Maintenance Assistant
Vicksburg, MI - USA
Job Summary
The Company
Imerysis the worlds leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with 3.4 billion in revenue and 12300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications technological knowledge and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.
Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol .
The Position
Maintenance AssistantJob Summary
KEY FOCUS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform work safely
- Daily repair and maintenance of all plant equipment (production administration warehouse etc.) as directed by Maintenance Mechanic.
- Support of any process improvement project work
- Generate/complete maintenance work orders via CMMS platform (SAP)
- Understand production processes to identify and correct any inefficiency
- Work towards becoming the technical expert for all production related equipment
- Support production activities to reduce downtime and increase efficiency
- Offer suggestions for continuous process improvements
- Good understanding of electric wiring and repairs
- Experienced in welding grinding parts fabrication and machining
- Introductory knowledge of electrical controls instrumentation
- Basic computer skills including email MS Office Suite/Google Suite online applications
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong attention to detail and ability to organize priorities
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Must be able to work well with others and follow directions
- Ability to write and communicate clearly and effectively on work orders and safety improvement recommendations
- Must maintain poise under pressure
- Must have basic math comprehension and problem solving skills
- Good physical condition to support movement up 2-4 levels of operation (stairs ladders etc.)
- Ability to troubleshoot system performance related issues to solve basic problems and find a safe effective solution
- Must be capable of reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions mechanical/electrical drawings and procedure manuals
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Three to five years of production maintenance experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Welding/fabrication background preferred
- Fork truck and JLG lift operation experience preferred
- Ability to work at heights exceeding 50 feet
- Physical ability to safely operate motorized vehicles (forklift scissor lift aerial manlift)
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds routinely throughout the work day
- Valid drivers license
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Regularly works in a manufacturing and warehouse environment and often works near moving mechanical parts motorized equipment
Daily contact with high temperature materials and equipment conditions
Can be exposed to extreme heat/cold depending on the season
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SAFETY:
Workers have a responsibility to comply with instructions given for their own safety and health and that of others in adhering to safe work procedures. They must also cooperate with management in its fulfillment of its legislative obligations. They are expected to take care to ensure their own safety and health and that of others and to abide by their duty of care provided for in the regulations. They shall report any injury hazard or illness immediately where practical to their supervisor. They will not willfully or recklessly interfere with safety equipment. Employees shall also abide by site safety rules including conducting Take 5 self-risk assessments following the Serious 7 protocols and the Cardinal Rules.
IMERYS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Note: Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Position Type
Full timeand
PermanentOnly technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox:
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PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT RESUMES OR APPLICATIONS TO THIS EMAIL AS THEY WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.
To ensure fairness and legal compliance in our recruitment processes only applications received through the online application process will be considered.
IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color religion sex national origin age marital status sexual orientation gender identity genetic information disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local laws.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
We lead the way in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry globally. Imerys supports a diverse range of sectors, from construction and automotive to consumer goods. We provide renowned expert solutions based on processing and refining our mineral resources, synthetic minerals a ... View more