Mechanical Technician

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Chocolate Bayou Works Alvin, Texas

Hourly

The Chocolate Bayou Works site is located in southeastern Texas about 40 miles south of Houston and consists of two Olefin units that produce approximately 3bn pounds/year of ethylene, 2 Polypropylene units that produce approximately 800m pounds/ year of polypropylene, storage and transfer facilities at Stratton Ridge. The site also provides knowledge sharing support and functional guidance through relationships with the PE / PP facilities at Battleground and the Hobbs gas processing facility in New Mexico, with the headquarters located in League City, TX.

Mechanical Maintenance Technicians are tasked with daily application of expertise to ensure the safe and reliable operation of site process plants and reduce operating costs. This is accomplished by executing assigned work according to plan and schedule, noting any job plan deviations, and providing input on improvement opportunities.

Maintenance and Reliability

• Safely perform maintenance and repairs in accordance with site safety procedures, work permits, equipment specifications, and maintenance schedules.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, overhaul, and install rotating equipment and associated systems.
• Clean and lubricate machinery, perform basic diagnostic and performance tests, and test damaged machine parts to determine whether major repairs are necessary.
• Execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance using precision maintenance techniques to maximize equipment performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce maintenance costs.
• Participate in emergency repairs, outages, and turnaround activities.

Work Execution and Documentation

• Read and interpret equipment drawings, P&IDs, schematics, manuals, and engineering documents.
• Document completed work and provide detailed feedback to improve maintenance plans and procedures.
• Complete assigned tasks independently and work proficiently as part of a team

Machinery Assembly and Equipment Handling

• Repair and assemble machinery, position components for assembly, and replace defective parts using hoists and moving equipment.
• Apply thorough knowledge of the load-bearing capabilities of equipment used to lift and move machinery.
• Read and follow blueprints and technical instructions when positioning and assembling components.

• Pumps:
  Rebuild and repair ANSI centrifugal pumps and repair vertical turbine, diaphragm, positive displacement, and gear pumps. Replace bearings, mechanical seals, sleeves, packing, and couplings. Troubleshoot cavitation, vibration, and hydraulic performance issues.
• Compressors:
  Maintain reciprocating, screw, and centrifugal compressors. Replace bearings, seals, pistons, valves, rings, and related components, and troubleshoot auxiliary systems.
• Extruders:
  Maintain single-screw and twin-screw extrusion systems. Replace screws, barrels, gearboxes, couplings, drives, heaters, and cooling components. Verify alignment and operating clearances.
• Blowers and fans:
  Rebuild and align process blowers and fans. Replace bearings, shafts, seals, belts, and couplings, and perform vibration-related troubleshooting and corrective repairs.
• Agitators:
  Repair shafts, impellers, seals, and gear reducers. Verify alignment and mechanical integrity.
• Gearboxes:
  Disassemble, inspect, rebuild, and install industrial gearboxes. Measure backlash, bearing preload, and shaft runout. Diagnose lubrication, wear, and vibration-related issues.
• General maintenance:
  Replace defective machine parts, repair and lubricate equipment, and adjust moving-part clearances and alignment.

• Install and troubleshoot cartridge, single, and dual mechanical seals.
• Maintain and inspect associated seal support systems.

• Troubleshoot hydraulic pumps, cylinders, valves, motors, and filtration systems. Read and interpret hydraulic schematics.
• Repair pneumatic valves, actuators, regulators, and air distribution equipment. Read and interpret pneumatic schematics.
• Maintain cooling tower fans, gearboxes, driveshafts, bearings, couplings, and motors.
• Troubleshoot utility equipment supporting plant operations.

• Install and align pumps, couplings,…