2025 Evergreen Maintenance Support Mechanic Apprentice

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The Maintenance Support Mechanic plays a crucial role in maintaining fixed equipment within the plant. Responsibilities include:

• Equipment Maintenance and Repair:
  
  
  
  • Dismantle, repair, adjust, overhaul, install, assemble, fabricate, and service mechanical and process piping equipment.
  • Determine replacement parts needed, develop repair strategies, and ensure new parts meet specifications.
  • Support rotating equipment and assist with troubleshooting projects led by General Maintenance Mechanics.
  • Perform specialized machinist and assembly repairs when necessary.
  • Detect faulty equipment through inspection, testing, and expertise.
  • Conduct preventive maintenance to avoid production interruptions or unsafe conditions.
  
  
  
  
• Machinery Operation and Fabrication:
  
  
  
  • Operate precision tools and machinery such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, and grinders.
  • Fabricate and shape parts from metal, plastics, and composites.
  • Measure, examine, and test completed units to identify defects.
  • Monitor machine feed and speed during machining processes.
  
  
  
  
• Technical Skills and Documentation:
  
  
  
  • Work from blueprints, specifications, sketches, job plans, and oral instructions.
  • Make repairs using reference materials and previous experience.
  • Utilize testing and measurement equipment effectively.
  • Maintain good working condition of tools and shop equipment.
  • Perform basic root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and document findings.
  
  
  
  
• Computer and Data Management:
  
  
  
  • Use computers for accessing procedures, completing training, inputting/retrieving data, and reviewing BOMs in SAP.
  
  
  
  
• Safety and Compliance:
  
  
  
  • Follow all safety, environmental, and company policies.
  • Use designated safety and personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat, face shield, fire retardant coveralls, safety boots, and respirators.
  
  
  
  
• Availability and Flexibility:
  
  
  
  • Be available for overtime, alternate schedules, on-call duties, and rotating shifts as required.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by supervision.
  
  
  
  

Training Requirements (after reporting to work):

• Complete apprenticeship program that includes:
  
  
  
  • classroom (books, hands-on labs, tests) - this portion is done primarily on the apprentice's own time
  • on-the-job training
  • on-going satisfactory performance
  • quarterly evaluations/feedback
  
  
  
  
• Maintain current status on all procedural and safety training
  
  

Required Qualifications:

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required

Must be at least 18 years of age

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Must have a valid state motor vehicle driver's license

Minimum WorkKeys scores of:

Applied Mathematics4

Locating Information4

Reading for Information4

Applied Technology(no minimum, but scores are reviewed by hiring managers)

*An Associate's degree in a related fieldortwo or more years of relatedexperienceis required.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Mechanical experience in an industrial, military, construction or manual machinist/machine shop environment is preferred.
• An Associate's degree in a program validated by Eastman is preferred.Current validated programs are Kilgore College Industrial Maintenance Technology AAS or TSTC Waco Industrial Systems Technology AAS.
• Manual Machinist - Class A
• Troubleshooting
• Rotating Equipment
• Multi-craft ( Electrical, Mechanical, Fabrication, and Machining)
• Stable and progressive work history

Training Requirements (after reporting to work):

Complete apprenticeship program that includes:

classroom (books, hands-on labs, tests) - this portion is done primarily on the apprentice's own time

on-the-job training

on-going satisfactory performance

quarterly evaluations/feedback

Maintain current status on all procedural and safety training