What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Westlake Royal Building Products?
Job Summary
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing equipment, plant systems, and facilities to support safe, efficient, and continuous operations. This role plays a critical part in minimizing downtime, supporting production performance, and promoting a strong safety culture within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
Essential Functions
The employee should have the following:
The employee should possess the ability to:
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.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing equipment, plant systems, and facilities to support safe, efficient, and continuous operations. This role plays a critical part in minimizing downtime, supporting production performance, and promoting a strong safety culture within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
Essential Functions
- Comply with all company safety policies and actively promote a zero‑injury safety culture
- Perform mechanical and electrical troubleshooting on production equipment and plant systems
- Execute preventive maintenance activities to maximize equipment uptime and reliability
- Diagnose and address equipment and process failures that impact production and quality
- Communicate maintenance issues and priorities with shift supervisors and operational teams
- Generate, assign, and close work orders using SAP
- Conduct daily maintenance huddles and assign work orders to maintenance technicians
- Monitor workmanship quality and provide feedback and peer coaching as needed
- Support resolution of quality issues related to molds, stones, and production equipment
- Maintain housekeeping standards and a clean, organized work environment
- Ensure compliance with maintenance procedures and documentation requirements
- Maintain regular attendance, punctuality, and scheduling flexibility
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet safety, quality, and productivity goals
- Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills
- Ability to read blueprints, diagrams, and technical instructions
- Effective verbal and written communication skills in English
- Strong teamwork, organizational, and customer service skills
- Ability to multitask and work independently with sound judgment
- Basic math and problem‑solving skills
- Attention to detail and ability to follow standard work processes
- Ability to operate a computer and work in an SAP environment
- Ability to hear audible alarms and distinguish basic colors
The employee should have the following:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Technical training or certification in a relevant trade preferred
- 1–2 years of maintenance or manufacturing‑related experience
The employee should possess the ability to:
- Ability to stand for extended periods (up to 12‑hour shifts)
- Ability to lift, move, or transport up to 50 pounds
- Ability to bend, twist, climb stairs, and perform repetitive movements
- Ability to work in temperature extremes and high‑noise environments (>85 dB)
- Required use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
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.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.