Mechanic B - Electrical & Instruments

Stepan Company

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Stepan is currently seeking a Mechanic for our Millsdale Plant located in Elwood, Illinois. The Mechanic will provide maintenance support to production areas to assure stable operations and provide continuous improvement. These responsibilities include developing and promoting safe work practices for maintaining plant equipment.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
At least 2 years of mechanical experience or preferred education.
Successfully pass mechanical aptitude test.
Successfully complete 6 required maintenance apprenticeship courses within 3 years.
Ability to analyze, problem solve, and think strategically to solve equipment issues and determine root cause failures.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with control circuits, PLC logic, and instrumentation calibration is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform field calibration of process instrumentation.
Complete the installation of new instrumentation, controls and power wiring systems including conduit.
Configure and program process instrumentation and VFD’s (variable frequency drive).
Perform chemical line breaks per procedures including flange joint assembly.
Troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment to determine repair process.
Navigate CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) as well as write follow up work.
Train with an experienced journeyman to augment first 6 months of apprentice program.
Support all Environmental, Health, and Safety programs, policies, and regulations.
General housekeeping duties as assigned by the E&I Maintenance Execution Manager.
Participate and maintain compliance related activities including internal and external audits for applicable standards and certifications such as ISO 9001:2015, EFfCI, FSSC 22000, Kosher, Halal, RSPO, ISCC+ and others.