Asphalt Plant Mechanic

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates. Position Overview: - The Asphalt Plant Mechanic is responsible for the continuous mechanical integrity of the asphalt production facility. - Your primary focus is to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain heavy industrial machinery, including conveyors, dryers, elevators, and mixing units. - You will be expected to minimize downtime through rigorous preventive maintenance and rapid emergency repairs in a high-temperature, fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities: - Preventive Maintenance (PM): Execute daily, weekly, and monthly PM schedules. This includes greasing bearings, checking oil levels in gearboxes, and inspecting wear liners. - Heavy Mechanical Repair: Repair or replace defective parts such as conveyor belts, rollers, chain drives, sprockets, and pugmill paddles. - Welding & Fabrication: Perform structural repairs and modifications using Arc, MIG, or Oxy-acetylene welding. Fabricate chutes or patches for worn-out steel components. - Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems: Maintain and troubleshoot high-pressure hydraulic pumps, cylinders, and pneumatic air compressors used for gate operations. - Burner & Dryer Maintenance: Inspect and repair the aggregate dryer drum and burner systems to ensure efficient heating and fuel consumption. - Safety Compliance: Strictly follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and ensure all machine guarding is in place to maintain a zero-accident workplace. Requirements: - Experience: 4+ years of experience in heavy industrial maintenance. Prior experience specifically with Asphalt Plants (Batch or Drum) or heavy crushing plants is highly preferred. - Technical Proficiency: - Expert-level welding and metal fabrication skills. - Deep knowledge of power transmission systems (gearboxes, couplings, and drive chains). - Proficiency in reading mechanical drawings and assembly blueprints. - Basic understanding of diesel engines (for auxiliary plant equipment). - Tool Usage: Skilled in using torque wrenches, dial indicators, hydraulic pullers, and various power tools. Core Competencies: - Diagnostic Ability: Can hear a failing bearing or identify a misaligned belt before it causes a total plant shutdown. - Physical Resilience: Comfortable working at heights (on elevators/silos) and in confined, hot, or dusty spaces. - Sense of Urgency: Understands that plant downtime translates to massive financial loss and lost paving time. - Resourcefulness: Ability to perform "field repairs" to keep production moving safely until permanent parts arrive.