Maintenance Mechanic

Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM

At Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.

It’s Better with Bakelite.

• You will perform mechanical maintenance on plant industrial equipment, responsibilities include installing, configuring, troubleshooting, maintaining, fabricating, and documenting plant process equipment.
• You’ll strive to enhance knowledge of process equipment and associated support systems.
• You will ensure work is captured in the SAP maintenance module system. Participates in plant safety, environmental, and production programs, including improvement teams.

• You’ll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

• The city is home to the Kentucky Derby, one of the most recognized sporting events in the country.
• Downtown offers a mix of attractions, including the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory.
• Louisville continues to be recognized as a top place to live in the U.S.

• Coordinates, schedules, and completes all assigned work orders and PM inspections, in cooperation with operations, electrical, instrumentation, and contractor personnel on all maintenance activities.
• Ability to identify existing or imminent mechanical failure mechanisms through knowledge of plant equipment and processes.
• Ability to analyze current equipment and process operating conditions and make adjustments to allow for maximizing plant efficiency and hardware life.
• Ability to understand and perform maintenance requirements to successfully complete preventative maintenance or repairs to plant process equipment.
• Inputs information into SAP maintenance system to record accomplishments and document repair.
• Participates and acts as a system matter expert for all aspects of plant maintenance and equipment during root cause analysis (RCA), and process safety management (PSM) requirements.
• Supports environmental and safety program initiatives and improvements.
• Contributes appropriate subject matter expertise to the Maintenance and Engineering departments to support maintenance, engineering, and capital project initiatives.
• Build maintenance and equipment technical data for updating and maintaining equipment files.
• Develop and maintain inventory of essential maintenance materials and critical equipment spare parts.
• Interact with vendors in getting parts identified properly for ordering and delivery.
• Gain an intimate understanding of plant processes and process variables.
• Works closely with the Maintenance Supervisor for troubleshooting, maintenance, and engineering activities.
• Models excellence in EHS, Housekeeping, Leadership, and ensures EHS compliance at all times.
• Models team behavior; works well with others.
• Excellent…