Maintenance Technician

Southern Ionics • West Point, MS

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant and Maintenance Technician is responsible for diversified maintenance operations on plant production and facility equipment. This role involves installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and performing highly diversified maintenance operations on plant production and facility equipment, according to safety and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site's business goals and objectives. The technician will perform scheduled preventive maintenance activities, as well as emergency and unscheduled repairs, with the objective of optimizing plant performance and operating efficiency. This role requires reading and interpreting equipment manuals and work orders, and performing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, plumbing, and carpentry functions. The technician will diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test, and make adjustments, while also detecting faulty operations and reporting them to management. Additionally, the role involves completing and submitting inspection and testing data, and ensuring safe work practices are followed by peers and subcontractors in compliance with codes and company policies. Inspections on new equipment are also part of the responsibilities.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• 5+ years of industrial or related maintenance experience
• Analytical aptitude
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Mathematical skills
• Good reasoning ability
• Welder, fitter, millwright, electrician, carpentry, or instrument technician skills with the ability to train on all skills listed to achieve a proficiency level capable of handling all plant maintenance functions

Responsibilities

• Installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and performs highly diversified maintenance operations on plant production and facility equipment, according to safety and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site's business goals and objectives.
• Performs scheduled plant preventive maintenance activities on machines, equipment, and plant facilities as well as emergency and unscheduled repairs with the objective of optimizing plant performance and plant operating efficiency.
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and services.
• Performs mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, plumbing, and carpentry functions, duties, and responsibilities which include testing, maintenance, and repair of all major components of the plant.
• Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests, and makes adjustments.
• Detects faulty operations, defective materials, and reports them and any unusual situations to management.
• Completes and submits assigned inspection and testing data as required.
• Complies with and ensures that peers and subcontractors demonstrate safe work practices in compliance with Federal, State, and local codes and with company safety policies and procedures.
• Performs inspections on new equipment.

What This Job Offers

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