**Job Title: Mechanical Helper** **Job Description** We are seeking three Mechanical Helpers to join our team immediately in preparation for the upcoming outage season. As a Mechanical Helper, you will assist in servicing pumps and valves, requiring you to lift up to 75lbs and travel extensively to client sites. **Responsibilities** + Lift up to 75lbs and travel with another employee to client sites to service pumps and valves. + Use basic hand and air tools such as impact wrenches, air grinders, drills, and torches. + Work in power plants, including on graded floors with visibility to the bottom, requiring no fear of heights. + Meet an internal employee daily and ride with them in a company truck to the client site. + Assist in disassembling pumps and valves and performing maintenance. + Travel heavily during spring and fall outage seasons (March-May and August-October), typically on 4-5 day trips each week, returning home on weekends. + Stay in company-paid hotels with a per diem provided during travel. + Receive 10% premium pay when working in power plants while on the road once hired full-time. + Assist other technicians and mechanics with shop or field work as needed. + Maintain a clean and presentable appearance. + Perform various jobs around the shop, including janitorial functions. + Maintain harmonious working relationships with fellow employees. **Essential Skills** + Good mechanical aptitude. + No fear of heights. + Motivation to work and grow within a strong company. + Physical ability to lift up to 75lbs. + Ability to travel to surrounding states (WV, OH, IN). **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + OSHA 10 certification preferred. + Experience servicing pumps and valves preferred. + Military Veteran, especially Navy, in a heavy mechanical role is a plus. + Ability to properly identify and use basic hand and air tools. + Ability to demonstrate repeatable basic skills as trained. + Ability to tear down and clean valves and pumps with supervision. + Skills to operate sand blasters, lapping machines, heating cutting torches, and valve test stands. + Skills to properly lap and polish valve seating surfaces. + Ability to use correct equipment terminology and lingo as required. **Why Work Here?** Join a rapidly growing company with significant upward mobility. Precision offers opportunities for certification and raises based on achievements rather than seniority. Benefit from a supportive work environment that values growth and development. **Work Environment** Work in both a valve shop environment and in loud, dirty, industrial power plant environments. Hours can be flexible, with standard days from 7AM-3:30PM and potential 12-hour days during outages. Be prepared for occasional on-call weekends. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Louisville, Kentucky. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $19.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Louisville,KY. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 11, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.