Maintenance Mechanic

Great River Energy is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic in Spiritwood, ND, responsible for routine and emergency maintenance of mechanical equipment to ensure efficient electric plant operations. The role includes performing complex overhauls, managing equipment maintenance, and maintaining documentation. Candidates should have vocational training in mechanical maintenance and three years of experience in an electric plant. The position involves working in various conditions, including extreme temperatures, and may require overtime.
Maintenance Mechanic

Spiritwood, North Dakota

Posting application deadline is May 22, 2026

Great River Energy has an opening for a Maintenance Mechanic position to provide routine and emergency maintenance on mechanical equipment to ensure safe, efficient and reliable electric plant operation.

Total Rewards:

A starting wage for this position is $47.97 per hour (80% of full scale of $59.96). Our Total Rewards strategy focuses on recognizing individual performance and rewarding business results. Our robust Total Rewards package includes exceptional benefits and retirement, a focus on continuous engagement, recognition, personal and professional development, and an emphasis on work-life effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

- Perform complex overhauls, predictive, preventive maintenance, and breakdown maintenance on a variety of mechanical equipment to ensure plant availability and to maximize plant efficiency.

- Coordinate the planning, implementation, startup and long-term operations of new equipment and systems to facilitate safe, accurate and efficient operations.

- Manage all aspects of existing equipment and process maintenance for assigned plant area while ensuring safe and reliable operations.

- Maintain proficiency through continuous learning and regulator compliance.

- Utilize, maintain and update detailed maintenance documentation records including but not limited to vendor prints, manuals overhaul or rebuild reports, calibration logs, computerized maintenance management system, etc.

- Facilitate and sustain the self-directed work team by demonstrating employee competencies and values, showing a high level of team commitment and mentoring each other to achieve success.



Qualifications:

Minimum requirements include vocational or technical training in various phases of mechanical maintenance, welding, and/or pipefitting; and/or equivalent combination of experience required; and/or equivalent military experience. A two-year degree in mechanical maintenance is preferred. Three years of mechanical maintenance experience with an electric plant preferred.

Working conditions:

Working conditions will be indoors and outdoors, sometimes in inclement weather conditions of extreme cold or heat. Must be able to travel to various locations throughout the plant and facility grounds. Conditions in the plant and facility grounds may include extreme temperatures, noise levels, and heights. There will be overtime, and/or working weekends and infrequent overnight travel.

This position requires the ability to occasionally to frequently sit, stand, walk, and lift up to 20-50 pounds frequently and bilateral carry up to 100 pounds on rare occasion. The ability to climb, balance, work at heights and work with arms above your head occasionally up to frequently. Ability to occasionally up to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist and squat, work on even and uneven surfaces and ability to work occasionally in confined space areas. Ability to frequently push, pull, carry, grasp and finger objects. Subject to frequent vibration and hazards and on occasion exposed to fumes, dust or mist. Must wear protective equipment when required. Must be able to differentiate colors, have vision ability to encompass close-up and distant work, and the ability to speak and hear.

Schedules shall be any combination of eight-, ten-or twelve-hour shifts and includes days, afternoons, nights, weekends and holidays.

Apply: Qualified candidates please apply at www.greatriverenergy.com (under the Careers tab) by May 22, 2026. GRE values diversity, equity and inclusion and we are an equal employment opportunity employer.