Maintenance Journeyman

Ingevity•Covington, VA
•Onsite

About The Position

Ingevity’s Covington, Virginia plant is hiring a Carbon Tour Maintenance Journeyman to perform pipefitter and millwright maintenance, repair, and construction throughout the plant. The position lays out, installs, dismantles, repairs, connects, and maintains piping and related equipment. The role involves rotating 12-hour shifts on a modified DuPont rotation, shift floating to fill vacancies, and overtime as required. This is a union environment with a probationary period of 120 worked days.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • At least one of the following: Millwright Journeyman card; Pipefitter Journeyman card; or completion of the NCCER Level 4 Industrial Maintenance Mechanic program with at least four years of industrial-related maintenance experience.
  • Strong math skills and understanding of physics as applied to equipment.
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, consensus-building, and interpersonal skills.
  • Physical ability to work on one's feet, climb stairs and ladders to high areas, crawl in confined areas, and work in restrictive spaces.
  • Willingness to work rotating 12-hour shifts, float shifts to fill vacancies, and work overtime as required.
  • Must complete a drug screen, criminal background check, and physical before hire.

Responsibilities

  • Perform repairs, maintenance, overhaul, and service work on industrial and automotive equipment.
  • Analyze assigned jobs, lay out work, procure necessary materials, and diagnose and remedy problems or breakdowns.
  • Work with high-pressure steam lines and hydraulic control systems, including their installation and maintenance.
  • Understand the general operating principles of equipment being serviced.
  • Read, interpret, and work from drawings, blueprints, sketches, diagrams, and manuals.
  • Apply mathematics, mechanics, and physics principles when measuring, rigging, and repairing equipment.
  • Perform some work in other crafts using basic knowledge of welding, tinning, machinist work, carpentry, and instrumentation.
  • Work independently and self-direct while completing assigned jobs.

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly wage rates.
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance effective on the first day of employment.
  • Eligibility for a 401(k) after 90 days.
  • Holiday pay.
  • Wellness activity opportunities.
  • Employee Stock Purchasing Plan option.
  • Employee discounts, including YMCA and Verizon.
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