Maintenance Technician

Overview

Sun Chemical is seeking a Maintenance Technician for our Valparaiso, IN location. The Maintenance Technician will be adept at independently assessing, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on all facility equipment. The required experience varies by role level (Level 2, Level 3, or Level
4). We are particularly interested in candidates who are eager to learn and advance through multiple levels.

Pay: Level 2: $29.73;
Level 3: $33.10;
Level 4: $36.47. Proficiency can be demonstrated by formal classroom training and/or prior employment or training to the satisfaction of the maintenance supervisor/manager or engineering manager. To move between levels, the individual must pass the applicable level entrance test. All mechanics must receive a passing score on Mechanical Comprehension and hands-on testing.

Shift: Monday-Friday 8-hour shift OR 12-hour day shift 3/4 days per week.

• Follows all plant and OSHA safety policies and procedures, reporting all near misses and unsafe conditions to supervisor.
• Capable of the installation, repair, and maintenance of all plant equipment, including new equipment installations and special project work.
• Perform safely and adequately under stress when confronted with hazardous, critical, or urgent situations.
• Willing and capable of working with, directing, and imparting knowledge to similar and lesser skilled personnel in the engineering trades group including contract maintenance personnel.
• Cleans the work area and returns all parts, tools, welding rods, etc. to the shop at the completion of job or shift if the job is not completed.
• Capable of safely using and understanding the use of all tools required in the installation, repair, and maintenance of all plant equipment.
• Exercises sound judgment and safely apply principles to solve problems. Capable of interpreting complex technical manuals, specifications, schematics, layout drawings and blueprints as required to complete repairs or installations.
• Performs all required shop math and calculations necessary to complete required tasks.
• Clearly, accurately and concisely documents all activities, needs and status of repairs in the shift report. This includes call-ins, or the repair status of work completed by all crafts during the holidays when the outside contractors are working.
• Completes all other duties as required or assigned, such as carpentry, office furniture assembly, landscaping, plumbing, housekeeping, snow removal, etc., and during periods of extenuating circumstances assists production to return the plant to normal operation. This could include packing, dropping presses, etc.

All mechanics must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent and demonstrate a willingness to continually learn and improve their skills.

Varying level of experience with the following based on level
:

• Hydraulics
• Pipe Fitting Skills (glued/threaded/valve/actuator/natural gas/ammonia/hydrogen/nitrogen)
• Millwright Skills (pump/valves)
• Welding Skills (structural/structural steel)
• Electrical Skills (120v to 480v)
• VFD/VSD Installation and troubleshooting
• Transmitter setup and Calibrations
• DCS wiring / Basic PLC
• Utilities (air compressor/cooling towners/chillers/boiler)

Duties will require occasional lifting weights up to 55 lbs. and be performed in normal maintenance type work situations (i.e., standing, bending, lifting, heights, and confined space entry).

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) + match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.