Maintenance Technician

IP Corporation; Pryor Creek (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO (paid time off)

401(k)

Job summary

IP Corporation, a long-established chemical manufacturer, seeks a Maintenance Technician to support safe, reliable plant operations in a Pryor Creek, OK facility. You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance on process equipment and utilities, manage work orders in the CMMS, and contribute to Mechanical Integrity and PSM programs.

The role emphasizes safety around hazardous materials, cross-training across classifications, and timely response to on-call requests.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of industrial manufacturing experience.
• Experience around pumps, valves, piping, motors, and rotating equipment.
• Basic troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience with lockout/tagout (LOTO).
• Regular and reliable attendance.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and practices safe work habits and follows procedures including LOTO and hot work permitting.
• Performs routine inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs on production machinery to minimize downtime.
• Conducts emergency and unscheduled repairs to maintain production continuity.
• Troubleshoots process equipment, piping, wiring, and PLC-controlled systems.
• Maintains rotating equipment such as pumps, agitators, and bearings; repairs as needed.
• Installs, modifies, and tests mechanical and electrical equipment to meet production needs.
• Maintains facility infrastructure and safety systems per regulatory requirements.
• Records maintenance data and work orders in the CMMS/EAM system.
• Supports Mechanical Integrity and PSM programs via inspections and PM tasks.
• Participates in training and mentoring of lower-class technicians.

Skills

Industrial manufacturing

Pumps & rotating equipment

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)

Attendance

Tools

Hexagon EAM

CMMS workflows

Job description

IP Corporation is a privately held, family-owned chemical manufacturing organization with more than 70 years of stability, innovation, and growth. Headquartered in Minnesota, IP Corporation supports a portfolio of operating companies that manufacture and distribute resins, gel coats, composite materials, and specialty polymer solutions used across a wide range of industrial applications.

Our operating companies—Interplastic Corporation, North American Composites, HK Research, and Molding Products—work together to deliver technical expertise, high-quality products, and long-term partnerships to customers around the world. We are known for our customer-first mindset, strong technical capabilities, and collaborative culture built on trust and continuous improvement.

What is a Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technicianforms preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance on the plant's process equipment, utilities, and facility infrastructure to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins. Work is performed with a strong emphasis on safety due to the handling of hazardous materials. The technician maintains mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and PLC-automated systems across the site's unit operations, including batch reactors, mixing and blending tanks, high-speed powder dispersion tanks, powder silos, pneumatic powder transfer systems, bulk-liquid transfer piping, and utilities (compressed air, inert/nitrogen gas, steam boilers, and the thermal oxidizer).

This is an entry classification (Trainee) with a defined progression path through 3rd Class, 2nd Class, 1st Class, and ultimately General Maintenance. The Company's goal is for every maintenance worker to achieve General Maintenance and be fully cross-trained and on-call ready.

What You Can Expect to Do as a Maintenance Technician:

• Promotes and practices safe work habits; follows all safety procedures, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hot work permitting, confined space entry, line breaking, and fall protection.
• Performs routine inspections, preventive maintenance (PM), and repairs on production machinery — including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic systems — to minimize downtime.
• Conducts emergency and unscheduled repairs on equipment during production to maintain operational continuity.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses issues with process equipment, piping, wiring, and PLC-automated control systems.
• Repairs and maintains rotating equipment such as centrifugal and metering pumps, agitators, mixers, and high-speed dispersers, including bearings, seals, and couplings.
• Installs, modifies, and tests new or upgraded mechanical and electrical equipment to meet production needs.
• Maintains facility infrastructure, safety systems, and utilities while ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations specific to chemical handling.
• Records maintenance data and completes work orders in the plant's EAM/CMMS (e.g., Hexagon EAM), including labor, parts, and equipment history.
• Supports the site's Mechanical Integrity and Process Safety Management (PSM) programs through inspections, ITPM tasks, and PM checklists.
• Participates in training and skills development to progress through the maintenance classifications, and assists in mentoring lower-class technicians as skills advance.
• Maintains housekeeping and 5S standards in the shop and process areas.
• Responds to on-call and call-back requests as required by the maintenance schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management. Punctuality and regularity of attendance are job requirements.

What We Are Looking For in a Maintenance Technician:

• 2+ years industrial manufacturing experience
• Experience working around pumps, valves, piping, motors, and rotating equipment
• Basic troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience with lockout/tagout (LOTO)
• Regular and reliable attendance.

Safety Requirements:

• Process hazards
• Operating procedures
• Emergency response
• Management of Change (MOC) awareness
• Mechanical Integrity procedures applicable to their job
• Safe work permits (hot work, confined space, line breaking, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities — Preferred

Mechanical Skills-

Minimum competency in:

• Bearings, belts, couplings, and seals
• Centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
• Air compressors and compressed air distribution systems
• Steam and condensate systems
• Basic pipefitting
• Valve repair and replacement

Electrical / Instrumentation -

Basic ability to:

• Use a multimeter safely
• Troubleshoot motors and motor starters
• Calibrate or verify simple instrumentation
• Understand PLC-controlled equipment

Boiler Qualifications

Demonstrated boiler operation knowledge

• Understanding of low-water cutoffs, flame safeguards, feedwater systems, and steam systems

Why Join IP Corporation?

• Be part of a stable, privately held organization with long-term market presence
• Competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, generous PTO, and 401(k) with company match
• Opportunity to develop specialized mechanical skills and support critical plant operations