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Mechanical Technician

INVISTA
life insurance, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, Delaware, Seaford
Jan 11, 2025
Your Job

INVISTA Seaford, De has an immediate need for a self-motivated and knowledgeable Mechanical Technician. This position assists to increase uptime, reliability, and the assurance of meeting production and quality goals.

Check out [1] Koch Makes This: INVISTA

Our Team

Mechanical Technicians, along with our Multi-Craft Maintenance Technicians, work with our Operations and Engineering teams to minimize downtime and ensure we meet quality production. Mechanical Technicians creates value by performing predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance. This position is for a 2nd (4p-12a) or 3rd shift role (12am-8am) and includes holidays, weekend, and overtime hours as needed.

Our Benefits
* Starting Rates up to $28.75 / hour; increase after training program; shift differential and overtime
* Immediate Vacation Available - 120-hour annual allotment
* Automatic 401K company contribution along with competitive matching program
* Excellent Health benefit options

What You Will Do
* Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures and actively participating in the safety program
* Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, and dismantling industrial machinery and mechanical equipment
* Performing periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machines and equipment for improved reliability and uptime to achieve optimal performance
* Participating in a Preventative Maintenance (PM) program
* Collaborating with operations to identify and prioritize maintenance needs
* Recording work results and parts usage in computerized maintenance management system
* Working with operations to identify and prioritize maintenance needs
* Maintaining accurate maintenance logs including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
* Willing and able to adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing, agricultural or military environment
* Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics & pneumatics
* Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts
* Experience with reading blueprints and precision measurements
* Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions

Physical Requirements
* Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, gloves, safety boots. PPE use is in accordance with the safety rules and regulations
* Ability to lift a minimum of 50lbs, repetitively as required
* Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day, in a loud/noisy, industrial, non-temperature controlled, high-volume environment

What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience with precision equipment installation, fundamentals in alignment, and machinery lubrication.
* Five (5) or more years mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment
* Experience with maintenance management software (CMMS) preferably SAP
* Technical Degree or higher in a Mechanical Maintenance program
* Experience with fabricating, torch cutting, and arc welding

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [2] here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, airbags, food packaging, and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life's essential products to market.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [3] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [4] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [5] here, [6] aqui, or [7] tu).

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This role is subject to a pre-hire medical test.
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