Maintenance General Mechanic

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The DuPont Vespel® Plant in Newark, DE currently has an opening for Maintenance General Mechanic. If you are an enthusiastic team player who is seeking a new opportunity, then this is the role for you!

The plant is a 24/7 production facility. This is primarily a day shift position (M-F 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) with some overtime in the form of extended hours, weekend and occasional evening or weekend call-in work. 

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Maintenance General Mechanic, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other innovative people to maintain, repair, and improve critical production equipment. In this role, you will:

• Keep production, support equipment, and site utilities operational as well as support building/facilities work.

  • Perform basic pipefitting and millwright tasks

  • Use various hand tools, torque wrench, drill press, air compressor, generator, chain hoist, rigging, grinder, band saw, forklift and other specialized equipment

  • Safely operate power tools

  • Prepare and cleanup work area

  • Assist in jobsite set-up, maintenance, repairs and return to operations activities

• Complete mechanical installations, inspections, and other maintenance tasks for mechanical/hydraulic/electric presses, hoses, pumps, motors, cylinders, solenoids, relief devices, pressure vessels, piping, chillers and other machines or types of equipment.

• Capable of pipefitting to include layout, measurement, sketching, pipe identification, schedule numbers, threaded pipe, flange pipe, and tubing.

• Troubleshoot equipment issues using drawings, equipment manuals and internet resources while applying an advanced skill set in most of the following areas: pneumatics, machinery, hydraulics, and robotic automation.

• Participate in all safety and regulatory training needed to fulfill the duties of the position, including high-risk activities.

• Follow all plant safety rules and regulations, wear PPE as required per procedures.

• Enter time confirmation against maintenance work orders along with detailed notes.

• Complete and file all required check sheets described in work order and job plans.

• Use RCFA methodology to resolve issues while receiving general instruction on assigned tasks.

• Work with maintenance supervisor to prioritize emergency work or pull work forward as time allows.

• Be included in on-call rotation to provide off-hours emergency support.

• Demonstrate behaviors aligned with DuPont’s Core Values which are highest ethical behavior, protecting the planet, safety and respect for people.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, DuPont requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Possess a High School Diploma/GED

• Three (3) years’ maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment

• Journeyman Millwright credentials, highly desired but not required.

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