Specialist, Machine Shop Facilities

Poco Graphite, Inc.; Decatur (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Entegris is seeking a Specialist, Machine Shop Facilities to lead maintenance activities for machining assets and facility infrastructure. You will direct technicians and contractors, prioritize work, and ensure safe, timely repairs and preventive maintenance.

The role requires strong trouble-shooting, electrical/control-awareness, and hands-on leadership to minimize downtime. Responsibilities include coordinating corrective, preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance, validating repairs

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive industrial maintenance experience, including leading complex repairs or coordinating maintenance work.
• Experience with machine shop equipment such as CNC mills, lathes, drill presses, band saws, grinders, and supporting systems.
• Experience using SAP PM or a comparable CMMS for work orders, labor, materials, backlog, and equipment history.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, ladder logic, mechanical drawings, OEM manuals, and engineering documentation.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with technicians, operators, engineers, and production leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical direction and work coordination for maintenance technicians and outside service providers.
• Coordinate corrective, preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance activities based on safety and production impact.
• Lead troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and machining equipment failures with cross-functional support.
• Validate repairs with production and ensure safeguards and operating conditions are restored.
• Sustain preventive maintenance execution and monitor backlog and schedule adherence.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical controls

Reading schematics

SAP PM

Contractor coordination

Safety compliance

Machining equipment knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Technical degree / apprenticeship preferred

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Job Title: Specialist, Machine Shop Facilities

Job Description: Specialist, Machine Shop Facilities The Role: The Specialist, Machine Shop facilities provides hands-on technical leadership and coordination for maintenance activities supporting machining assets, production equipment, and facility infrastructure. Key focus areas include safe work execution, equipment uptime and reliability, preventive maintenance recovery, SAP work-order discipline, technician and contractor coordination, troubleshooting, repair validation, and continuous improvement. The role also conducts routine preventive maintenance audits, leads root cause analysis for recurring and high-impact failures, and optimizes preventive maintenance plans using equipment condition, failure history, OEM recommendations, and audit findings.

In this role you will:

Provide daily technical direction and work coordination for maintenance technicians and outside service providers supporting Machine Shop and facility equipment. Set daily work priorities, allocate available labor, conduct pass-downs, and follow up to verify work completion and quality. Coordinate corrective, preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance activities based on safety, production impact, and equipment criticality. Serve as the primary maintenance contact for Machine Shop production leadership regarding equipment status, repair priorities, downtime escalation, and return-to-service communication. Lead troubleshooting of complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, and machining-equipment failures with support from Engineering, Production, vendors, and the maintenance team. Validate repairs with Production before equipment is returned to service and confirm that required safeguards and operating conditions are restored. Restore and sustain preventive maintenance execution for Machine Shop assets, including schedule compliance, completion review, and backlog follow-up. Identify opportunities to improve or create preventive maintenance procedures based on repeat failures, equipment condition, OEM recommendations, and maintenance history. Walk production and maintenance areas routinely to identify abnormal equipment conditions, safety concerns, housekeeping needs, and developing reliability risks. Ensure SAP work orders contain clear problem descriptions, accurate labor and material usage, repair details, failure information, and timely closeout. Maintain visibility of open work, aging backlog, schedule adherence, equipment downtime, repeat failures, and overdue preventive maintenance. Escalate recurring or high-impact failures and support root cause analysis, corrective-action development, and verification of completed actions. Coordinate contractor access, downtime windows, permits, site requirements, work scope, field execution, and acceptance of completed work. Confirm contractor work is completed safely, within the approved scope, and at the expected quality before final acceptance. Identify critical spare-parts needs and support proper stocking levels for equipment with high downtime or long-lead replacement risk. Identify opportunities to transfer contractor knowledge and repair capability to the internal maintenance team. Support equipment criticality reviews, PM optimization, Total Productive Maintenance activities, and maintenance KPI follow-through. Train and coach technicians and operators on equipment care, troubleshooting methods, safe work practices, inspection routines, and documentation expectations. Reinforce safe work permits, non-standard work controls, lockout/tagout requirements, required PPE, housekeeping, and approved safety procedures. Support installation and commissioning of new equipment, retrofits, equipment relocations, and facility capital projects. Partner with Maintenance Planning, Production, Engineering, EHS, and Procurement to coordinate parts, resources, work windows, and technical support. Identify opportunities to reduce avoidable downtime, overtime recovery, emergency purchases, repeat repairs, and contractor dependence. Work independently or as part of a cross-functional team and adjust priorities as production and business needs change. Participate in after-hours support, planned shutdowns, weekend work, and emergency response when required.

Traits we believe will make a strong candidate:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; technical degree, apprenticeship, or industrial maintenance certification preferred.
• Five or more years of progressive industrial maintenance experience, including experience leading complex repairs or coordinating maintenance work, preferred.
• Broad experience with industrial production equipment, machining assets, high-temperature furnaces, vacuum systems, plant cooling water systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and related facility infrastructure.
• Advanced troubleshooting knowledge of electrical components, control panels, contactors, switches, relays, motors, drives, sensors, automated motion systems, and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, ladder logic, mechanical drawings, OEM manuals, and engineering documentation.
• Working knowledge of machine shop equipment such as CNC mills, lathes, drill presses, band saws, grinders, and supporting systems.
• Experience using SAP PM or a comparable computerized maintenance management system for work orders, preventive maintenance, labor, materials, backlog, and equipment history.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing work, coordinate resources, communicate equipment status, and follow work through completion.
• Experience coordinating contractors, reviewing work scope, supporting safe-work permitting, and verifying completed work.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, equipment criticality, preventive maintenance optimization, reliability principles, and maintenance performance measures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technicians, operators, engineers, production leaders, contractors, and suppliers.
• Experience with change-control requirements and disciplined technical documentation; follows established procedures and escalates risks appropriately.
• Ability to work occasionally on-call, nights, weekends, shutdowns, or extended hours as required by projects and equipment breakdowns.
• Willingness to adapt responsibilities and priorities based on production needs and site conditions.
• Able to climb stairs and ladders, work in hot, cold, dusty, or dirty environments, and safely lift 50 pounds while wearing required PPE.
• Able to pass the required pre-employment physical.
• Candidate must have the capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.

Your success will be measured by:

• Maintaining a safe and healthful work environment and reinforcing consistent compliance with site safety requirements.
• Improving equipment uptime through timely prioritization, troubleshooting, escalation, repair coordination, and return-to-service validation.
• Restoring and sustaining preventive maintenance schedule compliance while reducing overdue work and unmanaged backlog.
• Improving SAP work-order quality, labor and material capture, failure documentation, and timely closeout.
• Providing clear, accurate, and timely equipment-status communication to Maintenance, Production, and other stakeholders.
• Reducing repeat failures, avoidable contractor dependence, emergency purchases, and unnecessary repair delays.
• Developing technician capability through coaching, knowledge transfer, and consistent work expectations.
• Demonstrating integrity, accountability, teamwork, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Working the hours necessary to support company and customer goals when planned or emergency maintenance requires additional coverage.

At Entegris, we want you to be part of our culture, which values your unique talents, skills, and experiences.

We believe what we do is as important as how we do it. People at our company bring their true selves to work, and are appreciated not only for what they do, but for who they are. This plus the technical complexity of our products and solutions means you can be sure your work is both challenging and changing the world for the better. Learn more about why people enjoy working at Entegris.