Maintenance Technician, Wet Mill, Lafayette

Primient•Lafayette, IN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Primient is hiring a Maintenance Technician for its Wet Mill in Lafayette. The role maintains, repairs, and troubleshoots plant equipment, performs scheduled and preventive maintenance, and contributes to plant reliability. The technician follows safety rules and work instructions, coordinates with production before and after jobs, documents work through the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), and works with other teams to solve problems and schedule work. The position also supports I&E technicians and requests engineering or vendor assistance when needed. The technician works with equipment including pumps, gearboxes, bearings, blowers, agitators, centrifuges, rotary valves, compressors, and other process equipment. Responsibilities include inspecting components, installing specialized equipment parts, using precision measuring instruments, and supporting the plant’s preventive and predictive maintenance program through vibration, oil analysis, and ultrasonic surveys. The position requires safely lifting up to 50 pounds, working with hand tools in demanding positions, working at elevation with fall-restraint equipment, and performing confined-space work while using breathing air. The role requires a pulmonary test before wearing a breathing-air mask. Primient offers a starting rate of $44.78 per hour, plus overtime, with opportunity to advance through its pay-for-skill system.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
At least 7 years of industrial experience in a craft, or a craft/technical-school degree and at least 3 years of industrial experience.
Demonstrated mechanical knowledge and ability to analyze and solve problems involving equipment such as gearboxes, bearings, blowers, centrifugal and positive-displacement pumps, agitators, centrifuges, and rotary valves.
Demonstrated experience with plant equipment, including pumps, piping systems, columns, tanks, compressors, and centrifuges, including troubleshooting and mechanical seal replacement.
Proficiency in at least five listed areas: pump seal installation; rebuilding or repairing pumps, agitators, and gearboxes; dial-indicator and laser alignment of rotating equipment; troubleshooting compressors and vacuum pumps; troubleshooting refrigeration equipment; general maintenance; lubrication and lubrication routes; and preventive maintenance techniques.
Ability to inspect used parts and determine dimensional changes using rules, calipers, micrometers, feeler gauges, and other measuring instruments.
Prior experience installing specialized functional and structural equipment parts, such as column packing, distillation column trays, spray headers, centrifuge cloths and knives, or filter belts.
Ability to use hand and power tools, a fork truck, a hoist, and precision-measuring and testing instruments.
Ability to use a computerized maintenance management system to manage work orders and parts information.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, communicate clearly, and coordinate with production and other groups.
Willingness to work overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays, both scheduled and on an on-call basis.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without mechanical assistance.
Ability to use hand tools above the shoulders and under ergonomically stressful conditions and heavy force.
Ability to work at elevated positions using hand tools and fall-restraint equipment, wear required PPE, and perform confined-space work while using breathing air.
Ability to pass the pulmonary test required before wearing a breathing-air mask.
Ability to complete pre-employment drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Welding experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

Follow safety rules, identify potential safety problems, and take appropriate corrective action.
Follow standard operating procedures and preventive maintenance task instructions.
Coordinate with production before starting work and when work is complete.
Perform scheduled routine work and preventive maintenance, and maintain assigned machines.
Repair and maintain equipment according to diagrams, sketches, manuals, and manufacturer specifications.
Use the CMMS to review and create work orders, record parts and labor, locate spare parts, and complete work orders electronically.
Troubleshoot equipment and systems, dismantle equipment, and replace defective parts using appropriate tools and lifting equipment.
Use precision measuring and testing instruments while performing repairs and preventive maintenance.
Identify solutions to recurring equipment problems and identify and order repair parts using information from multiple sources.
Assist I&E technicians as needed and request engineering or vendor assistance when required.
Work with process engineers, production technicians, quality control, and other groups to support efficient problem solving and work scheduling.
Clean up after jobs and perform housekeeping in the shops and plant.
Maintain and troubleshoot process equipment, including pumps, piping systems, columns, tanks, compressors, and centrifuges.
Install specialized functional and structural equipment parts, such as column packing, distillation column trays, spray headers, centrifuge cloths and knives, and filter belts.
Support the plant reliability program by driving preventive and predictive maintenance and using vibration, oil analysis, and ultrasonic surveys.
Meet skill-block-based EHS goals and objectives.
Carry out food safety, legal, and quality responsibilities to ensure products are fit for human consumption.
Comply with environmental standards and report environmental violations or near misses.
Follow site health and safety policies and participate in safety programs, including reporting incidents and near misses and auditing.