Overview

Job Description
Sunflower, a generation and transmission utility serving central and western Kansas, is hiring a Mechanic I – IV in Dodge City, KS. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands-on environment and has a strong background in troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining industrial equipment.

What You’ll Do:

Maintain all generation related mechanical components and equipment to ensure the highest availability and efficiency of operation.
Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective mechanical maintenance.
Troubleshoot and diagnose failure and disassemble, repair, replace, reassemble, install, or test equipment.
Be supported in a safety-conscious culture with training, tools, and PPE to prioritize your well-being on the job.
Enjoy an outstanding benefit and compensation package, including a Defined Benefit Pension, health, dental, and vision insurance, and paid time off.

Qualifications
High school diploma and four years heavy industrial mechanical maintenance experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Vocational degree, certificate, or college course work in a related industrial field is preferred
Please see the Responsibility Outline for a complete list of qualifications as well as Mental and Physical Requirements: Mechanic I – IV.

Applicants hired will be placed into the Sunflower Mechanic Progression (levels I – IV) based on relevant experience and education.

EEI Testing:

We administer selection tests for a variety of positions. The required tests have been developed by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a trade association of investor-owned electric utility companies. We strongly encourage candidates to review all the information, including the sample test brochures, and to use the available practice tests before taking the actual tests, available here:

EEI Practice Tests

Practice tests provide sample questions and detailed discussions of the correct answers. It’s important to take the practice test as you would the actual one, with similar intensity and concentration. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

Note: EEI does not allow access to the actual tests. Testing sessions are held at various locations.

Many Sunflower positions are part of a training program, which requires employees to promote through the department upon completion of on the job and computer based training and testing. This position ranges from a Mechanic ($42.89) through a Mechanic IV ($51.35).
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation is an equal opportunity employer, including disability/veterans.