What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Freudenberg Performance Materials?
Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
Freudenberg Performance Materials is a leading global supplier of innovative technical textiles for the markets of automotive, building materials, apparel, energy, filter media, healthcare, building interiors, shoe and leather goods as well as specialties. The company generates sales of approx. 1.6 billion euros, has 32 production sites in 14 countries around the world and more than 5,000 employees. Freudenberg Performance Materials attaches great importance to social and ecological responsibility as the basis for its business success.
Some of your Benefits
401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.
Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.
Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.
Paid Holidays: With paid-time off, local holidays are all the way more relaxing.
Safe Environment: We strive to ensure safety remains a top priority, and provide a stable environment for our employees.
Durham, NC
On-Site
Freudenberg Performance Materials LP (USA)
You support our team as
Maintenance Technician
Responsibilities
Freudenberg Performance Materials is a leading global supplier of innovative technical textiles for the markets of automotive, building materials, apparel, energy, filter media, healthcare, building interiors, shoe and leather goods as well as specialties. The company generates sales of approx. 1.6 billion euros, has 32 production sites in 14 countries around the world and more than 5,000 employees. Freudenberg Performance Materials attaches great importance to social and ecological responsibility as the basis for its business success.
Some of your Benefits
401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.
Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.
Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.
Paid Holidays: With paid-time off, local holidays are all the way more relaxing.
Safe Environment: We strive to ensure safety remains a top priority, and provide a stable environment for our employees.
Durham, NC
On-Site
Freudenberg Performance Materials LP (USA)
You support our team as
Maintenance Technician
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled maintenance support to proactively identify and prevent failure points in operations equipment by interpreting operator feedback, understanding machine status indications and functions, and recommending action.
- Contribute to improving our maintenance management system through Root Cause Analysis and resolving errors that occur with a preventive mindset.
- Collaborate as a multidisciplinary team member with electrical, process, and reliability colleagues to prioritize tasks and investments to meet operational needs and initiatives for an assigned area of the plant.
- Support and engage in our ISO/TS quality management system by maintaining equipment to a high standard of care and contributing feedback to the maintenance management system to prevent any deviations in critical-to-quality processes.
- Maintain, repair, and recommend upgrades for process equipment including blowers, compressors, extruders, heaters, dehumidifiers, web conveying, winding, and slitting.
- Support maintaining plant utilities, including steam, compressed air, chilled water, cooling tower water, and associated equipment systems.
- Assist engineering in the design, installation, start up, shut down, and planned maintenance of new or modified equipment in accordance with US and Freudenberg safety procedures and standards.
- Supervise and/or assist contract personnel as needed to perform work safely and to the level of quality expected by Freudenberg.
- Maintain high standards for workmanship and housekeeping before, during, and after work, and contribute to cleanliness and 5S adherence in shared areas.
- Contribute to rotating on-call duties providing maintenance expertise and hands-on support when needed.
- Provide skills training to other maintenance personnel to enhance equipment reliability and safety.
- A two-year technical degree in Industrial Systems or related field focusing on machine maintenance. Certificates in PLCs, Hydraulics, and/or Pneumatics are beneficial.
- 0-5 years of technical support experience working in an industrial environment, prior experience in extrusion, plastics, and web handling or winding is a plus.
- Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System for preventive maintenance work tracking and corrective requests is preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of rotating equipment failure modes and maintenance techniques to identify, prevent and correct.
- Experience and training in pipefitting, sheet metal fabrication and welding are preferred.
- Good communications skills, both verbal and written, and ability to collaborate effectively with team members of varying levels of technical experience.
- Ability to work overtime or non-regular hours when needed to support 24/7 operations. Must be able to assist in on-call rotation.
- Ability to obtain Powered Industrial Truck and Arial Lift Equipment certifications on site.