Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - 3rd Shift

Brown & Root Industrial Services; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to join their dynamic team at a renowned facility. This role focuses on providing essential maintenance support, ensuring the smooth operation of specialized production equipment. You will engage in preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to safety and environmental initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. If you're ready to take on challenges and make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must have a trade/technical degree or higher and 3+ years of mechanical experience.
• Knowledge of maintenance tools and ability to troubleshoot complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on specialized production equipment.
• Participate in root cause failure analysis and safety incident investigations.

Skills

Mechanical Experience

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Trade/Technical Degree

3+ Years of Mechanical Experience

3+ Years of Industrial Plant Maintenance

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Power Pipe Cutting Machines

Hand Tools

Programmable Logic Controllers

Job description

Description

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic @ DuPont Newark E&I Site

3rd Shift - Rotating Shift Schedule

Brief Job Description:

Primary focus is to provide maintenance support to plant facilities and operations by performing preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing of process, instrumentation and manufacturing equipment. Maintenance team members are responsible for the safe removal, assembly/disassembly, repair, installation, improvement, and preventative maintenance of highly specialized production equipment.

Good safety and environmental performance are job requirements. Employees are expected to support all Safety, Environmental, Quality and Personal Development activities/systems. The DuPont plant is a smoke-free work environment.

Candidate works as part of a team working to populate the SAP-PM system with appropriate componentization of equipment and set up the appropriate work maintenance schedules while also tracking time and consuming materials within SAP.

This position requires flexibility, initiative, and perseverance to troubleshoot and solve complex problems. Additionally, the position is expected to anticipate problems and take decisive steps to avoid adverse impact on the facilities or equipment.

Person will be required to participate in root cause failure analysis and safety incident investigations around equipment breakdowns. Must be able to analyze and understand trend charts and be able to draw conclusions.

Job duties may also include general maintenance and upkeep of facilities, grounds, and support of utility equipment as needed.

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will be responsible for completing various maintenance tasks around the plant in an accurate and safe manner. The essential functions of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist Maintenance and Operating Teams with general maintenance and equipment repairs
• Maintain complete records, manuals, technical references, prints, and diagrams associated with all plant maintenance and repair activities
• Interprets blueprints, sketches, and verbal instruction.
• Complete interlock testing
• Update work instructions, procedures, and other media
• Use desktop computer-based systems such as SAP, ETQ Reliance, email, and MS Office Suite, etc.
• Sets up and operates power pipe cutting and threading machines.
• Use pipe bender and portable power and hand tools.
• Performs all necessary operations involving cutting, threading, bending, soldering, assembling, and aligning to ensure satisfactory installation and operation.
• Basic knowledge of hydraulics operations
• Install and maintain hydraulic equipment.
• Environmental responsibilities include proper disposal of waste materials to prevent pollution and use of proper safety procedures to reduce employee health risk.
• Participate in training and continuous improvement events

Minimum Competencies Required:

• Pass pre-employment medical and background screenings
• Pass pre-employment job testing
• A trade/technical degree or higher in a maintenance, mechanical, or related field
• 3+ years of mechanical experience on processing equipment
• 3+ years of experience in industrial plant maintenance
• Knowledge, skills, and ability to safely use maintenance tools and equipment
• Prior industrial work experience: multi-skilled/multi-disciplined/multi-craft
• Work experience in following areas:

General Mechanical Maintenance, Machinery (pumps, compressors, rotating equipment, vibration analysis, etc),

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to follow and help write detailed maintenance procedures
• Knowledge of computer systems (e.g., e-mail, Windows, SAP, Microsoft Office) and willingness to learn other computer applications
• Knowledge of basic science/math
• Knowledge of quality systems

The following are preferred:

• Knowledge of IP21 and/or PLCs preferred
• Experience in General Electrical & Instrumentation a plus
• Ability to work on all aspects of control work – instrument and electrical
• Knowledgeable and experienced in electrical troubleshooting, wiring motors, heaters, conduit work, and replacing electrical components (e.g., starters, breakers, fuses, contactors, ballasts, light bulbs)
• Knowledge of three phase circuits, 480 Volt, and B phase ground
• Ability to use Programmable Logic Controllers to troubleshoot equipment issues and make improvements.
• Familiarity with programming variable speed drives for AC and DC motors
• High awareness of electrical safety and the need for operating discipline
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management

Behavioral Competencies Required:

• Demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing work schedules and priorities
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent problem solving/troubleshooting skills
• Dependability & willingness to work overtime and carry a cell phone and respond to off-hour call-ins/emergencies
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work in a self-managed team environment
• Showing initiative and striving towards continuous improvement and learning

Physical Qualifications and Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of these jobs, the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand; walk; and use arms and hands to handle, feel, reach, pull, turn, grasp, and carry items
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 45 pounds
• Be able and willing to wear all PPE required for a high hazard, chemical industrial manufacturing environment and completion of maintenance work tasks
• Be able and willing to wear a respirator both continuously or intermittently and throughout the shift
• Can work up to 12 hours/day-at any time of day
• Climb up and down staircases, ladders, and scaffolding on an hourly/daily basis to perform job tasks