Sr. Millwright - Austin Industrial (Taylor)

About the Role

The Senior Facilities Technician performs advanced technical and mechanical maintenance activities supporting industrial waste treatment systems, facility utilities, chemical delivery systems, and related mechanical equipment. This position operates with minimal supervision and serves as a subject matter expert responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance strategy, system reliability, process improvement, and technical leadership. The Senior Technician applies extensive industrial mechanical knowledge to ensure maximum equipment uptime, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and safe facility operations. This role also provides mentorship, technical guidance, and training to technicians while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot mechanical equipment issues, identify problems and manage solutions. Systems and equipment include but are not limited to: Industrial Waste Treatment equipment.
• Perform preventive, corrective and condition based maintenance to maximize mechanical equipment uptime across facilities utilities system. Mechanical equipment include but are not limited to: Pumps, blower, clarifiers, valves, tanks, center hung fans, mixers, and gear boxes.
• Use root cause analysis tools to identify permanent solutions for recurrence failures causing equipment downtime.
• Provide technical support during commissioning and start up for new instrumentation equipment, installation, configuration and calibration.
• Understand interactions with other departments in activities such as maintenance scheduling.
• Identify areas of business process improvement opportunities and provide input with solutions.
• Interpret issues/questions regarding schematics, diagrams, written/verbal instructions, layouts or defined plans.
• Interact actively with stakeholders and departments on work planning and coordination.
• Mentor/train lower level technicians.
• Document all work order and calibration systems.
• Develop and maintain SOPs using technical expertise and in conformance with standards.
• Decide which type of maintenance is needed, select parts for replacement.
• May participate on cross-functional teams.
• May conduct and/or oversee routine inspections and investigations.
• Interpret complex data from equipment, processes etc.
• Apply knowledge of relevant best practices, state and local code in area of expertise.
• Regular attendance and timeliness is required per departmental guidelines.
• Adhere and enforce safety rules, follow safe procedures and guidelines.
• Support plant operation during off-hours as needed.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced industrial mechanical knowledge.
• Heavy mechanical background, be familiar with setting, leveling, and aligning pumps, and fans.
• Able to re-build centrifugal pumps (both end suction and split case), exhaust fans (both centers hung and over hung in-board and out-board bearings).
• Vibration level 1 Certification a plus.
• Laser and/or Reverse Alignment.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information.
• Able to work in a team environment.
• Understands manufacturing systems.
• Effectively communicates via verbal/written means to immediate team and other SAS departments.
• Advanced knowledge of relevant industrial waste treatment systems.
• Has advanced knowledge of relevant software tools (i.e., Programmable Logic Controller, Microsoft etc.).
• Ability to work flexible hours as necessary.
• Intermediate knowledge in relevant waste water code regulations.
• Ability to work independently within the broad scope of an objective.
• Intermediate knowledge of mentoring, coaching and leading groups/people.
• May require the ability to maintain a state license as necessary.
• High School Diploma or equivalent and technical school certification preferred or equivalent Millwright and/or Industrial Mechanical Experience.
• Typically requires 8+ years of experience.
• NCCER Certification would be a plus.
• Valid current Texas Class "C" Driver License.
• Must be able to become certified for Respiratory Protection and Confined-Space Entry Program within six (6) months of employment and maintain certification.
• Potential to frequently work with and be exposed to materials which contain hazardous chemicals.
• Regularly works around moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include weather, heat, and humidity.
• May have to work in a clean room.
• May have to position oneself in a tight fitting, FAB environment.
• May be required to support and/or work shift duties in a 24x7 manufacturing environment.