Maintenance Mechanic Lead

Ecolab, the global leader in premium cleaning, sanitizing and maintenance products and services for the hospitality, institutional and industrial markets is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic Lead. This role is responsible for installations, repairs, and maintenance of machinery. This includes planned and unplanned maintenance on equipment, physical structures, electrical, and process and utility systems. This role is also responsible for running diagnostic tests on malfunctioning equipment and performing repairs and preventive/predictive maintenance activities in all areas of plant.

What's in it For You:

• The opportunity to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day one of employment including medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!
  

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What You Will Do:

• Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing planned and unplanned maintenance requirements on utility systems and production and processing equipment. Ensures utility systems provide continuous supply of heat, steam, cooling, electric power, gas, or air required for operations. Optimizes uptime and minimizes downtime for production and processing equipment.
• Follows diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions and engineering specifications.
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for problems, and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Troubleshoots, installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers, VFD's, wiring and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment, including basic PLC control systems.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices; using hoists, cranes, and hand and power tools; examining form and texture of parts.Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts; using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
• Uses analytical instruments including multi meters, measuring instruments such as calipers and micrometers, power and hand tools, welding and fabrication equipment, and office equipment such as computers, printers, fax machines, and copiers.
• Provides related technical guidance and expertise. Assists and coaches Maintenance, Operations, and QA associates on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. Closes out work orders in CMMS, while writing technical summaries and descriptions, and detailing work performed for permanent record keeping.
• Complies with the following initiatives: Maintenance Excellence, 5S, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Complies with National, State, local building/mechanical/electrical codes; safety codes, OSHA regulations; fire codes; company's and customer's policies, procedures, and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned
  

Position Details:

• Plant location: Fort Worth, TX
• Work week and shift: Monday - Friday / 7:00am - 3:30pm
• Compensation package offered: $37.00 / hour, depending on experience
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 5 years of industrial troubleshooting, maintenance and repair experience on highly technical precision equipment
• 3 years of experience troubleshooting and repairing flexographic printing press machines, rewind/slitter machines, shrink wrap machines, and packaging conveyor lines
• No Immigration Sponsorship available for this opportunity
  

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10-20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25-40 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates degree in an applicable technical discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Expertise in electrical, electrical controls, mechanical, pneumatics, and hydraulics
• Knowledge of plant utility systems, including compressed air
• Knowledge of PLC's, VFD's, Servo's, and plant automation systems
• Previous experience with industrial motor controls (Servo and VFD)
• Working knowledge of National, State, Local building codes, OSHA and standard industry safety rules/regulations
• Ability to read and interpret work orders, safety rules, mechanical and electrical drawings, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to fill out routine reports, correspondence documents and to speak effectively when conveying information to other employees with good oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of or ability to learn CMMS, Microsoft Office Suite, and Lotus Notes
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages; Ability to apply basic concepts of algebra and geometry; Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to work various shifts