Master Machinist: Precision Maintenance & Valve Specialist

NewMarket Corporation; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Afton in Pasadena, TX seeks a skilled Machinist to install, repair, and align industrial equipment, ensuring safe, reliable plant operations. You will handle pumps, gearboxes, motors, turbines, and valves, performing preventive maintenance and calibration of safety valves.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, performing precision measurements, and collaborating with operations and engineering to minimize downtime. On-site role with crane operation and rigging duties.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and Journeyman Millwright Certification required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in maintenance and machining.

Responsibilities

• Install, assemble, dismantle, and relocate industrial machinery.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on mechanical systems.
• Troubleshoot failures and determine root causes.
• Repair bearings, shafts, belts, seals, and other components.
• Align motors, pumps, and rotating equipment.
• Read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
• Use micrometers, calipers, and laser alignment tools.
• Inspect and document maintenance activities; minimize downtime.
• Operate cranes and lifting equipment safely; assist with shutdowns.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Precision alignment

Equipment installation

Preventive maintenance

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Blueprint reading

Rigging and lifting

Safety compliance

Root cause analysis

Teamwork and communication

Documentation skills

Regulatory compliance

Education

High school diploma

Journeyman Millwright Certification

Tools

Lathes

Grinders

Valve testing equipment

Job description

Afton in Pasadena, TX seeks a skilled Machinist to install, repair, and align industrial equipment, ensuring safe, reliable plant operations. You will handle pumps, gearboxes, motors, turbines, and valves, performing preventive maintenance and calibration of safety valves.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, performing precision measurements, and collaborating with operations and engineering to minimize downtime. On-site role with crane operation and rigging duties.