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Mechanical Maintenance Specialist

Chemtrade
East Saint Louis, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/4/2025

Join Us as a Mechanical Maintenance Specialist

Location: East St. Louis

Working Hours: 12-hour shifts, rotating schedule

Responsible to: Maintenance Manager

Salary Range:

Receive a competitive wage ranging from $28.09 to $34.80 per hour, including enticing benefits offered via our union plan, along with a signing and retention bonus.

Unlock Your Potential at Chemtrade

At Chemtrade, we’re on a mission to provide outstanding solutions that help navigate our clients through their toughest challenges. We champion safety, sustainability, and environmental care across all company operations. Our workforce is as diverse as it is skilled, driving forward our success and innovation.

Your Role and Capabilities

As a Mechanical Maintenance Specialist, your tasks include installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting plant machinery and facilities, adhering strictly to our safety procedures. You'll also manage preventative maintenance for equipment and facilities, supporting electrical initiatives when necessary.

Your Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

  • Educational Background: A two-year Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance or similar technical field required.
  • Experience: At least three years of industrial maintenance, mechanical expertise, and hands-on familiarity with process equipment.
  • Additional Skills: Welding proficiency is beneficial.

Stand Out With Your Competencies

  • Excellent communicator, both in writing and verbally.
  • Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints, sketches, and P&IDs.
  • Skilled handling of mobile equipment such as forklifts and front-end loaders.
  • Experience utilizing CMMS like SAP.
  • Strong understanding of measurement conversions.
  • Self-driven with minimal supervision needed, ready to jump in for overtime as needed.
  • Effective, polite communication while interacting with and collecting information from peers and other departments.

Your Daily Responsibilities

  • Identify, fix, and enhance industrial equipment, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
  • Maintain records, implement improvements, and back our safety programs.
  • Coordinate equipment availability and participate in failure analysis processes.
  • Operate heavy machinery, with proficiency examinations required.

Embracing Diversity, Maximizing Results

At Chemtrade, we're dedicated to fostering a workspace that accepts and treasures the individuality of every employee. We celebrate the collaboration of diverse voices and experiences to push our business toward success. Our Employee Resource Groups are central to nurturing an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone can participate fully.

We offer family-friendly benefits and growth opportunities to ensure our team members thrive both in professional and personal respects. Join us and be part of a company that values diversity, inclusion, and employee well-being.

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Salary : $28 - $35

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