Maintenance Technician

Job Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining industrial equipment in a manufacturing facility.  This includes preventive maintenance, replacing equipment, repairing equipment, installing new equipment, troubleshooting and other tasks as assigned.

• Adhere to the Zero Harm/Zero Waste Culture

• Actively support the Responsible Care efforts for facility

• Follows all safety rules policies, procedures, OSHA regulations

• Secures and reports unsafe conditions

• Attends required safety training

• Safely perform tasks and participate in Safety programs

• Perform preventive maintenance on a variety of plant equipment

• Troubleshoot issues with plant equipment

• Repair and replace equipment as needed

• Perform basic welding and pipe fitting

• Be able to successfully complete pipe fitting, bearings, welding, torch, power transmission testing per the schedule

• Willingness to be on-call and handle plant breakdowns on evenings and weekends as per the schedule

• Ability to maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment

• Be able to replace 120 volt and 480-volt electric motors

• Be able to work well in a group environment and individually

• Be able to learn the process flow of the plant to adequately be able to troubleshoot plant equipment

• Be able to be meticulous when repairing equipment that requires it

• Perform other duties as assigned

Candidate Qualifications/ Requirements

• 1 year Maintenance experience required

• Must have good understanding of mechanical equipment

• Must be capable of understanding and using computers including Microsoft Office

Physical & Work Requirement

• Must be able to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 lbs.

• List any PPE:  safety goggles, hard hat, steel toe boots, must be medically cleared to wear a full faced respirator.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts

• High, precarious places

• Fumes or airborne particles

• Outside weather conditions

• Contribute to other projects and plans not specifically noted to reach divisional objectives

Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state, or local law.