Welder

The Chemours Company•Parkersburg, WV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world. CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry. Chemours currently has an opening for a Maintenance Welder/Area Mechanic at our Washington Works facility. The Washington Works Plant Maintenance Welder/ Area Mechanic accomplishes, with a minimum of supervision, a wide variety of maintenance assignments. This is a day shift position. The employee must be able to work overtime, ascend and descend multiple flights of stairs, wear industrial safety equipment; hard hat, gloves (both leather and chemical), hearing protection, FR clothing, steel toed shoes, safety glasses, goggles, respirators, chemical suit, lift 55 lbs., stand on his/her feet for extended periods of time and be physically flexible including bending, rotating, kneeling.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age.
High School diploma or equivalent
Must complete a hands-on welding assessment- Welding Process includes GTAW, with requirements- Open root 2” SS and Open root .5” CS
Adequate relevant field experience may be considered.
3 to 5+ years’ minimum experience in the field of Industrial Mechanical Maintenance
Must be able to lift to 55 pounds frequently without accommodation
Must have excellent manual dexterity and visual acuity and can stand, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, crawl, reach overhead, and climb stairs
Must be able to wear required PPE (personal protective equipment) such as a Level A suit, full face respirator, SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus), safety glasses, steel toes, Tyvek, hearing protection and gloves
Must have previous experience with manufacturing equipment, such as, pumps, piping, valves, filters, conveyors, etc.
Applicant must successfully complete a validated aptitude test used in our hiring process and a skills assessment during the interview process.
This is a 24/7 facility and will require the ability to work weekends and overtime as needed.
Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations.
Ability to work flexible schedules including an on-call schedule, evenings and weekends as needed
Experience with MS Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.) and proficiency in SAP

Nice To Haves

Completed vocational-tech program directly related to Mechanical Maintenance and Installation

Responsibilities

Perform welding on piping and equipment in shop and field.
Safely maintain all plant equipment, such as valves, pumps, agitators, fans, conveyors, piping, insulation, etc. per oral and written instructions.
Assist in performing scheduled maintenance on facilities and production equipment as required.
Interpret single line diagrams, piping schematics and mechanical drawings
Troubleshoot and dismantle defective machines/equipment and install new or repaired equipment or parts.
Safely perform work outdoors during all types of weather conditions.
Model appropriate behavior for: Safety Health Environment, Process Safety Management and Ethics and Core Values.
Other general maintenance work as needed
Audit work for completeness and quality.
Enter information in SAP to manage and complete Maintenance Work Orders
Communicate closely with Maintenance Supervisor, and Maintenance Coordinator
Work closely with Technical Engineers and Area Supervisor on Tasks and Projects
Participate in Mechanical Reliability Team & Improvement Efforts
Communicate status of equipment repairs / equipment issues to team (daily)