Maintenance Technician

Westlake • Baldwin, GA

135d

About The Position

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. This role is a maintenance technician role that may be focused on people, process and/or systems as it pertains to the upkeep and/or repair of all plant processes, systems, buildings, and production equipment. The Maintenance Technician ability to respond by use of effective mechanical, electrical, process or support systems skills is critical for success in this position. The position also works to eliminate failures resulting in downtime having direct impact on the plants the overall available operating systems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• Two or more years of maintenance work experience and/or training in an industrial environment
• Must have not been removed from a Maintenance Lead position for performance issues or voluntarily stepped down within the last 6 months
• Must have been in current position for 6 months
• Have no disciplinary write-ups above a verbal warning in past 6 months

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to do basic mathematical calculations
• Strong internal and external customer service skills
• Ability to problem solve and use basic troubleshooting skills
• Ability to maintain attention to detail
• Ability to hear audible noises
• Ability to distinguish basic colors

Responsibilities

• Comply with Westlake Safety Policies and Procedures
• Regular attendance, timeliness and scheduling flexibility
• Provide safety leadership in promoting and creating a zero-injury safety culture
• Ability to solve practical mechanical/process problems and work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to understand and follow verbal, written, or diagram instructions
• Communicate with shift supervisors, and other line support regarding maintenance issues
• Ensure proper performance of all plant maintenance processes/systems and production equipment through effective use of planning, troubleshooting and/or diagnostics skills
• Ensure proper preventative maintenance on all plant systems and production equipment to maximize machine uptime
• Ensure compliance with all maintenance processes and work being performed
• Assist in determining necessary actions to address quality issues on molds, stones, and production equipment, as necessary
• Conduct Huddle Meeting with Maintenance Techs
• Assign work orders to each maintenance tech
• Keep Maintenance leadership informed of maintenance issues
• Generate Work Orders and close them out in SAP
• Provide peer coaching discussions to correct issues
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area to ensure facility meets department standards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees