What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanic position at LANXESS Americas?
Employee Type : Regular
Who we are
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.7 billion in 2023. The company currently has about 12,800 employees in 32 countries. Our core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good.
Job Highlights
- Experience in industrial maintenance required. Welding and fabrication skills are a plus.
- Troubleshoots equipment using mechanical knowledge, equipment specification sheets and manufacturer literature to restore to operation.
- Performs basic maintenance on valves, pumps, compressors, blowers, blenders and other various industrial equipment.
- Ensure operation of plant and facility mechanical equipment by performing scheduled and unscheduled repairs, rebuilds, inspections and routines.
- Serve as a support person to other departments
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to plant and facility equipment
- Update equipment history files
- Utilize technical documentation (prints, manuals, specifications, etc.) to aid in troubleshooting.
- Safely handle hazardous and non-hazardous materials and wastes in compliance with all plant requirements and environmental regulations.
- Ensure lock out of equipment prior to work
- Responsible for putting used oil wastes into the appropriate hazardous waste drums and labeling drums
- Participates in and accepts all Safety, Environmental and Health responsibilities.
- Ensure safekeeping of company equipment
- Promote and enforce established HSEQ policies and procedures.
- Maintain Core Values : safety, health, and environmental, highest ethical behavior, and respect for people
- Executes all required scheduled maintenance activities to support Production KPIs.
- Support and implement Continuous Improvement initiatives and processes to promote consistent, high-quality products, streamlining of operations to meet customer requirements.
Requirements
What we offer you
LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors.
We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!
Join the LANXESS team!
