Maintenance Technologist

We are looking for our next Maintenance Technologist within our Health and Pharma Solutions (HPS) business. The Maintenance Technologist will support the METHOCEL™ manufacturing assets and be responsible for providing maintenance subject matter expertise to resolve plant issues and drive continuous improvement. This position is located in Midland, MI. Compensation: The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $83,000-120,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location. What You'll Do: • Provides technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions. • During repairs ensure that repair details such as clearances, tolerances, materials of construction, rebuild procedures, etc. are provided and documented. • Oversees and provides technical support for the rebuild of critical machinery • Supports Root Cause Investigations by providing expertise on equipment failure analysis such as design specification, installation, and operational parameters. • Develops or provides input for the creation of Standard Maintenance Procedures including repair techniques, repair procedures, recommended spares, and training requirements. • Reviews spare parts list for existing equipment and works with MRO to ensure parts are identified, added, and stocked in the MRO system in support of the maintenance strategy. • Provides maintainability input for capital projects and other improvement activities. • Supports reliability in developing the equipment maintenance strategy by providing technical and historical information. • Assists in specification of spare parts to maintain asset availability requirements. • Serves as a technical resource to the planner on work packages. • Supports the Turnaround Work Process with input on scope of work and field support during execution. • Provides input to the Maintenance Leader in support of maintaining an accurate maintenance budget. What You'll Need: Required Qualifications: • 3+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment or related field Experience / Skills: • Experience analyzing equipment failures and providing technical expertise on repair techniques • Knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance module or equivalent Maintenance Management System • Experience supporting planning and execution of maintenance turnarounds of moderate scale • Experience developing (preferred) or knowledge of maintenance strategy elements including MRO spare parts management, design for maintainability, and standard maintenance procedures • Strong written and communication skills across multiple work groups • Highly motivated, results-driven, and a self-starter • Ability to manage multiple projects / tasks at a time • Skilled in the use of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) preferred Work Environment: • This role spends approximately 50% of the time in an office environment and 50% of the time in the plant environment. (manufacturing only) Physical Demands: • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; work in hot, cold and loud environments. Employee must be able to wear a respirator. (manufacturing only) Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: • This is a full-time position. Days and flexible hours of work are required to meet facility demands. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.