Maintenance Mechanic

Who You Are

As a maintenance mechanic on the manufacturing maintenance and reliability team, you will help to build new as well as maintain existing production tools and equipment. You have a high level of attention to detail as well as a firm grasp of best practice tooling and repair methods. Safety must be part of every task that you undertake. You will be able to work both within a team and independently in a high paced environment.

Responsibilities and Duties  

• Maintain and service existing tools and facilities through completing preventative maintenance recipes
• Create and update preventative maintenance and repair procedures
• Complete technical job summaries and document follow ups
• Work with outside vendors to schedule onsite maintenance and repairs
• Identify and place purchase requests for critical spare parts
• Adhering to safety policies and work procedures
• Working closely with engineering on tool improvements and future tool design
• Use Sila’s internal systems to share lessons learned from working on manufacturing equipment to improve work processes and safety guidelines

Knowledge and Skill Requirements 

• Experience supporting facilities equipment (HVAC, chillers, boilers, lighting, exhaust fans)
• Strong mechanical proficiency and solving skills
• Basic understanding of fundamental physics and its application to pressurized fluid systems and energized circuits
• Able to read and interpret P&IDs
• Experience installing and replacing process instruments (pressure, temperature & flow sensors)
• Availability to work compressed work week in 12 hour shifts (3 days on, 4 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off)
• 5+ years of experience as a maintenance technician in a manufacturing environment
• Experience performing maintenance and leak checks on various types of piping construction pressurized and vacuum (stainless steel tubing, flanged piping, threaded piping, welded PVC pipe)
• Able to train and develop other less experienced industrial maintenance mechanics
• Experience working with industry standards such as API, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, ANSI

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a daily basis
• Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes
• Move items up to 50 lbs with the assistance of lift equipment and carts
• Move long distances (such as from building to building) and be stationary for extended periods of time
• Reach low shelves or items on the floor
• Enter spaces narrower than 3 feet
• Climb stairs or over containment walls
• Precise and repetitive handling of a range of material quantities
• Operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, copier/printer, etc in a fixed location

Back-End Day Shift: Every other Wednesday, Thursday - Saturday, 6:00am - 6:15pm

The starting base pay for this role is between $49/hr and $62/hr at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, and equity.  The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for overtime.