UPS is currently hiring for a Plant Engineering Maintenance Mechanic position.  This position is responsible for a broad range of 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.

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, and timers.
• 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, air compressors, lubricators, hoses, and coils.
• Inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing and/or replacing hydraulic equipment such as hoses, fittings, cylinders, and pumps.
• Welding equipment such as hand rails, conveyor supports, package handling equipment, carts, and grading.
• Performing preventive maintenance inspections of plant equipment such as conveyors, bulk carts, and power industrial equipment.

UPS is an equal opportunity employer – race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity

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.