Job Description

Want to be part of a great culture, in a safety focused and diverse environment while enjoying competitive pay and benefits that start on day #1? GAF offers bonuses, paid time off, a generous 401k plan, paid parental leave, and many more perks!

About GAF - Michigan City, IN

Michigan City is a thriving community on the South shore of Lake Michigan. Located just over an hour from Chicago, the population grows during the Summer months with many visitors and vacationers drawn to the Indiana Dunes, local breweries, wineries, casinos, and much more. GAF-Michigan City is committed to giving back to the community and providing an environment where employees are proud to work. The plant produces Timberline residential roofing shingles and has called Michigan City home for over 20 years. Join our team and help us protect what matters most.

This position is part of the Maintenance team.

Pay Rate: $35.59 - 41.36 (DOE)

The primary responsibility of a mechanic is to evaluate, repair, and replace materials, products, and components for conformance to specifications by performing the duties listed below.

Essential Duties

• Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Performs all work in safe, efficient manner and follows all safety procedures.
• Participates in continuing training process.
• Maintains work area in neat and orderly condition.
• Detects, reports and repairs faulty operation, defective material and equipment and other unusual conditions to teammates and appropriate personnel.
• Collaborates with appropriate personnel to transmit and exchange information pertinent to work related activities.
• Responsible for operation of machines and equipment in compliance with Standard Operating Procedure.
• Responsible for communicating quality and machine problems to supervisor, team members and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and repair facility equipment resulting in operational downtime ensuring the essential care, maintenance and operation of the equipment. Repairs requiring > 60 minutes and/or external resources must be reported to your supervisor (or designee).
• Conducts Preventative Maintenance procedures that may be performed on facility equipment to ensure the essential care, maintenance and operation of equipment.
• Records essential data onto Preventative Maintenance work orders and Down Day work orders to ensure proper collection of data for maintenance and operation staff.
• Verify component information, specifications and location before installation to ensure that appropriate parts are installed in exact specification as replaced parts.
• Reads instructions, prints, manuals, and written procedural instructions.
• Safely and professionally utilize; hand tools, power tools, shop equipment, electrical instrumentation, and forklift.

• Perform all phases of welding including MIG, TIG and Rod.
• Use cutting torch and bronze with a torch.
• Perform millwright work such as aligning a pump and motor with dial indicator, install sheaves, belts, align equipment, check installation for square and belt tension.
• Remove and install bearings and be able to perform all maintenance work required on bearings.
• Works with applicable predictive technologies to improve operations.
• Works in conjunction with Operations to ensure that all equipment has been tested and is working in a safe manner and with satisfying results.
• Maintains tools and test equipment to maintain plant electrical systems.
• Assists with maintaining accurate records to include but not limited to: Maximo, storeroom, calibration, and drawings.
• Assists supervision in the design of new equipment as well as replacement equipment to enhance the performance of plant electrical systems.
• Complete Preventative Maintenance and Down Day work orders with precision, ensuring that all components are verified for proper operation prior to startup.
• Works in conjunction with Operations to ensure that all equipment has been tested and is working in a safe manner and with satisfying results.
• Works scheduled shifts and overtime as assigned.
• Completes Daily Paperwork to be turned in at the end of each shift, properly documenting all observed details (includes maintaining electrical log).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, or crouch, climb industrial ladders and steps, twist and bend.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Under This Roof, We Require

• High School diploma or equivalent (advanced degree preferred)
• 3 or more years of demonstrated experience in an Industrial Maintenance Position
• Certificate or higher degree in Industrial Maintenance or related field coupled with 1 or more years of Maintenance experience in an Industrial setting
• 5 or more years of experience in an Operator role at GAF AND actively pursuing Certificate or higher degree in Industrial Maintenance or related field

How We Protect What Matters Most

• We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
• We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.