Maintenance Technician

About the role

We are seeking a Maintenance Technician to join our dynamic team at Avient. This role offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Completes projects with minimal guidance, showing a proactive attitude to minimize equipment downtime and lost production capability.
• Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation, dismantling and examining devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces defective parts; sets up and operates shop machinery such as lathe, drill press, grinders, band saws, cutting torch, welder, etc.
• Uses hand tools and pneumatic tools to modify or repair parts and equipment; installs new or repairs/modifies hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as needed.
• Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment; takes a proactive approach to equipment issues with a preventive maintenance mentality.
• Operates forklift and hydraulic working platform as needed; researches supplies, parts, and tools needed to complete work orders; assists in identifying and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts.
• Contributes to upkeep and updating of required paperwork such as records, maintenance logs, documents, manuals, drawings, PM logs, etc.
• Supports the vision, mission, and guiding principles of the company; follows applicable Safety, Health, and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing job duties.

Requirements

• High School diploma, General Education Diploma (GED), or Technical School degree, or equivalent experience.
• Work experience in an industrial operations environment preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, or procedure manuals.
• Must have mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide; ability to use conversions, work with different units such as weight, volume, density, distance, etc.
• 5 years of Electrical, Mechanical, Maintenance, and Industrial Operations experience.
• 5 years of Process Improvements, Problem Solving Techniques, PLC Troubleshooting and Repairs.
• Adherence to health and safety regulations (i.e., constant use of protective gear).
• Self-motivated and has organizational skills; time/priority management skills a must.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook); knowledge of SAP preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read at a level of comprehension sufficient to meet job requirements.
• Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening; occasional bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs; lifting, pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds.
• May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity; exposed to outside weather conditions is routine.
• Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly; generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid time off, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays annually.

Pay

Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

Schedule

Hours: 2:00pm - 10:30pm Days: Monday - Friday