Mobile Equipment Operator - Central Maintenance

Do you love to work outdoors and drive large equipment? Are you detail-oriented and knowledgeable about mobile equipment? Do you want to work in a rugged and exciting environment? Join us as we build the future and the Gerdau We Are Creating. 

 Starting pay $28.94, biweekly production bonus, shift premiums, and 354 annual hours of built in overtime.

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer: 

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
• Paid Parental Leave 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

Your Qualifications: 

• Successful completion of an entrance exam.
• Basic computer and math skills. 
• 1-3 years experience operating mobile equipment.
• Mechanical skills preferred.
• Flexibility to work 12 hr rotating schedule - days, nights, and two consecutive weekends a month. 

Your Purpose:

Operates heavy mobile equipment specific to the operating area.  These may include: Motor grader, backhoe, loader, sweeper, tractor, electric magnet, excavator, and others. Directly responsible for maximizing productivity of roadways, road repairs, ditches, parking areas, and laydown yard.

Your Work:

• Responsible for safely operating mobile equipment to include hydraulic motor grader, sweeper, tractor, electric magnet, backhoe, excavator and loader.    
• Duties involve prompt attention and service to avoid delays. Requires the use of judgment to plan, perform, and make decisions as to the sequence of material movement and handling procedures required to service the facility in a timely and efficient manner. 
• Exercises extreme care in picking up and transporting loads, clearing obstacles and properly positioning lifts to prevent production delays, damage to equipment or property and/or injury to others. Maintains heightened awareness of surroundings at all times to include pedestrians, mobile equipment, rail traffic, etc.
• Assist in the repair of mobile, mechanical, and hydraulic equipment using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring and testing equipment.
• Perform inspections, installations, and alignments of equipment, and basic troubleshooting equipment failures.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the Process Code System and Internal Combustion System.
• Repair, replace, and fabricate parts for worn items as required.
• Lubricate and clean parts.
• Use cutting torches to cut and lay out basic designs.
• Maintain specified records of work performed, details of repairs, and materials usage.

• Operates mobile equipment to lift and transport materials including loaders, cranes, man-lifts, brick-lift, and forklifts.

• Ensures daily preventative maintenance is performed on vehicles/mobile equipment to include fueling, cleaning, checking and adding fluid as needed

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, and push and pull objects.
• Ability to reach, squat, and tolerate prolonged sitting.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to operate hand controls with both hands and foot pedals with both feet.
• Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching.
• Ability to work in extreme ambient temperatures up to 160°F.
• Ability to work in cramped quarters and at heights.
• Ability to tolerate working in areas where noise levels can reach 120 decibels.

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