Multicraft Technician II

You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth.

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We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!?

Ahlstrom is seeking one Maintenance Mechanic / Multi-Craft Technician to work in a variety of fields, all centered around machinery. As a Mechanic, you will check the performance of the machinery and provide full maintenance and repair services to support manufacturing equipment. This includes proactive / preventative maintenance activites such as lubricating, independent troubleshooting and diagnosing, and executing corrective actions. You will also perform some facility maintenance.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM. The position is also required to rotate through a week of 2nd shift, weekends, and on-call approximately every 9-11 weeks.

We Offer:

$24.47 - $41.56/hour

Immediate medical, dental, and vision benefits

Employer matching 401(k)

Bonus compensation through our North Americal Hourly Bonus program

Automatic OT when called in

Double-time pay on 11 paid holidays

The Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities of this role include:

Safety awareness. Safety is the top priority in industrial maintenance and technicians must have a strong understanding of safety protocols and procedures. They must have the ability to recognize and avoid potential hazards, such as electrical shock, fire, and chemical exposure, they must wear all PPE and follow all the company policies and procedures.

Troubleshoot, analyze, and diagnose corrective action for a wide range of manufacturing equipment when failures occur. Assure all work is properly documented within the Maintenance Work Order system. This includes full documentation of preventative and proactive maintenance.

Perform routine and emergency work in support of the Division asset management objectives to optimize equipment performance and extend service life.

Mechanical, instrumentation, piping fitting, welding, or other craft skills as necessary to make emergency repairs.

Needs to be able to rebuild and align pumps, work on steam and condensate systems, rebuild pistons, rig out equipment, MIG, TIG – all types of metal, install piping, rebuild, and check out pump seals, use milling machine, lathes and other machining equipment, install and fabricate belts and other mechanical and piping duties.

Perform work in accordance good maintenance practice and safety program objectives to achieve high quality results.

Assume a leadership role when required to coordinate efforts of others in meeting company objectives.

Provide training and instruction to maintenance craftspeople as required.

Minimum Occupational Requirements:

Vocational Training (or equivalent)

4-6 years’ experience in industrial mechanics, working with machine shop, rigging, instrumentation, fabricating, millwright equipment.

An exhibited aptitude for working effectively with others, and alone is also required.

Use a wide range of hand and power tools and equipment to perform maintenance installation, repair and rebuild of production equipment and facilities

This position is additionally responsible as part of the manufacturing flexibility program to cross-train and be fully qualified to work in an at least one other alternate position within the manufacturing operation

Physical Occupational Requirements:

Frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 lbs

Work at heights and near rapidly moving machinery

Operate lift-truck and hoists

Work in an environment that is not temperature controlled

Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

About Us.

Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our three divisions, Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.

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