Maintenance Mechanic I

Ecolab • Asheville, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Want to build a brighter, bolder future and cultivate your career? Join Ecolab’s team and help create a world in which we all thrive. Ecolab is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to join our team in Asheville , NC. As a Maintenance Mechanic , you’ll be responsible for applying Ecolab standards, and ensuring safe, sustainable, and efficient operations to maintain plant equipment and infrastructure. You will participate in essential TPM tasks, including safety and environmental procedures, p rogressive q uality initiatives, a utonomous m aintenance, f ocused i mprovement, p reventive m aintenance, and 5S practices.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• 2 years of experience working in an industrial maintenance environment
• 1 year of experience with electronic and PLC based applications in an industrial environment
• 1 year of experience with electrical and mechanical systems in an industrial environment
• No immigration sponsorship available for this role

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of mechanical experience in a chemical plant
• 4 years of industrial experience
• 1 year of experience with tools, procedures and methods utilized in an industrial maintenance environment
• Experience working with pumps, welding, bearings, electrical safety, forklifts, gears, hydraulics, valves, and rigging
• Formal vocational training in an industrial engineering discipline
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills
• Experience working in a TPM environment
• Ability to track safety, quality, and productivity data
• Experience working in a Lean Manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with SH&E standards, actively promote safe and responsible behavior, and positively challenge any unsafe practices by completing monthly safety observations
• Proactively propose and implement improvements to existing work practices an d quality of products
• Look for and record non-conformances on equipment and report to Maintenance Manager
• Contribute to root cause analysis and develop solutions to help with quality management
• Monitor effectiveness of maintenance activities to maximize equipment availability
• Implement continuous improvement activities via problem solving or tagging activities, contribute fully to TPM improvement teams, and promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Follow standard maintenance procedures, proposing and implementing improvements, and ensuring timely completion of all maintenance tasks. These tasks may consist of electrical, welding, plumbing, troubleshooting on filler equipment, tank and pipes, and part replacements as well as PLC programming
• Complete all planned and preventative maintenance tasks on-time including timely escalation of potential issues to engineering team
• Propose new preventative maintenance tasks or updates for the existing preventative maintenance tasks
• Carry out safe and effective equipment repairs, including urgent breakdown repairs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Access to our comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED