What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at StanChem Resins?
POSITION SUMMARY
Installs, maintains, repairs, and inspects mechanical equipment and process piping systems in a chemical manufacturing facility comprised of multiple production, administrative, laboratory, and warehouse buildings.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Installs, maintains, and repairs equipment such as pumps, mixers, filters, piping systems, heating and cooling systems, process vessels, and plumbing using hand and power tools.
- Performs monitoring activities throughout the facility to ensure the proper operation of boilers, cooling water systems, emergency water systems, air compressors, hydraulic pumps, and wastewater systems.
- Performs preventative maintenance activities such as oil changes, lubrication, drive belt changes, filter changes, and internal and external inspections.
- Works with operations and engineering personnel to troubleshoot equipment failures to ensure safe operation with minimal down time.
- Assists in training lower-level Maintenance Mechanics and others.
- Drives a truck for general hauling of supplies, equipment, and material.
- Uses powered industrial vehicles such as gas and electric powered fork trucks, scissor lifts, articulating lifts, and earth movers.
Qualifications
Education: Minimum high school degree, (preferably from degreed technical program). Two-year Technical community college certificate preferred.
Experience: 2-3 years as a Maintenance Tech, chemical plant operation preferred. Experience as a pipefitter working in an industrial facility or working for a mechanical contractor preferred. Experience in multiple methods of pipe jointing including threading, grooving, brazing, welding/flanging, and using compression fittings.