Plant Mechanic

Explore what Matters

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio.  Our success is built upon the collective excellence of our 32,000 employees in 50+ countries.  Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click here.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let us explore this together!

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Job Summary

This position is responsible for instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical process manufacturing equipment and support systems within assigned areas. Candidates must safely and effectively troubleshoot and repair designated equipment. Candidates will complete work orders and document findings, actions and feedback. Candidates will perform preventive maintenance tasks and help identify and implement reliability improvements. Candidate must understand and comply with company safety policies and procedures. Job assignments may include work in chemical operations and plastic compounding/extrusion.

How You Can Be the Impact

Job Responsibilities

• Perform a varied degree of maintenance tasks including instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical work.
• Use equipment knowledge to assist in completion of all safety permitting necessary to perform work.
• Continuously learn on the job and in the classroom as technology changes.
• Prioritize information and tasks within your assigned area.
• Troubleshoot failures and upsets on plant equipment, including pumps, motors, rotating equipment.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance activities.  
• Inspections, lubrications, and diagnosing trouble sources in machinery and equipment.
• Repairing/ modifying or replacing new and existing plant equipment and facilities.
• Planning and laying out work, interpreting blueprints, manuals and other specifications.
• Safely use a variety of tools and equipment associated with completion of varied work assignments.

What Matters to SABIC

Job Requirements

• Experience in mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation maintenance, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Position is considered multi-craft, but experience in instrumentation/electrical/PLC is highly favorable
• High safety and environmental awareness
• Work well within an inclusive team environment
• Ability to communicate with team and other individuals
• Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement
• Demonstrates good interpersonal skills and professionalism
• Takes initiative and demonstrates the desire to learn and develop
• Basic level skills in problem solving, trouble shooting, and analytical thinking
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ability to organize and plan your work
• Detailed oriented, able to deliver tasks in timely manner

Physical Requirements:   

• • Climbing: Vertical ladders to roofs of buildings; step ladders and platforms

• Sitting/crouching/kneeling: Able to sit if required in tight spaces to remove or repair equipment

• Walking: Walk extended distances through the plant to reach jobsite.

• Stooping: Required for some inspections/equipment repairs.

• Standing: Ability to stand for extended periods of time to repair equipment at various elevations.

• Reaching: To install or remove piping, valves, etc or removing equipment not high enough to require a ladder or platform.

• Other: Some work required on rooftops or other high places such as tank tops.  Some work required inside tanks and reactors requiring entry though manholes with ladders, wearing safety equipment such as belts, air masks, etc.

• Lifting:  0 to 70 pounds with or without assistance – small motors, pumps, valves, piping, etc.  Frequency as required performing the job.

• The essential physical requirements include sitting approximately 25% of the time, standing or walking approximately 75% of the time (including climbing up to 5 flights of stairs to cover normal operating areas), and occasional lifting material / equipment weighing up to 70 pounds.

Eligibility Requirements

• You must submit your application for employment online to be considered. Please submit your resume using the “Apply Now/Apply” option on this page.
• Certified Journeyman with a minimum of 3 years of journeyman experience OR a 2-year educational certificate/ associate degree in industrial maintenance or other relevant course of study and 3 years applicable work experience OR must have 7 or more years of relevant maintenance experience.
• Candidates for this position must have completed any probationary / training period in their current job and have satisfactory performance and attendance in their current position.  
• You must be 18 years or older
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work for SABIC in the United States on a full-time basis.

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work a Monday-Friday schedule during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer .We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.