Precision Maintenance Mechanic – Pumps, Alignments & Reliability

Workable

Eddyville (KY)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Chlorum's Eddyville Chlor-Alkali facility seeks a Maintenance Specialist to perform advanced mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and precision-maintenance across critical plant equipment. You will diagnose failures, execute high-quality repairs, and support reliability initiatives on pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering, mentor junior mechanics, and ensure safety through proper lockout/tagout

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required.
Industrial maintenance diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent maintenance experience.
Demonstrated industrial mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting capability.
Experience with pumps, compressors, gearboxes, valves, bearings, seals, hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, and rotating equipment.
Ability to interpret maintenance documentation and identify conditions requiring Engineering or change-control review.
Strong troubleshooting, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to independently execute complex mechanical work while coordinating with Operations and other maintenance personnel.

Responsibilities

Perform advanced planned and corrective mechanical maintenance on critical plant equipment.
Diagnose and troubleshoot pumps, compressors, gearboxes, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, conveyors, valves, and related mechanical equipment.
Perform advanced mechanical inspections, dimensional checks, equipment rebuilds, and bearing and seal installation.
Execute precision-maintenance activities including laser shaft alignment and soft-foot correction.
Support condition-monitoring activities and investigate abnormal equipment conditions.
Plan field execution for assigned work and identify required tooling, materials, rigging, and equipment before work begins.
Provide technical support and mentorship to less-experienced maintenance mechanics.
Apply lockout/tagout, line-breaking, confined-space, fall-protection, respiratory-protection, rigging, and approved lift-plan requirements.
Document equipment clearances, failure evidence, parts used, testing results, and as-found/as-left conditions.
Identify recurring equipment failures and communicate findings requiring deeper reliability or engineering review.
Escalate scope, material, equipment, and drawing discrepancies requiring Engineering or change-control review.
Verify guards, lubrication, alignment, fasteners, equipment condition, and housekeeping before equipment is released for return to service.
Maintain accurate work-order and equipment-history information within company systems.
Support outages, equipment startups, commissioning activities, and reliability-improvement initiatives.
Perform other advanced mechanical maintenance and reliability duties as assigned.