Maint Tech, Wet Mill, Laf

Primient•Lafayette, IN

20h•$45

About The Position

About Primient Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. W e’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate. About the Role Wet Mill Maintenance keep the machinery at a business operating effectively. They assemble, inspect, install and test new pieces of equipment to ensure proficiency. Area Maintenance Technicians are expected to perform emergency repairs, which necessitates the ability to troubleshoot promptly. Preventive maintenance needs to be performed frequently.

Requirements

High School graduate or GED
Pre-employment drug screening
7 years minimum industrial experience in craft or tech school degree in craft and 3 years minimum industrial experience
Demonstrated experience with plant equipment (pumps, piping systems, columns, tanks, compressors, centrifuges, etc) including troubleshooting, mechanical seal replacement,
Must be willing to work overtime including nights, weekends and holidays, both scheduled and on call-in basis

Nice To Haves

welding (desirable)

Responsibilities

Wet Mill Maintenance Technician
Must have demonstrated mechanical knowledge to analyze and solve mechanical problems such as gearboxes, bearings, blowers centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, agitators, centrifuges, rotary valves, and other process equipment
Must be able to inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, feeler gauges and other measuring instruments
Must have prior experience in installing special functional and structural parts in equipment such as column packing, distillation column trays, spray headers, centrifuge cloths and knives, filter belts, etc.
Drive PM/PdM program in support of plant reliability program.
Use Vibration, Oil analysis, and Ultrasonic surveys as a tool to improve MTBF and reduce repair cost
Must have demonstrated proficiency in at least five of the following areas: Pump seal installation Rebuilding/ repairing pumps, agitators and gearboxes Dial indicator and laser alignment of rotating equipment Troubleshooting of compressors and vacuum pumps Troubleshooting of refrigeration equipment General Maintenance Lubrication and lubrication routes Preventive maintenance techniques