Tool Mechanic

Total Safety is looking for a Mechanic/Tool Technician to add to their safety conscious team. As a Mechanic/Tool Technician, you will be responsible for evaluating and repairing tools to factory specifications and customer satisfaction. The hourly pay for this job is $24-$27

Total Safety is the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity. 

Position responsibilities:

• Diagnose and repair capabilities
• Repair broken tools for each customer   
• Maintenance of tools
• Perform and maintain preventative maintenance schedule for shop tools
• Clean and maintain mechanic work area and tools
• Use of proper support equipment PPE
• Maintain a safe work environment at all times

Role qualifications:

• Willingness to work overtime Saturday mornings. (As Needed)
• Able to work on small and large industrial/pneumatic tools, small gas (exp. generators, rammers, Wacker, MQ, Honda)
• Willingness to be trained to work on a multitude of tools.
• Be responsible for correct assembly and disassembly of tools in safe and timely manner.
• Able to work efficiently to meet scheduling and deadlines.
• Must maintain well-organized work environment.
• Able to maintain maintenance records using a log book.
• Ability to read and understand work order for tooling
• Experience not required - We provide in house training.
• Able to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment
• Ability to function well as part of a team
• Intermediate math skills
• Ability to operate a forklift
• Good verbal communication skills
• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Positive attitude
• Ability to pass drug and alcohol test

Essential skills and experience:

• With minimal supervision, demonstrate the ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret packing slip.
• Must be able to fill out tool repair tags and be familiar with various forms that are used and required by customers
• Must be familiar with proper packaging methods and able to interpret visual aids used to convey specific packaging requirements for specific tools
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to company values

Reporting to this position:   No direct reports

Physical demands and work environment:  The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative 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.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for long periods of time; handling and grasping with the hands when performing repairs or maintenance of equipment by utilizing hand tools, power tools, air tools, nuts, bolts, electronic controls, and other small parts;  sit; bend; climb; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to loud noise, dust, fumes, and oil.     

Total Safety operates from 176 locations in 20 countries to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide (W3).

Total Safety is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

If you require special assistance or accommodation while seeking employment with Total Safety, please contact Human Resources at (713) 353-5152. (For telecommunications device for the hearing impaired – TTY, please contact 711).

Salary : $24 - $27