Maintenance Mechanic

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company's product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree.

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Maintenance Mechanic

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Mechanic to perform preventive maintenance and repairs on a variety of mechanical and electrical equipment and systems. In this role, you will troubleshoot and diagnose equipment issues, conduct equipment failure analyses for both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, and recommend improvements to enhance equipment availability, reliability, operational capability, and production yield.

Candidates must be available to work a rotating schedule of 3 days on, 3 days off on the day shift from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m..

Principal Accountabilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain plant equipment including pumps, valves, scrubbers, agitators, fans, heat exchangers, relief devices, vacuum pumps and systems, and vessels in chemical production and packaging processes, including assisting in identifying root causes, and proposing solutions
• Perform testing, troubleshooting, calibration, configuration, repair, and replacement of site process mechanical equipment for both simple and complex systems. Includes gathering and analyzing data to determine cause using technical manuals, configuration documents, and drawings
• Conduct work activities in a manner that protects the safety and health of employees, visitors and the environment as established by company policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate basic understanding of how equipment works and the fundamentals of preventive and predictive maintenance
• Utilize blueprints, lay-out drawings, mechanical drawings, schematics, manufacturer specifications and manuals to troubleshoot and repair equipment
• Complete and update documentation in equipment records, databases, and drawings to meet regulatory and Solenis requirements.
• Recommend tools, equipment, or methods to improve the safety or timeliness of system repairs or improve reliability.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions with minimal direct supervision to meet daily goals.
• Manage all waste streams (non hazardous, hazardous and recyclable material) properly under RCRA and plant guidelines.
• Perform basic operation tasks for utility and services equipment including chillers, cooling towers, generators, air compressors, and steam utilization equipment.

Success Criteria

• Ensure the integrity and reliability of plant mechanical equipment by developing a full working knowledge of the equipment and processes associated with the plant, offload operations, and packaging
• Able to perform maintenance work (install, maintain, repair) on mechanical equipment at a skilled level.
• Can recognize safety hazards and support a zero-incident mindset for self and others
• Can thrive within a fast-paced, commercially driven environment
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping in work area
• Stay clean-shaven daily for respirator usage

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years maintenance experience in an industrial plant, preferably chemical operations.
• Possess a good working knowledge of Millwright work, Machining, and/or Pipe fitting.
• Knowledge of and experience with all types of drive train equipment (gears, bearings, belts)
• Rotating Equipment Alignment experience is preferred.
• Rigging experience is preferred, along with the operation of lifting equipment.
• Capability of using various types of measuring instruments necessary for the job.
• Ability to lift 55 pounds, excessive walking, bending, kneeling, crawling, continuous climbing of stairs, operate a forklift and cleaning equipment
• Capability to perform basic mathematics, including fractions, decimal, and understanding of different units of measure
• Ability to follow direction, and communicate across multiple…