Maintenance Mechanic

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to join our Fibrebond team in Minden, LA!

You will average 54 hours per week (including overtime). The core hours are 6 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. There is overtime every other Saturday from 6 am - 2:30 pm.

The hourly range for this position is $29.70-$36.96 per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Fibrebond, an Eaton company, designs and manufactures pre integrated modular buildings and power enclosures that protect mission critical equipment for data center, industrial, utility, and communications customers. Headquartered in Minden, Louisiana, Fibrebond is known for its engineered to order solutions that support complex infrastructure projects across North America. In 2025, Fibrebond was acquired by Eaton, expanding Eaton’s modular solutions portfolio while preserving Fibrebond’s strong engineering expertise, customer focus, and manufacturing operations in Louisiana.

What you’ll do:

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for maintaining the mechanical concerns of all concrete producing equipment. Concrete producing equipment includes the batch plant, carousel, elevator, conflex buckets, casting machines, vibration stations, cross-wagons, conveyor systems, material storage bins and silos. They initiate parts orders with their supervisor and assistant supervisor as necessary.

In this role, you will:

• Conduct daily checks on all concrete producing equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Make repairs to all mechanical devices. This includes gearboxes, conveyor belts, motor removal and replacement, bearing change-outs, etc.
• Perform routine lubrication duties as scheduled in the maintenance software.
• Work with production employees to ensure smooth carousel operation.
• Monitor moving parts for proper wear pattern. Communicate any anomalies to production foreman.
• Perform other duties as required by Maintenance Supervisor. This may include helping the maintenance mechanics, bldg. and grounds crews, maintenance electricians, etc.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 3 years of mechanical experience in a production environment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience welding and using a weld torch.

Skills:

• Basic electrical knowledge preferred.
• Must be familiar w/items such as belts, bearings, pulleys, chains, sprockets, etc.
• Must be able to certify on a forklift.
• Must be proficient with a wide variety of hand tools.
• Must be mentally focused and detailed.
• Must understand the principles of “cause and affect”.
• Must be good w/metal working tools such as drills, lathes, mills, etc.
• Must have a good understanding of and the ability to troubleshoot hydraulic systems.
• Ability to maintain confidential trade secrets.
• Ability to work overtime when required.

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation):

1. Must follow all safety guidelines. Job requires wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), i.e. safety glasses, steel-toe footwear, earplugs, etc. Must wear a hardhat, gloves and safety harness when needed.

2. Exposed to seasonal temperatures throughout the year. Must be able to operate miscellaneous hand and power tools.

3. Must be able to grasp objects with fingers such as tools, small parts, wire connectors, wires, etc. Job requires moderate repetitive motion of wrist.

4. Employee is required to stand for short periods of time and to stoop or crouch occasionally. Must be able to work in a variety of positions. Must be able to work at substantial heights when working with aerial equipment. Also requires bending at the waist and legs occasionally. Job occasionally requires climbing stepladder. Job requires considerable walking in going from place to place within the facility and on the premises.

5. Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds frequently. Job also requires exerting force up to 50 pounds occasionally.

6. Good eyesight and color perception.

7. Subject to noise, dirt, and heat. Exposed to such hazardous conditions such as automatic or remote operated equipment.

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