UPS is currently hiring for Plant Engineering Belt Maintenance Mechanic position in Louisville, Kentucky.  This position is responsible for maintenance activities that are performed to keep a UPS package handling facility operating efficiently and effectively.  The work is sometimes fast-paced and requires routine interaction with other hub employees.  Ideal candidate must be available to work 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift. This is a 24 x 7 operation. Requires strong electrical background and must pass electrical assessment.

Major work activities for this position include:

• Troubleshooting, adjusting, and replacing AC and DC electrical equipment such as batteries, control stations, fuses, motor starters, relays, switches, timers, servo driven equipment, photo electrical devices, transducers, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s) and encoders.
• Inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, and/or replacing mechanical components such as motors, reducers, drive chains, sprockets, sheaves, pulleys, rollers, conveyor belts, bearings, and transfer plates.
• Inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, and/or replacing pneumatic equipment such as diverters, lubricators, hoses, and coils.
• Inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, and/or replacing hydraulic equipment such as hoses, fittings, cylinders, and pumps.
• Welding equipment such as handrails, conveyor supports, package handling equipment, carts, and grating as defined by scope of work.
• Performing preventive maintenance inspections of plant equipment such as conveyors, bulk carts, and power industrial equipment.

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law

Founded on a $100 loan in 1907, 2 teenage boys opened up a messenger service in a 6 by 17 foot office located just below the sidewalk on Second Avenue and Main Street in Seattle, WA. Messengers ran errands, carried notes, hand baggage, and delivered trays of food for customers. They also delivered packages, traveling by streetcars and bicycles for longer trips, and later using motorcycles.