Maintenance Mechanic

Bakelite•Louisville, KY

23d•Onsite

About The Position

You will perform mechanical maintenance on plant industrial equipment, responsibilities include installing, configuring, troubleshooting, maintaining, fabricating, and documenting plant process equipment. You’ll strive to enhance knowledge of process equipment and associated support systems. You will ensure work is captured in the SAP maintenance module system. Participates in plant safety, environmental, and production programs, including improvement teams.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Minimum of one (3) year of experience working with, understanding, maintaining, and repairing mechanical components e.g.: rotating equipment inspection and assessment, coupling/pulley alignment, belt tensioning and alignment.
Minimum of one (3) year of mechanical troubleshooting (valves, motors, pumps, etc.) experience.
Minimum of one (3) year of experience in a manufacturing or military environment.
Technical understanding and problem-solving skills.
Work required rotational weekend on-call duties.
Work in high places and confined spaces.
Lift 50 lbs. throughout an eight (8) hour shift.
Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings (P&ID, PFD, and Isometrics).
Must have or meet requirements for a TWIC card.
Be at least 18 years or age.
Willing to take a drug test.
Submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.
Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Welding ability (GTAW, GMAW, SMAW) is desired.

Responsibilities

Coordinates, schedules, and completes all assigned work orders and PM inspections, in cooperation with operations, electrical, instrumentation, and contractor personnel on all maintenance activities.
Ability to identify existing or imminent mechanical failure mechanisms through knowledge of plant equipment and processes.
Ability to analyze current equipment and process operating conditions and make adjustments to allow for maximizing plant efficiency and hardware life.
Ability to understand and perform maintenance requirements to successfully complete preventative maintenance or repairs to plant process equipment.
Inputs information into SAP maintenance system to record accomplishments and document repair.
Participates and acts as a system matter expert for all aspects of plant maintenance and equipment during root cause analysis (RCA), and process safety management (PSM) requirements.
Supports environmental and safety program initiatives and improvements.
Contributes appropriate subject matter expertise to the Maintenance and Engineering departments to support maintenance, engineering, and capital project initiatives.
Build maintenance and equipment technical data for updating and maintaining equipment files.
Develop and maintain inventory of essential maintenance materials and critical equipment spare parts.
Interact with vendors in getting parts identified properly for ordering and delivery.
Gain an intimate understanding of plant processes and process variables.
Works closely with the Maintenance Supervisor for troubleshooting, maintenance, and engineering activities.
Models excellence in EHS, Housekeeping, Leadership, and ensures EHS compliance at all times.
Models team behavior; works well with others.
Excellent organizational and planning skills; learns quickly and is detail-oriented.