Maintenace Mechanic

Cabot Corporation • Tuscola, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company. This role involves monitoring, inspecting, and maintaining testing equipment and instrumentation throughout the plant facility. The mechanic will correct control loop performance issues, repair defective parts, and calibrate equipment according to established standards. Responsibilities also include assisting in the development of preventive maintenance programs, supporting the construction of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems, and identifying problem areas to optimize performance. The role requires performing or monitoring installations of new instrumentation, aligning newly installed equipment, and participating in safety meetings. Additionally, the mechanic will provide technical support on capital projects and may coordinate the work of maintenance contractors. Support for implementing and maintaining the Responsible Care® Management System is also expected.

Requirements

• Technical school training relating to electrical/instrumentation testing and repair.
• 3-5+ years of experience
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical and electronic testing techniques and procedures.
• Ability to use a variety of precision tools and diagnostic equipment; read and interpret operation and maintenance instructions and manuals.
• Knowledge of math in order to perform and understand basic calculations.
• Familiarity with computers as a user.
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing and problem solving skills.
• Displays creativity skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others in a team-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and inspects testing equipment and other instrumentation throughout the plant facility on a scheduled basis or as needs arise.
• Corrects control loop performance issues making minor adjustments or tuning.
• Disassembles and examines malfunctioning instruments and test equipment, such as bar graphs, electrical ovens, multi meters, environmental cabinets and weather-o-meters to test for defects.
• Replaces or repairs defective parts.
• Reassembles and tests equipment for conformance to specifications.
• Calibrates and aligns instruments or test equipment according to established standards.
• May update E&I calibration program, which includes maintaining manuals and documentation required for ISO certification.
• May assist in developing E&I preventive maintenance program for electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Assists in the construction of mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems for process equipment.
• Continuously identifies problem areas and suggests plans to optimize performance regarding installation, hardware, software and/or process issues in close cooperation with production.
• Performs or monitors installations of new instrumentation and ensures conformance with Cabot and industry standards.
• Aligns newly installed equipment to conform to special (R&D) testing needs.
• Participates in scheduled safety meetings and completes safety training requirements.
• Provides technical support on capital projects to ensure that plant standards are followed and reliable equipment is installed.
• May coordinate the work of maintenance contractors, depending on location.
• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Reasonable accommodation for employees and applicants with disabilities or religious beliefs and practices
• Drug-free workplace

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed