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Job Description
The Valve Technician will support the design and construction of a battery material manufacturing facility by maintaining and servicing tools and facilities, executing preventative maintenance, and collaborating with engineering and vendors to enhance operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and service existing tools and facilities through executing preventative maintenance routes.
- Create preventative maintenance and repair procedures.
- Complete technical job summaries and document follow-ups.
- Work with outside vendors to schedule onsite maintenance and repairs.
- Identify and place purchase requests for critical spare parts.
- Report safety incidents and near misses within 24 hours.
- Share lessons learned from working on manufacturing equipment to improve work processes and safety guidelines.
- Collaborate with engineering on tool improvements and future tool design.
- Provide feedback to design engineering on design for serviceability.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to diagnose malfunctions and perform testing to ensure proper valve operation.
- Basic understanding of fundamental physics and its application to pressurized fluid systems and energized circuits.
- Able to read and interpret P&IDs.
- Experience installing and replacing process instruments such as pressure, temperature, and flow sensors.
- Experience certifications to rebuild safety valves.
- Experience performing maintenance and leak checks on various types of piping construction including stainless steel tubing, flanged piping, threaded piping, and welded PVC pipe.
- Able to train and develop other less experienced industrial maintenance technicians.
- Experience supporting facilities equipment including HVAC, chillers, boilers, lighting, and exhaust fans.
- Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a daily basis.
- Wear personal protective equipment including a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes.
- Move items up to 50 lbs with the assistance of lift equipment and carts.
- Move long distances such as from building to building and be stationary for extended periods of time.
- Reach low shelves or items on the floor.
- Enter spaces narrower than 3 feet.
- Climb stairs or over containment walls.
- Precise and repetitive handling of a range of material quantities.
- Operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, copier, printer, etc. in a fixed location.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $37/hr to $47/hr
Base pay is part of a competitive Total Rewards package
Eligibility for overtime
Work environment perks: inclusive environment, commitment to diversity
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