Mechanic

About the role

NEXPERA's General Mechanic will regularly perform mechanical maintenance of field and plant equipment and facilities in a leading sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide regeneration company that optimizes processes, minimizes environmental impact, and drives innovation across the industrial landscape.

Responsibilities

• Support Plant and Field Operations
• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance schedules and protocols
• Troubleshoot equipment performance and restore assets to optimal performance levels
• Deliver maintenance support for projects
• Provide oversight of the plant shop and maintenance tools
• Support Process Safety Management and site personal safety efforts
• Conduct seasonal prep work including preparing equipment and scheduling materials
• Assure proper set-up, calibration, operation, and preventative maintenance of equipment, machines, and facilities

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• One to three (1-3) years of industrial maintenance work experience
• Problem solving, conflict resolution, and teamwork skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Beginning level computer skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Valid Driver’s License
• TWIC (must be obtained within 30 days of beginning employment)

Work Environment

• Ability to work for prolonged periods in extremes of hot and cold temperatures and inclement weather conditions
• Ability to work around hazardous materials such as sulfuric acid and molten sulfur
• Ability to wear required PPE (including FR clothing, respirators, and fall protection equipment)
• Frequent stooping, bending, climbing, reaching, and carrying; use of hand tools (shovels, brooms, sledgehammers, picks) and moving heavy objects
• Ability to work from ladders, scaffolds, and high-lifts, and to enter and work in confined spaces
• Ability to respond to emergency call-outs as required by site operations
• Willingness and ability to work overtime hours including weekend work during periods of high plant need
• Typical schedule: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week
• Occasional travel to other locations may be required

Benefits

• Paid time off policies
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan

Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.