Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - Rolling Mill

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Date: Mar 1, 2026

Location: PETERSBURG, Virginia, US, 23803

Company: Gerdau

Ready to elevate your career? Apply now and be part of our steel legacy!

Salary Range: $99,800 - $121,478 per year (including hourly pay, biweekly production bonus, shift premiums, and scheduled overtime)

About Us: Gerdau, a global leader in the steel industry, seeks an experienced Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to join our team. Each year, we transform more than 11 million tons of recycled scrap metal into new, world-class steel products. Our mission? To roll out top-quality steel products that meet stringent global standards across diverse sectors, including automotive, appliances, energy, construction, agriculture, machinery, and equipment. 

Why Choose Gerdau?

  • Impactful Work: As an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, you’ll play a pivotal role in keeping our mills operational and our colleagues safe. Your expertise ensures the gears keep turning.
  • Global Reach: Our steel travels far and wide, shaping industries worldwide. Your craftsmanship echoes across continents.
  • Career Growth: At Gerdau, we invest in your development. Expect mentorship, training, and a clear career path.
  • Inclusive Culture: Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.

What We Offer:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans from day one.
  • Financial Security: 100% matching 401K up to 6%, life/accidental life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Bonuses: Biweekly bonuses to recognize your hard work.
  • Work-Life Balance: Parental leave, health advocate services, and employee assistance program.
  • Learning Opportunities: Tuition reimbursement and a robust career path system.

Qualifications Required:

  • Maintenance testing is adminstered for baseline results.
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of maintenance experience in an industrial setting, preferably with heavy machinery.
  • Advanced knowledge of maintaining AC/DC motors, gearbox mechanics, lubrication principles, welding, cutting torch, NFPA 70E and common maintenance tools. 
  • Intermediate knowledge of pumps, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, stick and tig welding and rigging principles.
  • Team-oriented with communication skills required to work with supervisors, engineers, maintenance, and production operators. 
  • Ability to work a rotating shift including days, nights, and two consecutive weekends a month.( Dupont 4/3 schedule)

Your Purpose:

Your most important responsibility will be to keep our mills running and your coworkers safe. You will perform maintenance and repair operations necessary to keep the mill, equipment, machinery, and tools in good operating conditions; working in the many and diversified capacities required in maintenance.

Your Role:

  • You will have a variety of complex duties requiring considerable care to effectively and efficiently dismantle, repair, lubricate, reassemble, as wells as general maintenance in varied capacities.
  • You will start, observe, and operate equipment to detect or verify the malfunction and see if it should be repaired or replaced.
  • You will conduct preventive maintenance through inspecting, adjusting feed, speed power input and output, cleaning, and lubricating equipment.
  • You will tear down, replace, repair, install, and assemble equipment, parts, components, and accessories.
  • You will detect and report faulty material, environmental hazards, and/ or improper operation of mill equipment or machinery. 

We are V3 Certified!

 

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Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 

 

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

 


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