Mechanical Maintenance Specialist — Sulfuric Acid Production

Mechanical Maintenance Specialist — Sulfuric Acid Production

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This range is provided by Chemtrade. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$49.00/hr - $49.00/hr

Location: Richmond, CA

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor

You Start Your Shift With a Safety Huddle At Our Richmond Sulphuric Acid Facility. After Reviewing Work Orders In The CMMS, You Head To The Units

• Open and clean tank vessels, ensuring safe isolation and permitting.
• Rebuild rotating equipment — pumps, gearboxes, and motors — then perform precision alignment of couplings and sheaves.
• Execute certified welding, cutting, and burning to repair or fabricate components.
• Replace piping and valves, verify fit-up, and test for leaks.
• Tend to general plant upkeep so systems and grounds remain inspection-ready.

Before clocking out, you close out work orders, record preventive maintenance, and complete safety documentation — every step aligned with SOPs. When needed, you respond as part of the site’s emergency response team. Off-shift callouts can occur, including weekends and holidays, and you’ll work outdoors in all weather and at heights while wearing full PPE.

• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience (chemical processing strongly preferred).
• High school diploma or GED.
• Comfortable using computers: MS Office, email, and a maintenance management system.
• Fluent reading of safety rules, O&M instructions, procedures, OEM literature, diagrams, and schematics.
• Ready for periodic emergency callouts during off-shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Able to work in all weather conditions and at heights with required PPE.

We focus on safety, sustainability, and environmental stewardship while recognizing that people power our success. You’ll join a team that values diverse perspectives and fuels innovation through collaboration.

Our culture champions inclusion — including Employee Resource Groups that give employees a voice, foster connection, and support career growth. We’re committed to helping you thrive at work and at home with family-friendly benefits and advancement opportunities.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Chemical Manufacturing

Compensation: $49.07/hr to start, non-exempt