Electromechanical Technician
Synthomer · Mogadore Pilot Plant, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Synthomer (chemicals) in Mogadore Pilot Plant, OH. Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment up to 480V.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding, Painting / coating, SAP
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How this role compares
Against 108 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $77k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 48%
- ✓ PLC 41%
- ✓ Welding 33%
- Root cause 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Painting / coating, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Synthomer
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Full description from SynthomerAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job summary
The Electromechanical Technician is responsible for maintaining the daily operation of Pilot Plant by ensuring that breakdown
repairs and preventative maintenance on facility systems are carried out in a safe, timely, and effective manner.
This position is responsible for the electrical and mechanical installation of new equipment as well as repair, inspection,
and calibration of existing equipment. This person is also responsible for accurate record keeping and input of data into
the plant maintenance management system.
JOB
Responsibilities
- ◆Follow safe work practices and support safety goals and objectives
- ◆Makes all necessary mechanical repairs on equipment including replacement, repair and installation of motors, pumps, sleeves, bearings, gears, shafts, pins, etc.
- ◆Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical equipment up to 480V
- ◆Piping installation and ability to determine correct materials for each service.
- ◆Create, modify, read, and understand piping specification, engineering and electrical drawings.
- ◆Safe operation of industrial equipment such as forklifts, hoists, and lifts.
- ◆Instrument repair, calibration and installation including flow meters, pressure transmitters.
- ◆Troubleshooting, and basic programming of distributed control system and PLCs.
- ◆Participate on the Emergency Response Team
- ◆Assists with managing outside service contractors
- ◆Maintains and improves preventative/predictive maintenance programs. Experience with maintenance management systems.
Requirements
Minimum Years of Experience: 3 - 5 years of Industrial electrical/mechanical or equivalent experience
Required qualifications
- ✓High school or equivalent degree
- ✓3-5 years experience in maintenance in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a chemical / production facility or equivalent educational experience
- ✓Self-starter and capable of working in a high paced environment
- ✓Must be able to work closely with maintenance and production team
- ✓Able to handle up to fifty (50) pounds and physical dexterity to assemble and operate equipment
- ✓Working knowledge of computer applications (Word, Excel, E-Mail, maintenance management systems)
Preferred qualifications
- ✓Journeyman
- ✓Electrical and Mechanical experience
- ✓Experience in distributed control systems, PLCS, and instrumentation
- ✓Experience working in a high-performance work culture
- ✓Familiar with Process Safety Management concepts and
requirements
- ✓Certified Welder
- ✓SAP maintenance management system experience
Requirements
The plant currently works two 8 hour Maintenance shifts, Days and afternoons, five days a week. This could change but not currently planned. Overtime may be required but is currently not common.
- ✓💰 Competitive, market-aligned compensation
- ✓🎯 Discretionary global bonus scheme
- ✓📈 Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions
- ✓🚗 Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role
- ✓🩺 Healthcare – tailored to regional locations
- ✓👶 Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
- ✓🏡 Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
- ✓📚 Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
- ✓💙 Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
- ✓🌱 Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country
- ✓🤝 Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive
- ✓🏆 Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes
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Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.
At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.