Maintenance Technician

Bayer CropScience Limited; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement plan

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join its Crop Science division in Lubbock, TX. The role involves hands-on maintenance of production equipment, rotating pre-season tasks and seasonal repairs, while ensuring safety and compliance with environmental standards.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED, basic computer skills, and experience in manufacturing maintenance. Opportunities include benefits and potential for growth within Bayer's global operations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic knowledge of Internet, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and tablets.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to pass pre-employment physical.
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs.
• Availability for days, nights, rotating shifts, weekends and overtime.
• Prior maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to conduct maintenance on facilities and equipment used for harvesting, conditioning, and packaging.
• Responsible for needs assessment and compliance with hazardous work permits.
• Maintain accurate records for all maintenance activities performed.
• Adhere to Health, Safety & Environmental and QA/QC standards.
• Support our sustainability efforts.
• Help us to continually improve and meet Bayer goals.
• Position entails driving a company vehicle (may drive >8,500 miles annually or frequently pool car).

Skills

Diploma GED

Computer literacy

Driver's license

Pre-employment physical

Lift 60lbs

Rotating shifts

Maintenance experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Maintenance tracking system

Excel

SAP

PLC

Electrical skills

Job description

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Maintenance Technician

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Maintenance Technician, you will be a part of a dynamic team working in a fast-paced environment, rotating pre-season maintenance in the summer and repairs during the fall-spring. We work with a variety of machinery and equipment used for production processes and coordinate the repairs and inventory at the sites.

The primary responsibilities of this role, Maintenance Technician, are to:

• Demonstrate the ability and working knowledge to conduct and complete maintenance on company facilities and equipment used for harvesting, conditioning, and packaging/treating;
• Responsible for needs assessment and compliance with all applicable hazardous work permits;
• Maintain accurate records for all equipment and facility maintenance activities performed;
• Adhere to Bayer’s Health, Safety & Environmental and quality assurance/quality control standards;
• Support our efforts towards sustainability;
• Help us to continually improve and meet our Bayer goals;
• Position entails driving a company vehicle (pooled or assigned to the individual). This may include being required to drive greater than 8,500 business miles annually in a personal, pooled, or rented vehicle OR being expected to frequently drive a pooled car as part of your job duties – regardless of mileage.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Basic user knowledge of standard computer programs (Internet, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, tablets/smart devices);
• Valid drivers’ license (in order to be eligible to drive a company car, your driving record must meet guidelines based on the company’s risk screening for hiring drivers – Motor Vehicle Record will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening);
• Ability to pass pre-employment physical;
• Ability to lift up to 60lbs;
• Ability to work: days, nights, rotating shifts, weekends, and overtime as business needs require;
• Prior maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Intermediate computer skills with experience using a maintenance tracking system, excel, SAP and PLC;
• 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, with chemical or row crop manufacturing experience, preferred;
• Problem solving experience;
• Predictive and preventative maintenance experience;
• Electrical experience;
• Demonstrated experience in metal fabrication, welding, cutting, and assembly of equipment, components, and structures using industry-standard tools and techniques.

#LI-AMSUS

Employees can expect to be paid an hourly rate between $29.74 - $36.41. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).

• Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

Location: United States: Texas: Lubbock

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 878912

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