Promote an environment and culture that focuses on fulfilling the mission and core values of Nexus.
• Model behaviors that support Nexus mission and core values to be a trusted advisor to our customers and members.
• Eager and willing to assist within other departments and within the team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Disassemble and reassemble equipment for repair or transportation.
• Review and interpret engineering specifications, schematics, and blueprints to determine work procedures.
• Transfer equipment to the applicable site for maintenance to avoid safety hazards.
• Work with a range of hand tools including measuring tools, welding, and brazing equipment.
• Maintain, repair, and overhaul machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.
• Assemble and maintain feed mills and grain storage facilities, among other agricultural fixtures.
• Fit bearing, gears, and shafts, attach motors, couplers to precise tolerances on grain elevators/feed mills.
• Align and test equipment, make necessary adjustments to working conditions, comprehensive and execution of metal fabrication.
• Erect steel bins and buildings throughout the facility.
• Fabricate new metal parts using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.
• Visit sites to assess potential problems or needs.
• Collaborate with team members when using the machines.
• Perform Predictive, operational, and safety procedures.
• Additional duties are assigned.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years' experience as a Millwright or similar job
• Completion of an accredited millwright certificate program preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of agricultural equipment and machinery.
• Must be able to stick weld in vertical and overhead positions as well as run a torch.
• Must have a valid drivers license and reliable transportation.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position:

• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
• Climb legs and to the top of elevators.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.