What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Bakelite?
Maintenance Technician: The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World
Play a key role in supporting dynamic manufacturing operations by ensuring equipment runs smoothly and efficiently.
Take charge of performing routine equipment repairs and proactive preventive maintenance to keep our operations at peak performance.
It's Better with Bakelite: Our Commitment Back to You
You’ll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.
Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.
Life in Conway: Located in the eastern part of the state, Conway is a small North Carolina town within 100 miles of Richmond, Norfolk-Virginia Beach and the Raleigh-Durham area.
Our Conway team has strong ties to the local community. We recently sponsored the town’s annual charity golf tournament, and several of our associates are active in the volunteer Conway Fire Department, to which Bakelite donates essential emergency services equipment.
A nearby attraction is the Roanoke River, which flows across North Carolina’s coastal plain and is home to lots of wildlife, including more than 200 species of birds. You can also explore the Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail, which highlights the historical significance the canal system played in westward expansion and trade.
With the Norfolk International Airport just an hour and a half away, you can easily hop a flight to anywhere in the world.
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Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities:
Operating equipment such as hoists, man-lifts, rigging equipment, and forklifts to complete mechanical installations.
Applying facility safe work policies and practices.
Collaboratively working with other maintenance employees, management personnel, production operators, engineers, and contractors. Following work plans and schedules.
What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities):
High School Diploma or GED.
Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with, understanding, maintaining, and repairing mechanical components e.g.: rotating equipment inspection and assessment, coupling/pulley alignment, belt tensioning and alignment.
Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with, understanding, maintaining, and repairing mechanical pumps and seals, valves, and bearings.
Minimum of one (1) year of mechanical troubleshooting (valves, motors, pumps, etc.) experience in a manufacturing or military environment.
Work required rotational weekend on-call duties.
Work in high places and confined spaces. Lift 50 lbs. throughout an eight (8) hour shift.
Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world? Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com/careers.
