Day Shift Maintenance Tech
Westlake · Lenexa, KS
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Westlake (chemicals) in Lenexa, KS. , duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
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How this role compares
Against 34 other live reliability postings in Kansas.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 66%
- PLC 40%
- Welding 29%
- Root cause 20%
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This plant: Westlake in Lenexa
1 other open role at this site.
- Process Engineer · Process
Full description from WestlakeAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential functions
- ◆Comply with Safety Policies and Procedures
- ◆Performs a variety of semiskilled duties in the areas of plumbing, carpentry, electrical, fabrication, mechanical repairs, machine lubrication, painting, or plastering
- ◆Maintains, services, and conducts minor repairs on buildings and equipment
- ◆Knowledge of safety procedures and safety conscious
- ◆Organize, coordinate, and assist in managing the overall maintenance programs including property appearance, timely work order service and cost-effective inventory control of the properties
- ◆Assist in all service areas as needed
- ◆Under the direction of the lead Maintenance Supervisor and the production management department, the Maintenance position will obtain knowledge for equipment maintenance servicing and scheduling, vendor interaction, and other related services
- ◆Other duties as assigned
responsibilities
are essential job functions and
requirements
and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities or may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.
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Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.
Lenexa, ks onsite
The Maintenance position at Day shift is responsible for keeping the machines running as efficiently as possible in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Schedule for Night Shift 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM rotating days**
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- •Leadership and facilitation skills
- •Ability to interact effectively with various levels in the organization
- •Excellent verbal interpersonal and written communication skills
- •Good mechanical, electrical and controls skills
- •Ability to conduct oneself accurately, patiently, carefully, responsibly, quickly and alertly
- •"Self-starter" attitude
The employee should have the following
- •High School Diploma or equivalent and training or certification in relevant skill or trade
- •1 - 2 years' experience in a relevant field
The employee should possess the ability to
- •Be exposed to temperature extremes inside or out
- •Operate various assembly/manufacturing/repair tools
- •Must be able to position self to maintain equipment including under equipment and in small spaces
- •Be able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- •Be exposed to sounds or noise levels that maybe uncomfortable
- •Prolong standing or in stationary position for long periods of time
- •Complete repetitive movements
- •Wear all required personal protective equipment
- •Be in the position to move/traverse about inside site to access machinery, etc.
- •Ability to operate various assembly/manufacturing/repair tools
- •Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
- •Should have strong hand-eye coordination
- •Specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth
- •Sufficient physical reflexes and personal mobility
- •Constantly operates machinery, positions, sets up, handles or tends to, modifies
- •eWork outside of normal business hours, occasionally on short notice
Lenexa, ks onsite
This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts,