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Essity North America Inc. Maintenance Mechanical Technician - Essity243016 in Cherokee, Alabama
About the Role Essity's Global Supply Chain/Manufacturing team is currently searching for Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Technicians. The positions are located at our manufacturing site in Cherokee, AL.
Overview - Responsible for reducing unscheduled maintenance, increasing uptime and lowering maintenance costs by developing maintenance capabilities and effectiveness. Being a shared resource for the entire mill when technical expertise or other capabilities are needed to solve a problem, support a project, or implement changes, and will strive to drive safe, respectful, and positive workplace interactions. Were looking for people who embody our values, arent afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. Were always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, wed love to talk.
What You Will Do * Perform preventative maintenance on process equipment to improve area process reliability; * Learn new technology, processes and equipment and educate other maintenance technicians and operators; * Assist operations in troubleshooting equipment and processes; * Knowledge of maintenance planning process and manufacturing work systems; * Maintain necessary documentation (drawings, diagrams, bill of materials, etc.) and communicate repairs to others; * Perform corrective maintenance on process equipment by performing precision maintenance best practices to optimize equipment life; * Competent in basic maintenance skills (mechanical or electrical) and able to perform maintenance tasks with minimum supervision; * Perform maintenance activities in accordance with all relevant safe work practices such as specified by regulatory guidelines (OSHA, NFPA70E, etc.) and mill safety policy; * Participates in improvement projects to reduce maintenance costs and reduce process equipment failures; * Maintenance technician levels include level 1, 2 and 3 depending on skill and experience level of the candidates and mill needs.
Who You Are * For Electricians: Electrical work scope includes knowledge in motor control circuits, instrumentation (transmitters, control loops, control valves, I/P, etc.), AC and DC drives, electrical power distribution, Allen Bradley PLC software, Honeywell software, I/O devices, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and other industrial electrical systems; * For Mechanics: Mechanical work scope includes knowledge of industrial process equipment (process pumps, gearboxes, agitators, screw press, conveyors, fans, etc.), machine alignment, belt drives, chain drives, installation of roller bearings and drive couplings, machine rolls and other industrial mechanical systems. * What We Can Offer You * At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Additional Information The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant 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 EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com
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