Senior Technician - Houston, TX

Job Objective: The LubeServ Senior Technician will support the field service operations across a variety of service offerings and participate in a continuous improvement culture using tools to drive safety, quality, delivery and cost excellence with the goal of proving value generation for the customer.

The successful candidate should have a strong mechanical knowledge and aptitude, organizational, written and verbal skills and be able to perform a variety of tasks related to machinery lubrication.

• Conduct work safely by attending safety and production meetings and following site safety requirements including PPE, JHA/JSA, Lock Out/ Tag Out, Work Permitting, and Near Miss Unsafe Condition reporting.
• Able to work in an unsupervised capacity effectively
• Able to lead in absence of Project Lead.
• Follow directions and carry out task given by Project Lead
• Able to read a tape measure, use pipe wrenches, and standard hand tools
• Basic fabricating skills: installing, cutting, threading pipe and bending stainless steel tubing.
• Perform lubrication maintenance related tasks such as operating a grease gun, filling oil reservoirs, ect.
• Ensure equipment is properly lubricated by maintaining oil levels in automatic lubricating systems and/or equipment and conduction oil changes as needed
• Check and maintain oil levels in Oil Mist generators and other automatic lubricating systems
• Perform maintenance on oil mist generators on a regular schedule
• Follow designated grease routes to grease equipment
• Ensure cleanliness of the lubricants added to the equipment
• Identify and correct lubrication deficiencies, and record tasks as completed
• Ensure lubricants are handled and disposed of properly
• Ensure Lubrication program best practices are being followed
• Verify equipment is tagged with correct lubricant
• Oil sample ports are maintained
• Collect and process lubricant samples
• Responsible to submit completed paperwork in a timely manner
• Operate oil transfer pumps and filtration equipment as
• Operate forklift or dolly to load and unload oil or other materials
• Operate Scissor Lift/Man Lift
• Perform daily vehicle inspections and fueling as necessary
• Ability to travel up to 80% of the time by Truck or Air Travel
• 40-60 hr. work week

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Safety education
• Product knowledge
• Process training
• Basic computer skills
• Communication skills
• TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Card) Note: Requirement may be waived by management on case-by-case basis)
• Ability to pass site-specific training classes hosted by Site or safety council in order to meet the requirements of on-going or future projects

• Attendance (number/percentage of days present for work)
• Safety (number of days without violation or injury)
• Ontime completion (Project completion, lube routes, sample collection, visual inspections and PM's)

• Lifting 20-pound objects constantly; 50-pound objects frequently; and 100-pound objects occasionally is required
• Climbing ladders, stairs and ramps
• Working at Elevated Heights
• Balancing
• Pushing and pulling
• Stooping, crouching and keeling
• Reaching
• Grasping objects
• Vision: minimum vision required to obtain Driver's License and to prevent injury from oneself and others.
• Hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds with or without correction
• Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word

• 2 year experience working in a plant environment preferred
• Basic computer literacy, including standard email, spreadsheets, word processing, and software and web-based programs used for lubrication scheduling and oil analysis applications
• Able to perform basic mathematical functions for the purpose of interpreting alarms, calculating lubricant inventories and calculating re-lubrication quantity considerations
• Strong mechanical knowledge and good problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to speak candidly and provide constructive feedback
• Able to understand and apply company/plant policies and procedures in the areas of safety, health and environmental
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Physically submit to periodic drug, alcohol, hair follicle and background clearance screenings
• Ability to work in dusty, dirty environments and outside in the weather

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high level.

General industrial work areas including construction and turn around/ outage activities.

Outdoor activity during hot and cold months.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Attendance Requirements: Attendance on a regular, consistent basis is mandatory, including arriving at the time as scheduled.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

RelaDyne, and its affiliates, is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or identity, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other protected class status.

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