Overview: Maintains the mechanical integrity of equipment in order to achieve safety, quality, and production in a cost-effective manner by troubleshooting, performing repairs and preventive maintenance services.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot & repair rotating and reciprocating equipment.
- Analyze and problem solve (ex. differentiating between an equipment problem and a process problem).
- Advocate for safe work and housekeeping practices. Exhibit safe behaviors.
- Ability to be a team player, work closely with other departments, customers and peers as necessary to ensure they are provided with quality maintenance services.
- Operate mobile cranes, manlifts, forklifts, etc. as necessary to complete work.
- Support minor mechanical design and project work as well as turnarounds.
- Identify ways to reduce the cost of repairing equipment while maintaining or increasing the quality of repairs and increasing the reliability of the equipment.
- Update equipment key historical information (repair findings, failures mode, etc..) in the equipment files or maintenance management system.
- Follow equipment repair procedures and provide inputs to increase the efectivess of a given repair procedure.
- Participate on maintenance excellence improvement plans
- Perform other duties as assigned or needed.
Job Requirements:
- High school diploma; technical school a plus.
- Mechanical maintenance experience such as millwright, machinist and mechanical repair in a chemical, refining, or industrial plant. This plant experience should include troubleshooting and repair of pumps, turbines, compressors, gear boxes, fans and blowers.
- Good at adhering to strict safety guidelines and cognizant of safety risks. Demonstrate safe behavior.
- Working knowledge of mechanical seals, flush plans and seal failure analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to perform rotating equipment repair, overhaul, and troubleshooting. Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to read equipment prints, secure information from OEM manuals, and proficiency with measurement tools (micrometers, dial calipers, etc.).
- Possess basic computer skills. Experience in SAP a plus.
- Be a self-starter and self-motivated.
- Communicates and collaborate effectively.
- Able & willing to work overtime on weekends and off hours
- Must have a valid TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Card) or be able to secure one within 30 days.