

Mechanic B
Westinghouse Electric
Posted Friday, June 6, 2025
Posting ID: 25733
Hopkins, SC
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
About the role:
As a Mechanic B you will perform a variety of maintenance functions in the plant. Maintain, install, repair, modify and rebuild machinery, buildings and facilities. Make repairs to tools and equipment. Move, install and adjust fixtures, motors and other electrical/mechanical equipment.
You will report to the Maintenance Team Manager and be located at Columbia, SC. You will support this role 100% onsite.
Key Responsibilities:
Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
Get connected with Westinghouse on social media:
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Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.
About the role:
As a Mechanic B you will perform a variety of maintenance functions in the plant. Maintain, install, repair, modify and rebuild machinery, buildings and facilities. Make repairs to tools and equipment. Move, install and adjust fixtures, motors and other electrical/mechanical equipment.
You will report to the Maintenance Team Manager and be located at Columbia, SC. You will support this role 100% onsite.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform tasks described for Maintenance Mechanic C or Maintenance Mechanic
- Work from drawings, sketches or verbal instructions from manager.
- Install, maintain, repair and rebuild shop machinery and plant equipment including pumps, motors, furnaces, blowers, conveyors to include furnace rebricking.
- Maintain and repair plant buildings and facilities
- Maintain, repair, and diagnose malfunctions on all mobile equipment such as hand trucks and forklift trucks.
- Perform preventive maintenance on all machines and equipment.
- Perform metal burning in assigned tasks.
- Install and repair environmental-control systems, using knowledge of refrigeration theory, pipefitting and structural layout.
- Cut, assemble and install piping for all plant applications.
- Connect power cables to equipment and install grounding leads.
- Operate equipment such as power saws and drill presses to make, repair and modify parts.
- Use computer systems.
- Prepare reports, requests.
- Maintain equipment and leave work area in a clean condition.
- Follow accountability, criticality, safety, security and hygiene procedures.
- Perform traceability function.
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- 5 years maintenance related experience or 2 years as a Maintenance Mechanic C.
- Must complete required interview process to demonstrate basic mechanic skills.
Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
- Educational Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Safety and Quality
- Integrity and Trust
- Customer Focus and Innovation
- Speed and Passion to Win
- Teamwork and Accountability
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
Get connected with Westinghouse on social media:
Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube
Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.
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.