Lead Mechanic

About the role

At Nouryon, we create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future. The Lead Mechanic is responsible for keeping plant equipment and utility systems running safely and reliably. This role performs both preventive and demand maintenance, with a focus on mechanical maintenance, welding, utilities, electrical troubleshooting, and instrumentation. You’ll work in a chemical manufacturing environment and will need to be comfortable working independently, handling changing priorities, and following strict safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and demand maintenance on plant equipment and systems.
• Work safely in a chemical plant environment and follow required procedures for Permit to Work, LOTOTO (Lockout/Tagout), confined space, hot work, line breaking, crane operations, energized work, excavation, and working at heights.
• Use Preventive Maintenance software to enter, update, and close preventive and demand maintenance work orders.
• Perform a variety of welding and fabrication work, including GTA/TIG welding of Hastelloy C‑276, 316 stainless steel, and 304 stainless steel; stick welding of steel piping, plate, and angle.
• Fit threaded and welded piping.
• Operate maintenance and fabrication equipment such as Miller‑style arc and stick welding equipment, plasma cutters, grinders, pipe threaders, drill presses, band saws, and other machine tools.
• Maintain plant utility systems, including boilers, deionized water systems, and air compressors; perform boiler inspections, water testing, and compressor maintenance.
• Support electrical and instrumentation maintenance, including instrument calibration, motor replacement, wiring and conduit installation, fuse replacement, and multimeter troubleshooting.
• Participate in HSES activities as directed by management or outlined in the site’s HSES Annual Site Plan.
• Follow applicable Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) when performing work.
• Work with minimal supervision, take ownership of assigned work, and manage time effectively to adjust to changing priorities and day‑to‑day maintenance needs.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2–5 years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in a manufacturing or chemical plant environment.
• Hands‑on experience with mechanical maintenance and welding.
• Experience with or knowledge of TIG/GTA and stick welding.
• Ability to troubleshoot basic electrical and instrumentation issues.
• Ability to safely use tools and equipment commonly found in a maintenance environment.
• Strong commitment to safety and safe work practices.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Strong time‑management skills and the ability to handle continual change and shifting priorities.
• Willingness to work in office, laboratory, and production environments and meet the physical demands of the maintenance mechanic role.

Additional details

This is a permanent full‑time position reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, based at our site in Salisbury, NC.