Maintenance Tech

Location: Loudon

About Primient

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet.

We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We're investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we're focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

Maintenance Technician - the need to know

You will help to ensure the safe operation of our process through a highly automated, state-of-the-art system.

We put a strong focus on safety - it is always front of mind.

Plan, layout, and perform diversified installation, maintenance, and repair operations, as assigned to maintain the physical plant, machinery, equipment, and auxiliaries in proper operating condition.

Work from drawings, P&IDs, sketches, diagrams, manuals, work orders, and oral instructions to install, adjust, repair, and perform maintenance duties.

Maintain, adjust, install or repair physical assets included but not limited to: pumps, pipes, vessels, motors, conveyors, mills, etc.

Use measuring and testing instruments.

Level, align and secure machines, equipment and auxiliaries.

Welding ; MIG, TIG, and Stick.

Deliver effective turnover to the oncoming team through verbal and written communication (logbook).

Safely perform all required duties. Includes but not limited to, performing safety audits, monthly training topics, and daily safety messages.

Maintain a clean work environment per established Good Manufacturing Practices.

Required to learn all aspects of Technical Process Operation via a progressive training program and demonstrate proficiency.

Train other technicians.

Skill blocks: the more you learn, the more you earn:
At Primient we pay you to upskill through a system of learning and development called "skill blocks". Gaining new skills blocks leads to pay enhancements and helps you to advance on our structured Maintenance Career Path. Over time, you can develop into a subject matter expert - designing improvements to the processes you run every day.

Skills and Experience

Minimum of a high school diploma or the equivalent.

3+ years of chemical or industrial manufacturing experience preferred

Experience working on hydraulic and pneumatic systems and troubleshooting issues.

Knowledge of pumps, compressors, distillation systems, reactors, centrifuges, filtration and evaporation systems preferred.

Experience working a rotating shift schedule.

Able to communicate well verbally and orally.

Must be well-organized, attentive to detail, and efficient.

Able to demonstrate basic mathematics, reading comprehension, and problem solving.

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to safely perform the following tasks:

Lifting of up to 55 pounds without mechanical assistance.

Climb a vertical ladder up to 15ft

Climb several flights of stairs, several times a shift

Stand for up to 1 hour without sitting

Bending and twisting motion at the waist and knees

Ability to work a rotating shift schedule with the flexibility to work alternate schedules as needed.

Total Rewards

Starting pay of $75,308.57 annually + overtime with opportunity to advance with our pay for skill system.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• Competitive Pay

• Multiple Healthcare plan choices

• Dental and vision insurance

• A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions

• Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans

• Paid holidays & vacation

• Floating days off

• Parental leave for new…