Maintenance Mechanic II
Westlake · Lake Wales, FL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Westlake (chemicals) in Lake Wales, FL. Assembles, replaces or refits parts as warranted.
- They ask for
- degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Welding, Tooling
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How this role compares
Against 45 other live reliability postings in Florida.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 35%
- ✓ Team leadership 35%
- ✓ Welding 30%
- ✓ Root cause 28%
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Westlake
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Westlake in Lake Wales
2 other open roles at this site.
- Engineering Maintenance Manager · Reliability · Manager
- QC Technician · Quality · Technician
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Job summary
This position repairs and maintains the assigned machinery and mechanical equipment ensuring at all times that the company safety rules are followed.
Essential functions
- ◆Comply with Safety Policies and Procedures
- ◆Regular attendance, timeliness and scheduling flexibility
- ◆Performs preventive maintenance operations on machinery according to schedules
- ◆Installs, rebuilds and repairs a wide variety of machines as directed by the Maintenance Manager/supervisor
- ◆Able to restore equipment to proper functionality based on manuals and drawings
- ◆Services and maintains a full range of building and production equipment following procedures
- ◆Analyzes, detects, and determines the nature of the problem and provides input as to the extent of the repairs required. Troubleshoots to and selects materials needed for the repairs. Find root cause of equipment failures.
- ◆Able to trouble shoot electrically up to 480 volts
- ◆Notifies Maintenance Manager of recurring equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken
- ◆Assembles, replaces or refits parts as warranted
- ◆Tear down and rebuild presses as needed to repair dies
- ◆Assists with building repairs
- ◆Replace and refit parts
- ◆Instructs and provides technical assistance to lower level mechanics as required
- ◆Follow and enforce company safety policies and procedures among the maintenance mechanics at all times.
- ◆All other duties as requested or assigned
Education and /or experience
- ✓Associates Degree and/or post-high school technical training highly desired, or equivalent experience
- ✓5 + years of related experience required - in a manufacturing environment preferred
- ✓5 + years tearing down and rebuilding pr eferred
- ✓5 + years e xp with tooling and dies
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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.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- •Industrial mechanical skills
- •Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, equipment manuals, and company manuals and procedures.
- •Use hand and power tools, welding equipment, drill press, and other related industrial repair equipment
- •Demonstrate manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude
- •Good communication skills and ability to read, speak, write English (bilingual Spanish helpful)
- •Ability to observe, identify, deduce and troubleshoot equipment malfunctions
- •Quick learner and ability to work under minimal supervision
- •Math skills and computer skills
- •Industrial electrical skills preferred
The employee should possess the ability to
- •Be exposed to sounds or noise levels that maybe uncomfortable
- •Withstand exposure to temperature extremes inside or out
- •Prolong standing or in stationary position
- •Complete repetitive movements
- •Bend and/or twist
- •Lift/move/transport items up to 50 pounds
- •Ability to move or traverse about the facilities
- •Ability to work around dust, chemicals, and other substances, and in various environmental conditions
- •Wear all required personal protective equipment (hearing, vision and hardhat protection)
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.