Maintenance Technician

About the role

Verdant Specialty Solutions is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support plant reliability through effective maintenance planning, preventive maintenance coordination, and hands-on maintenance support at our Elmendorf, Texas facility. This role combines maintenance planning responsibilities with technical maintenance execution, ensuring equipment uptime, regulatory compliance, and efficient use of maintenance resources.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule preventive and corrective maintenance activities using SAP to maximize equipment reliability and plant uptime.
• Cook up maintenance work with operations and other departments to minimize downtime and production disruptions.
• Manage work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, equipment records, and maintenance documentation within SAP.
• Perform and support preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Utilize hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment to maintain safe and efficient operations.
• Support reliability initiatives, root cause analyses, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and company standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance planning, scheduling, and equipment performance.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree, trade school certification, or related maintenance training preferred.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a chemical manufacturing, specialty chemicals, or continuous-process manufacturing environment.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience utilizing SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) or a similar computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).