Maintenance Technician

With a strategy centered on people and sustainability, Braskem is engaged in contributing to the value chain to strengthen the Circular Economy. Braskem’s 9,000 team members dedicate themselves every day to improving people's lives through sustainable solutions in chemicals and plastics. With its corporate DNA rooted in innovation, Braskem offers a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for diverse industries, such as food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, health and hygiene, and more. With 40 industrial units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, Braskem exports its products to clients in over 70 countries.

Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, an Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh, and a New Renewable Innovation Center in Boston focused on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and advanced materials. For more information, visit www.braskem.com/usa.

Department: Maintenance & Reliability

Location: Seadrift, TX

Travel Involved: 0-5%

Job Type: Full Time

The basic function of the Maintenance Mechanic is to perform preventive and corrective maintenance on the facility’s equipment, including rotating and fixed equipment. The mechanic must be knowledgeable in the use of hand & power tools and operating certain mobile equipment. This position is also frequently called on to troubleshoot mechanical/equipment problems and perform unscheduled equipment repairs. Additional duties include identifying parts needed, maintaining equipment records, ensuring Maintenance history is accurate and entered into SAP, interfacing with the work planner on job instructions and estimates and documenting work in procedures and instructions.

 Responsibilities:    

• Perform Corrective and Preventive Maintenance on fixed and rotating equipment, such as pumps, compressors, blowers, gearboxes, extruders, rotary feeders, hydraulic skids, heat exchangers, filters, etc.
• Good working proficiency on:
  • Welding/Pipe Fitting/Oxy Fuel Cutting
  • Line opening, flange breaking, gasket replacement
  • Bolting and torqueing
  • Crane Operation/Rigging
  • Valve, filters and PSV change outs
  • Lubrication, Bearings, Couplings
  • Laser Alignment
  • Cartridge and Component mechanical seals
  • Precision measuring Tools
  • Drill Press, Parts Washer, Grinder, sandblaster and band saw
  • Specialty tools, like rams, wedges, spreaders, hydraulic torque guns, etc
• Utilize prints and plant documentation, read and interpret P&ID’s and machine drawings in order to resolve problems or to rebuild equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair rotating equipment problems, assisting in the determination of root causes of equipment failures.
• Perform PdM tasks, such as lubrication and vibration data collection, as needed
• Assist planner as necessary to develop accurate millwright and multicraft work plans.
• Search for WO’s in SAP and identify parts needed to complete work.
• Document work performed in procedures and/or work packages as appropriate.
• Write and review maintenance procedures supported by maintenance engineer.
• Update equipment records and files in plant library, as appropriate.
• Appropriately handle work packages ensuring it flows from hand to hand without being misplaced.
• Participate in Route Cause Investigations, as required
• Be available for call outs on off hours and/or weekends, to support plant operations
• Work outdoors as well as indoors with frequent walking, standing, and climbing with the ability to perform elevated work using portable ladders, scaffolding, and fall protection equipment. The position also involves repetitive motion, stair climbing and frequent lifting of weights up to 50 pounds.
• Perform SMP tasks, such as APTs and ISCs, according to assignments in the team activity plan for the month.
• Record timekeeping data and hand over timesheets to be entered in SAP to register work order details.
• Hand over planner feedback forms back to planner after completion of a job to allow for planning improvements and learning opportunities
• Share discoveries and learnings from day-to-day work with maintenance engineers to allow for reliability improvement initiatives
• Ensure good housekeeping after completion of work
• Ensure good housekeeping in the maintenance shop and tool room, ensuring all tools, rigging equipment, devices and parts are properly maintained and available for future use.
• Seek out and identify training and skill enhancing opportunities to allow for career progression
• Act as leads on critical jobs or when working alongside contractors, as well as in specific events such as turnarounds, pit-stops or unplanned outages.
• Keep up with training, certifications, mobile equipment licenses and life critical requirements.

What we offer

At Braskem, we offer more than just a competitive pay package. Our total rewards package includes a wide range of benefits you need for every stage of your life. Our benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Teladoc
• A wide range of voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance, Legal and ID Theft Insurance
• Flexible work schedules like 9/80 schedules for eligible team members

Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States without the need for any type of sponsorship now or in the future. Braskem is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees according to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team.