
Senior Maintenance Technician - 3rd shift
Solenis · Florence, KY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Solenis (chemicals) in Florence, KY.
- They ask for
- 7+ years
- Tools it names
- OEE, Root cause, PLC, Robotics, Automation
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 32 other live reliability postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 52%
- ✓ Automation 36%
- ✓ Root cause 33%
- ✓ Robotics 33%
- Welding 33%
- ✓ Team leadership 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Solenis in Florence
3 other open roles at this site · 1 person we found in reliability roles at Solenis.
- Electro-Mechanical Technician - 2nd shift · Reliability · Technician
- Senior Maintenance Technician - 2nd shift · Reliability · Technician
- Operational Excellence & PMO Leader · Lean / CI · Manager
Full description from SolenisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Advanced troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, automation, and control systems.
- ◆Serve as the primary technical resource for critical equipment and process issues.
- ◆Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and implement corrective actions.
- ◆Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- ◆Establish maintenance standards, procedures, and best practices.
- ◆Mentor and train Technician 1 and Technician 2 team members.
- ◆Support capital projects, equipment installations, startups, and commissioning activities.
- ◆Partner with operations, engineering, vendors, and contractors to improve plant reliability and performance.
- ◆Drive improvements in equipment uptime, reliability, safety, and OEE.
Qualifications
- ✓7+ years of industrial maintenance experience or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
- ✓Advanced troubleshooting skills in manufacturing or industrial environments.
- ✓Proven experience leading technical projects and reliability initiatives.
- ✓Strong communication, leadership, and mentoring abilities.
Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard; is action-oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with minimal planning; seizes more opportunities than others.
Teamwork: Strives for win/win solutions; co-operates with co-workers to achieve goals; provides support and encouragement to co-workers; brings substantive conflicts and disagreements into the open and attempts to resolve them collaboratively.
Peer Relationships: Can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise, is seen as a team player, and is cooperative. Easily gains the trust and support of peers and can be candid with peers.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; contrasts compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
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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.
For additional information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com or follow us on social media.
The Senior Maintenance Technician serves as the plant's technical expert, reliability leader, mentor, and advanced troubleshooting resource. This role is responsible for leading complex maintenance activities, supporting equipment reliability initiatives, mentoring maintenance personnel, and driving continuous improvement efforts across the facility.
Automation & Controls
- •Advanced PLC programming and troubleshooting
- •Industrial network diagnostics (EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, Profinet)
- •HMI and SCADA systems
- •Servo systems
- •Industrial robotics maintenance
Electrical Systems
- •Advanced motor controls
- •Industrial power distribution
- •Electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics
- •Electrical design concepts
- •Arc flash safety and compliance
Reliability & Predictive Maintenance
- •Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
- •Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- •Asset criticality analysis
- •Vibration analysis
- •Infrared thermography
- •Oil analysis
- •Ultrasonic testing
- •Condition monitoring technologies
Project Leadership
- •Capital project support
- •Equipment installation and commissioning
- •Vendor and contractor management
Leadership Expectations
- •Coach and mentor maintenance team members.
- •Conduct technical training and skills development.
- •Lead reliability improvement initiatives.
- •Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- •Support change management and cross-functional collaboration.
Reliability
- •Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician (CMRT)
- •Certified Reliability Leader (CRL)
Predictive Maintenance
- •Vibration Analysis Level I or II
- •Infrared Thermography Level I
- •Ultrasound Inspection Certification
Automation
- •Rockwell Automation Certification
- •Siemens S7 Certification
- •FANUC Robot Certification
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