NAS Chemical Plant Maintenance Lead (St. Gabriel, LA)

?Description?Are you a skilled maintenance mechanic with 3 + years of experience in facility maintenance?? Facility maintenance with experience working with controls, electrical equipment, hand, and power tools are necessary. Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills and can work as a team?? If so, we want to hear from YOU!?For over a century, Wilbur-Ellis has experienced success and growth in marketing and distributing agricultural products and services. Join us and grow your career with a strong and profitable industry leader offering competitive compensation, tremendous growth and development opportunities, and a people-first work environment. Come grow with us!?General Purpose and Scope of Position:The Maintenance Lead works under general supervision to perform various skilled maintenance tasks, including preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairing equipment and machines, and facility maintenance.??Directs and trains other maintenance personnel and sets and directs the daily work of the other maintenance team members.?Ability to self-identify basic safety and maintenance issues and correct them without guidance.?Note: This is a working lead position. The person in the position will be expected to direct and complete work. It is not just a supervisory role.?JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:?As Maintenance Lead:Sets daily workload and priorities.Keeps track of maintenance team attendanceAssist with implementation of a new CMMS system (Computerized Maintenance Management system)Work orders and scheduling.Bill of materialsSpare parts inventoriesPM DevelopmentCoordinates and manages outside contractors with engineering and management to complete:PM workEquipment repairsInspectionsCalibrationsProjectsEnsure all safety procedures are followed during maintenance activities.Complete work or assist other maintenance technicians to complete daily work orders, repairs, PMs, or projects.Performs general maintenance and repair duties on a variety of facility systems, including:Pump Repair/rebuildPump/Motor AlignmentSeal replacementPipe fittingValve Replacement or repairControlsElectrical equipmentOperates hand and power tools and mechanical equipment effectively and safely and complies with safety requirements, including the use of appropriate PPEWorks under general supervision and seeks assistance when necessary to complete work with the highest level of safety and qualityRecommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.Understands company policies and enforces safety regulations such as lockout/tagoutCompletes PMs and other daily assigned tasksOther duties as assigned?PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:?Able to lift 75 lbs.Able to walk, stand, climb, stoop for extended lengths of timeMust be able to climb and be comfortable with heights (ex. Spray Dryer 150 ft.)Able to tolerate temperature extremes up to 110*F in production and outside on hot days and cold outside temperatures during the winterOutside work in all weather elements?EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:?High school DiplomaExperience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in an industrial facility maintenance role.Previous experience utilizing Microsoft Office software like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Ability to read and understand repair manuals and drawings.Ability to analyze problems, recommend solutions, and initiate repairs.MTEC, Trade School, or College education preferred not required.The ability to weld carbon, stainless steel, and other alloys is preferred but not required.Strong safety work ethicExcellent verbal and written communication skills must work as part of a team.Strong safety work ethicSome Travel is possibly required.?Compensation and Benefits:In compliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $28.75 -? $38.37.Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and vacation, holidays, health, dental, vision, mental health, retirement plans, and other benefits.?Drug-Free Workplace?NACHURS?is a Wilbur-Ellis business.?For over 75 years,?NACHURS??has been the industry leader in?NPK LIQUID FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY.??Built on quality, integrity, and innovation, we pioneered precision-placed liquid fertilizer in 1946 ? formulated to meet the nutritional demands of crops and growing conditions on both sides of the border.?Our liquid fertilizers are marketed under the ALPINE brand and NACHURS brands in North America. The New Ag Markets Business Unit sells liquid fertilizer into turf, specialty, international, and private label markets. Products sold into oil and gas markets, transportation and mining markets and industrial chemical markets are all sold under the NASi brand.?Nachurs Alpine Solutions has manufacturing plants located in Garretson, SD, Marion, OH, Corydon, IN, Red Oak, IA, St. Gabriel, LA, New Hamburg, ON and Belle Plaine, SK.?COMPANY CULTUREWilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employerWilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.?Wilbur-Ellis is for and about peopleWilbur-Ellis has enjoyed?over 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are both leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and a dedication to quality work, our customers and each other.?Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry?s best workforceWilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment?Job Code:NASMA011275?