Maintenance Specialist

The INVISTA Nylon Intermediates manufacturing facility in Orange, Texas, is seeking entrepreneurial, innovative leaders to join our team as a Maintenance Specialist.

Join INVISTA as a Maintenance Specialist as we are looking for a motivated person to provide precision maintenance support to maintain various fixed and rotating equipment in a chemical plant environment in accordance with our Environmental, Health, and Safety practices.

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, including piping and rotating equipment.
• Perform condition inspections and develop repair scopes for rotating and fixed equipment.
• Lead vibration monitoring and analysis for critical rotating assets, including data collection, trending, fault diagnosis, and actionable recommendations.
• Conduct lubrication analysis and manage lubrication health programs, including oil sampling, contamination control, and reporting.
• Review and improve asset strategies related to preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Identify and prioritize maintenance needs within operating units, collaborating with operations and reliability teams.
• Support operations during startup and shutdown of units, ensuring equipment readiness.
• Perform overhauls on pumps, compressors, gearboxes, and other rotating/fixed equipment.
• Diagnose issues using engineering drawings, blueprints, schematics, and OEM documentation.
• Perform root cause analyses (RCA) on equipment failures and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and update maintenance procedures, standards, and best practices.
• Recommend upgrades and improvements to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Maintain accurate inspection reports, vibration and lubrication logs, and CMMS documentation.
• Train technicians and operators on basic condition monitoring and equipment care practices.
• Manage and calibrate condition monitoring tools (e.g., vibration analyzers, ultrasonic detectors, infrared cameras).
• Collaborate with reliability engineers on chronic failure elimination initiatives.
• Participate in equipment design reviews to ensure maintainability and monitoring access.

• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment performing mechanical or millwright duties.
• Hands‑on experience with troubleshooting and inspecting process valves, pumps, and mechanical seals.
• Familiarity with mobile crane operations and basic lifting and rigging practices.
• Exposure to vibration monitoring tools and lubrication analysis techniques.
• Proficiency in CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo) for managing condition‑based maintenance.
• Experience with reciprocating compressors and condition‑based maintenance programs.
• This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment performing mechanical or millwright duties
• Associate degree or higher in mechanical maintenance, reliability, or a related field.
• Vibration analysis certification (e.g., ISO Category I or higher).
• Lubrication analysis certification (e.g., ICML Level I or II).
• Experience with online condition monitoring systems (e.g., Emerson, SKF, Bently Nevada).
• Knowledge of FMEA, RCM, and precision maintenance practices (e.g., laser alignment, balancing).
• Previous millwright and pipe fitting experience.

• Ability to work a 10-hour shift. The work schedule is subject to change with notification, depending on business needs. Additionally, must be available to work scheduled (Planned) or unscheduled (unplanned/short‑notice hours on nights and/or weekends, holidays as needed), to meet business needs.
• Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, ACR Flash suits, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions.
• Must be able to work in confined spaces with supplied…