Maintenance Mechanic

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs.

Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!
** Your Role at Cabot
** Cabot has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Mechanic with knowledge, skills, and experience to perform maintenance and repair as well as perform preventative maintenance.  The Maintenance Mechanic will work on-site at the Tuscola, IL plant.
If so, please consider the opportunity we have for you to join our team!
** How You Will Make an Impact
** In this role, your primary duty will be to inspect, install, troubleshoot, adjust, and repair electro-mechanical equipment and facilities.  This role requires a safety mind-set, self-motivated person with a positive attitude, a ton of good energy, effective time management, organization, and record-keeping skills. A successful candidate will be someone who can:
* Models Cabot values of integrity, respect, excellence, and responsibility.  Interacts professionally with site personnel, visitors, contractors, and individuals at all levels of the Cabot organization.  Follows work instructions, procedures, and policies.
* Accepts overtime assignments as they occur as well as work different shift schedules as needed, responds to call-outs/backs.  Currently, maintenance works M-F 7am to 3pm.  To ensure the plant is operational, maintenance will need to accept call-outs after normal working hours.
* Machine Maintenance:  Works from specifications and complex drawings, manuals, verbal/written instructions.  Assembles and disassembles equipment to isolate and diagnose; corrects equipment malfunctions by repairing or replacing defective parts.  Installs and un-installs processing equipment as needed.
* Prepares, installs, repairs, and maintains pipe fittings, various types of pumps, and chain/belt driven conveyor systems.
* Performs welding operations on a variety of structures and metal products.  Fits up and welds assemblies and sub-assemblies following proper safety guidelines. Plans welding procedures and sequences to ensure minimal distortion and maximize quality. May use various welding techniques such as heliarc, arc or gas welding and/or soldering to join metals. May perform related work such as flame cutting, bending, forming and template or fixture making.

Reviews new and existing designs and develops procedures to ensure a superior product and facilitate assembly. Assists in the design of new assemblies and recommends revisions to existing designs.  Inspects incoming parts from commercial and specialty vendors to ensure superior product and facilitate assembly. Performs routine maintenance of welder equipment.
* Plumbing:  Maintains and repairs plumbing fixtures, such as water tanks, heaters, pipes and joints.
* Works in a safe manner.  Actively participates in Cabot's safety, health, and environmental programs.  Attends scheduled team meetings and completes safety training requirements. Keeps work area safe and clean.
* Uses a variety of hand and power tools, such as cut-off saws, drill presses and others.
* Performs preventative maintenance on equipment and systems adhering to established schedules.
* Uses computerized business management systems to enter maintenance work orders and document work performed.  Documents equipment condition to establish trends in operations or breakdowns.
* Uses analytical skills as well as root cause analysis to discover explanations for equipment failure.
* Completes required paperwork and forms associated with maintenance activities and non-maintenance activities, i.e., SH&E incident reporting, production records, equipment testing results, etc.
* Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care Management System and ISO Management Systems in line with the requirements of the RC14001 and ISO
9001 technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
** What You Will Bring to Cabot
*** High School Diploma or GED equivalency; associate degree in a related field or the military equivalency.
* 5 years of experience in an industrial or chemical manufacturing environment.  Preferred electrical and instrumentation skills.
* Ensures compliance with all work instructions, procedures, policies, standards, regulations, and industry best practices (OSHA, RC14001, ISO 9001, PSM).  Safely…