Electro-Mechanical Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking to hire an Electro-Mechanical Technician for a Direct Hire role with a union shop in Joliet, IL. Our client is a leading global provider of silicates, silicas and derivative products. Their products are used in a wide variety of industrial processes and many customer products, from decorative paints to green cement, from clean drinking water to green tires and from toothpaste to biofuels and beer.

This role is responsible for maintaining on-site equipment and facility infrastructure at our client’s site through their training and experience with mechanical, electrical, and instrument systems. The person in this role will primarily be a Journeyman Mechanic or Journeyman Electrician, with a secondary skillset in the other discipline. This role will accept a certain amount of scheduled and unscheduled overtime work as needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• If Journeyman Mechanic: Install, troubleshoot, maintain, clean, and overhaul rotating equipment including pumps, motors, gearboxes, compressors, agitators, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, vibratory conveyors, bucket elevators, fans, blowers, rotary valves, couplings, belts/sheaves, chains/sprockets, hammer mills, etc
• If Journeyman Mechanic: Install, troubleshoot, fabricate, maintain, clean, and repair stationary equipment including piping, valves, piping supports, insulation, sheet metal, angle iron, heat exchangers, cooling towers, tanks, pressure vessels, ladders, grating, trenches, handrails, doors, etc
• If Journeyman Mechanic: Troubleshoot and maintain lube oil systems, shaft sealing systems, and overall equipment/system performance
• If Journeyman Mechanic: Perform a variety of skilled maintenance trade functions including pipe fitting, welding, carpentry, painting, rigging support and instrumentation
• If Journeyman Electrician: Install, troubleshoot, maintain, clean, and overhaul electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic digital systems including 110-220-440 volt single and three-phase electrical distribution, disconnect starters and push button stations, ignition wiring systems, control circuits on boilers, combustion equipment, batch weighing and automatic processing equipment, sequential digital logic and distributed digital and analog process control systems
• If Journeyman Electrician: Calibrate and troubleshoot a wide range of instruments consisting of pneumatic, electronic, and digital modes including pressure, level, temperature and pH controllers and recorders, gas analyzers, weigh cells, air operated valves, electronic probes, programmable controllers, digital and analog controllers, mass flow devices, speed control, pulse flow devices, nuclear measurement devices, etc
• Repair, install, and maintain all plant equipment, buildings, utilities, and services
• Identify specific parts and supplies needed for specific jobs and obtain them from the storeroom
• Enter information into the Computerized Maintenance Management System to document work completed, equipment condition, and time reporting
• Notify the supervisor or planner of any circumstances that will require additional parts, assistance, further investigation, or which may delay the scheduled completion of the work
• Clean all work areas and maintain tools and maintenance equipment
• Attend any designated training courses as required by the Company to maintain or improve his or her skills for required mechanical and/or E&I maintenance
• Maintain a working familiarity with all plant processes and equipment and their relation to critical equipment
• Comply with all federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations and requirements

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of experience working as either a Journeyman Mechanic or Electrician in a manufacturing environment
• If Journeyman Mechanic: Pass an electrical and instrumentation evaluation as prescribed
• If Journeyman Electrician: Pass a mechanical evaluation as prescribed
• Attend any designated training course(s) as required by the Company to maintain or improve his or her skills for required mechanical or E&I maintenance This will be dependent upon evaluation results
• Firm understanding of life critical safety procedures such as LOTO, Hot Work, Line Break, Working at Heights, Confined Space Entry, Excavations, etc

Company Description

Real People. Real Connections. Real Results.

That's the Messina Talent Advantage.

For more than 40 years, Messina's Talent practice has continuously evolved to meet the needs of our clients. We not only help our clients fill roles and build their teams, but we also help them better understand their workforce and develop strategic talent initiatives that drive value for their organizations.

Messina Talent Advisors, a Messina Group Company, has the network, proven processes, and all the latest technologies to connect the right candidates with the right jobs - faster.

Company Description

Real People. Real Connections. Real Results.\r\n\r\nThat's the Messina Talent Advantage.\r\n\r\nFor more than 40 years, Messina's Talent practice has continuously evolved to meet the needs of our clients. We not only help our clients fill roles and build their teams, but we also help them better understand their workforce and develop strategic talent initiatives that drive value for their organizations.\r\n\r\nMessina Talent Advisors, a Messina Group Company, has the network, proven processes, and all the latest technologies to connect the right candidates with the right jobs - faster.