Celanese

Overview

The primary role of the Industrial Maintenance Technician is to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve manufacturing and plant equipment in a safe, reliable, and cost-effective manner. This role supports production operations through preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment overhauls, troubleshooting, fabrication, and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.
• Follow all site safety procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing and utility equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical failures and equipment performance issues.
• Repair, replace, and rebuild pumps, gearboxes, shafts, bearings, seals, conveyors, motors, fans, and other production equipment.
• Operate machine shop equipment including lathes, milling machines, grinders, drill presses, and related tools.
• Fabricate and repair parts using welding and metalworking equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and technical specifications.
• Enter work order information, labor hours, and equipment history into SAP Maintenance Management System.
• Maintain maintenance procedures, manuals, and records.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to resolve equipment issues.
• Work effectively with electrical and instrumentation technicians.
• Train and mentor less experienced technicians when required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 4 years of industrial maintenance experience or completion of a recognized apprenticeship program.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing mechanical equipment in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and blueprints.
• Basic computer skills.
• Associate degree in Mechanical Technology or related field (preferred).
• Experience with SAP Maintenance Management Systems (preferred).
• Experience operating machine shop equipment (preferred).
• Multi-craft maintenance experience (preferred).
• Experience in millwright work, welding and fabrication, pipefitting, rigging, sheet metal work, precision alignment, equipment rebuilding, mechanical troubleshooting and root cause analysis, machine shop operations, hydraulic and pneumatic systems (preferred).