Maintenance Technician (2192)

Mitsubishi Chemical America; Morrisville (Bucks County); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits

Benefits begin on DAY 1!

Employee Assistance Programs

Curated Self-Paced Learning & Dev.

Job summary

Gelest, Inc. in Morrisville, PA, part of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group, seeks a Maintenance Technician to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment.

The role emphasizes safety, preventive maintenance, and cross-department collaboration to keep machinery running and deadlines met. Applicants should have 5+ years of manufacturing experience with mechanical, PLC, and HVAC skills, plus ability to read blueprints and procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or equivalent production maintenance experience.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience with mechanical, industrial, PLC, and HVAC skills.
• Ability to generate creative solutions and meet deadlines.
• Capable of reading and interpreting engineering documents and procedures.
• Work in a loud environment and lift items over 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain production machines and plant facility equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs during production and perform scheduled maintenance.
• Diagnose issues, replace or repair parts, test, and adjust equipment.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance on machines and facilities.
• Read manuals and work orders to perform maintenance tasks.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Industrial maintenance

PLC skills

HVAC skills

Reading blueprints

Troubleshooting

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Craft apprenticeship

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Electrical meters

Material handling equipment

Job description

Gelest, Inc., part of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group, is hiring a Maintenance Technician to join our team in Morrisville, PA. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing a wide range of duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment in line with safety, predictive, and productive maintenance protocols. This role supports the site's business goals and objectives.

• Install and maintain production machines and plant facility equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs during production and perform scheduled maintenance during machine service.
• Execute machinist tasks and responsibilities.
• Apply basic to advanced mechanical skills, including construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, utility, fabrication, pneumatic, hydraulic, welding, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders for maintenance and service.
• Diagnose issues, replace or repair parts, test, and make adjustments.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.
• Perform advanced maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Utilize various hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment.
• Identify faulty operations, defective materials, and report any unusual situations to supervision.
• Adhere to company and OSHA safety and health regulations, maintaining clean and orderly work areas.
• Other duties as assigned.
• High school diploma/GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or equivalent education and production maintenance experience. 5+ years of manufacturing experience with mechanical, industrial, PLC, and HVAC skills.
• Ability to generate creative solutions and use feedback to modify designs or projects.
• Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Work effectively in group problem-solving situations and communicate across departments.
• Maintain high ethical standards.
• Show initiative and drive for results.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, engineering blueprints, and procedures. Capable of writing and submitting reports, generating scopes of work, and communicating effectively.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Capable of interpreting technical instructions and dealing with abstract and concrete variables.
• Frequent exposure to fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration.
• Noise levels can be loud in the work environment.
• Active role requiring standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
• Frequently lift/move items over 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• May require use of OSHA respiratory protection and PPE.
• The salary range for this position is $27 - $36 per hour. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
• Competitive Benefits
• Benefits begin on DAY 1!
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Curated Self-Paced Learning & Development Programs for all Employees

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or other applicable laws. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.