Multi-Craft Technician (Day Shift)

Wacker Chemie AG•Charleston, SC

About The Position

WACKER is seeking an Asset Maintenance Technician (Multi-Craft) at its Charleston, Tennessee site. The technician executes inspection, testing, and preventive maintenance (ITPMs) and repairs assets primarily in Conversion, HCl-Recovery, Distillation, and Tank Farm. The role supports the long-term operation, reliability, maintenance, and upkeep of equipment and production units, including ensuring operational spare parts are available and providing predictive, preventive, routine, and emergency maintenance to maximize equipment uptime and maintain safe, regulatory-compliant equipment. The technician works on mechanical and electrical plant equipment and DISCO systems, including pumps, motors, valves, instrumentation, switchgear, actuators, transmitters, and related control and power systems. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, calibration, inspection, repair, start-up, commissioning, and operational support. The technician documents work accurately and promptly, discusses repair issues and inspection feedback with the Manager, follows safety and health policies, and collaborates with Engineering & Maintenance, Operations, and other service units in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
At least 3 years of overall professional experience in a technical or production environment.
Maintenance experience in a chemical or other industrial setting.
Experience repairing gear drives, rigging, bearings, pumps, motors, instrumentation, electrical equipment and components, and complex equipment and systems.
Ability to maintain, inspect, align, troubleshoot, and repair plant equipment and systems.
Experience with bolted flange torquing procedures.
Strong mechanical aptitude and thorough understanding of mechanical troubleshooting techniques and safe work practices.
Ability to read and comprehend mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics.
Thorough understanding of P&IDs.
Strong multitasking competency.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Team-player attitude.
Ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent unrestricted basis; visa sponsorship is not available.
Ability to work with frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, electrical and mechanical equipment and vibration, wet or humid conditions, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals; occasional exposure to loud noise.
Ability to frequently stand, walk, reach, climb high ladders, walk on platforms up to 40 meters, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and lift or move more than 60 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close, color, distance, and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in Industrial Electrical or Mechanical Technology or a related field, or equivalent vocational or technical training and experience.
At least 3 years in a similar maintenance role within a chemical or manufacturing environment.
Knowledge and experience calibrating and troubleshooting instrumentation, including pressure, temperature, and flow.

Responsibilities

Execute ITPMs and repair assets, primarily in Conversion, HCl-Recovery, Distillation, and Tank Farm.
Support long-term equipment and production-unit operation, reliability, maintenance, and upkeep.
Help assure availability of operational spare parts.
Perform predictive, preventive, routine, and emergency maintenance on DISCO systems and mechanical and electrical equipment.
Maintain, calibrate, inspect, align, troubleshoot, and repair plant equipment and systems, including pumps, valves, motors, actuators, transmitters, instrumentation, switchgear, and related control and power systems.
Identify root causes of mechanical and electrical problems and implement corrective actions.
Provide start-up, commissioning, and operational support to DISCO Operations.
Complete and submit inspection reports and other required documents accurately, professionally, and on time.
Review work with the Manager and discuss repair issues and customer feedback received during inspection review.
Incorporate safe behavior into all activities and comply with established safety and health policies and procedures.
Cooperate with Engineering & Maintenance, Operations, and other service units, including working in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams.
Perform tasks and assignments in accordance with WACKER policies and procedures.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.