Maintenance/Millwright - Austin Industrial (Taylor)

Austin Industries, Inc.; Taylor (TX); In loco; USD 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Austin Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Facilities Technician to lead advanced mechanical maintenance for industrial utilities, waste treatment systems and related equipment at the Taylor facility.

You will troubleshoot, implement maintenance strategies, improve reliability, and provide technical leadership while mentoring technicians and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Competenze

• Advanced industrial mechanical knowledge is required.
• Experience with pumps, blowers, clarifiers, valves, tanks, center hung fans, mixers and gear boxes.
• Must have expert understanding of equipment/processes.
• Able to work flexible hours as necessary.
• Mentor/train lower level technicians.
• Adhere to safety and environmental guidelines.

Mansioni

• Troubleshoot mechanical equipment issues and identify solutions for industrial waste treatment systems.
• Perform preventive, corrective and condition-based maintenance to maximize uptime across facility utilities and equipment.
• Use root cause analysis to identify permanent fixes for recurring failures.
• Support commissioning and startup for new instrumentation equipment and calibration.
• Coordinate maintenance scheduling with other departments.
• Develop and maintain SOPs with technical accuracy.
• Mentor and train junior technicians.
• Document all work orders and calibration activities.

Conoscenze

Advanced industrial mechanical

Troubleshooting

Mentoring/trainings

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Reading schematics/diagrams

Formazione

High School Diploma or equivalent

Millwright/Industrial Mechanical Experience

8+ years experience

NCCER certification a plus

Texas Driver License

Respiratory Protection & Confined-Space Training

Strumenti

PLC knowledge

Microsoft Office

Vibration analysis equipment

Descrizione del lavoro

Maintenance/Millwright

The Senior Facilities Technician performs advanced technical and mechanical maintenance activities supporting industrial waste treatment systems, facility utilities, chemical delivery systems, and related mechanical equipment.

This position operates with minimal supervision and serves as a subject matter expert responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance strategy, system reliability, process improvement, and technical leadership.

The Senior Technician applies extensive industrial mechanical knowledge to ensure maximum equipment uptime, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and safe facility operations. This role also provides mentorship, technical guidance, and training to technicians while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.

Maintenance/Millwright

• Normally receives minimal supervision unless a major incident occurs
• Receives some direction from Master Technician/TRs/Supervisors to prioritize non-routine daily tasks and/or projects
• Identifies new assignment/projects based on the need of the department
• Must have expert understanding of equipment/processes
• Should demonstrate a deep level adaptability and the ability to change priorities based on the business needs
• May provide mentoring to other non-exempt personnel
• May provide technical training to the department or organization
• Has advanced understanding the SOPs
• Works on advanced assignment that require a considerable amount of judgment and initiative

Facilities

The Senior Technician is responsible for performing technical tasks in support of the operation and maintenance of utility systems, Fab support equipment, building maintenance or chemical and gas delivery equipment.

Activities include review of construction, design, and specification documentation, the startup and operation of facilities, mechanical, chemical, waste and electrical systems.

In addition, performs general maintenance and repair as required, and monitors for equipment efficiencies.

Requires compliance with all health, safety and environmental management system guidelines.

Essential Functions

• Troubleshoot mechanical equipment issues, identify problems and manage solutions. Systems and equipment include but are not limited to: Industrial Waste Treatment equipment.
• Performs preventive, corrective and condition based maintenance to maximize mechanical equipment uptime across facilities utilities system. Mechanical equipment include but are not limited to: Pumps, blower, clarifiers, valves, tanks, center hung fans, mixers, and gear boxes.
• Use root cause analysis tools to identify permanent solutions for recurrence failures causing equipment downtime.
• Provide technical support during commissioning and start up for new instrumentation equipment, installation, configuration and calibration.
• Understands interactions with other departments in activities such as maintenance scheduling
• Identifies areas of business process improvement opportunities and provides input with solutions
• Interprets issues/questions regarding schematics, diagrams, written/verbal instructions, layouts or defined plans
• Interact actively with stakeholders and departments on work planning and coordination
• Mentors/trains lower level technicians.
• Document all work order and calibration systems.
• Develop and maintain SOPs using technical expertise and in conformance with standards.
• Decides which type of maintenance is needed, selects parts for replacement
• May participate on cross-functional teams
• May conduct and/or oversee routine inspections and investigations
• Interprets complex data from equipment, processes etc.
• Applies knowledge of relevant best practices, state and local code in area of expertise
• Regular attendance and timeliness is required per departmental guidelines
• Adhere and enforce safety rules, follow safe procedures and guidelines.
• Support plant operation during off-hours as needed

Competencies/Experience Needed

• Advanced industrial mechanical knowledge
• Heavy mechanical background, be familiar with setting, leveling, and aligning pumps, and fans.
• Needs to be able to re‑build centrifugal pumps (both end suction and split case), exhaust fans (both centers hung and over hung in-board and out-board bearings).
• Vibration level 1 Certification a plus
• Laser and/or Reverse Alignment
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information
• Able to work in a team environment
• Understands manufacturing systems
• Effectively communicates via verbal/written means to immediate team and other SAS departments
• Advanced knowledge of relevant industrial waste treatment systems
• Has advanced knowledge of relevant software tools (i.e., Programmable Logic Controller, Microsoft etc.)
• Ability to work flexible hours as necessary
• Intermediate knowledge in relevant waste water code regulations
• Ability to work independently within the broad scope of an objective
• Intermediate knowledge of mentoring, coaching and leading groups/people
• May require the ability to maintain a state license as necessary

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent and technical school certification preferred or equivalent
• Millwright and/or Industrial Mechanical Experience
• Typically requires 8+ years of experience
• NCCER Certification would be a plus
• Valid current Texas Class "C" Driver License.
• Must be able to become certified for Respiratory Protection and Confined‑Space Entry Program within six (6) months of employment and maintain certification
• Potential to frequently work with and be exposed to materials which contain hazardous chemicals
• Regularly works around moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include weather, heat, and humidity
• May have to work in a clean room
• May have to position oneself in a tight fitting, FAB environment
• May be required to support and/or work shift duties in a 24x7 manufacturing environment

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast‑paced work environment.

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education: – no minimum education requirements.

Certifications/ Licenses: Journeyman TDLR, NCCER, and DL

Experience: – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e. payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

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