Maintenance Apprentice

4/12/2026

The apprentice will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on non-ferrous equipment and conveyor systems while completing academic instruction. Responsibilities also include welding, fabricating, reading blueprints, and adhering to strict safety regulations.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States, based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections and steel joists and deck. In addition, the company produces liquid pig iron and processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

About the Role

Subsidiary

OmniSource

Overview

The program is designed to provide the basic skills and knowledge essential for maintenance employees. At the conclusion of the program, the employee will have completed the requirements for a Technical Certificate in Industrial Technology and demonstrated on-the-job training experience.

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Responsibilities

The apprenticeship program will combine on-the-job training and academic instruction.
OmniSource has partnered with Ivy Tech Community College-Fort Wayne to create one 2-year apprenticeship program in which apprentices will learn the following:
- Preventative maintenance and repair of non-ferrous equipment and conveyer systems
- Perform basic maintenance duties (fabricate, install, read blueprints, and other basic maintenance requirements
- Operating various types of welding equipment.
- Complete necessary paperwork for each job.
Prioritize and execute jobs given by supervision.
A clear understanding and adherence to safety rules and regulations.
Ability to work in all types of weather conditions (both inside and outside, varying heights)
All other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Complete 4,000 hours of OJT along with completion of classes at IVY Tech-2-year program (Technical Certificate)
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Able to life 50 pounds or more consistently.

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.

Key Skills

Preventative maintenanceEquipment repairConveyer systemsFabricationInstallationBlueprint readingWeldingSafety regulationsWritten communicationVerbal communication