Cabot has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Electrical & Instrumentation Technician, to install, repair, calibrate, and maintain a variety of electrical and electronic equipment and controls that facilitate the operational production processes and building equipment at the site. Skill advancement opportunities are available to become a multi-trade technician. The focus of the role is performing preventative maintenance tasks on the process equipment while ensuring safety and environmental compliance, process efficiency, product quality, and cost effectiveness. The position will work on-site at the Carrollton, KY plant with minimal, but required; travel to other production sites a few times a year (less than 10%).
Would you like to contribute to ensure equipment is running effectively?Are you a positive, hard-working, energetic, and motivated individual who likes being active?Are you known for your integrity… for always doing the right thing?If so, please consider the opportunity we have for you to join our team!
This is a day shift position (Monday – Friday).
How You Will Make an Impact
In this role, your primary duty will be to install, repair, wire, and maintain a variety of electrical and electronic equipment and controls related to production and building equipment This role requires a safety mind-set, self-motivated person with a positive attitude, a ton of good energy, effective time management, organization, and record-keeping skills. A successful candidate will be someone who can:
Model Cabot values of integrity, respect, excellence, and responsibility. Influence site toward generative team atmosphere. Interact professionally with site personnel, visitors, contractors, and individuals at all levels of the Cabot organization. Follow work instructions, procedures, and policies.Work from specifications and complex drawings, manuals, verbal/written instructions. Assemble and disassemble equipment to isolate and diagnose; corrects equipment malfunctions by repairing or replacing defective parts. Installs and un-installs processing equipment as needed.Prepare, install, repair, and maintain pipe systems, fitting, flange systems.Replace of various types of pumps, blowers, rebuilding of pneumatic diaphragm pumps.Work in a safe manner. Actively participate in Cabot's safety, health, and environmental programs. Attend scheduled team meetings and completes safety training requirements. Keep work area safe and clean.Troubleshoot and repair electronic/instrument control systems. Reads and understands complex manuals, drawings, wiring diagrams, and equipment vendor documentation.Perform preventative maintenance on process equipment including but not limited to automatic valves and transmitter calibrations.Maintain and continuously improve upon knowledge of all processes and equipment.Use computerized business management systems to enter maintenance work orders and document work performed. Document equipment condition to establish trends in operations or breakdowns. Use analytical skills as well as root cause analysis to discover explanations for equipment failure.Complete required paperwork and forms associated with maintenance activities and non-maintenance activities, i.e. SH&E incident reporting, production records, equipment testing results, etc.Support efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System and ISO Management Systems in line with the requirements of the RC14001® and ISO9001 technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.Skill advancement opportunities include training to obtain certifications in Instrument, Electrical and Mechanic disciplines.Perform other duties as assigned.
What You Will Bring to Cabot High School Diploma or GED equivalency; Vocation/Technical school associate degree in a related field or the military equivalency a plus.5 years of experience in an industrial or chemical manufacturing environment.Ensures compliance with all work instructions, procedures, policies, standards, regulations, and industry best practices (OSHA, RC14001, ISO 9001, PSM). Safely operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, aerial work platforms. Familiar with topics such as Process Safety Management (PSM), safe work permitting, lockout/tagout, emergency response, and hazard recognition. Willing and able to work collaboratively in a team-based environment. Strong written and verbal communication and active listening skills. Able to work independently as well. Self-motivated with a track record of dependability including work history.A proven positive safety, health, and environmental record. Familiar with topics such as personal protective equipment, confined space entry, lockout / tag-out, hot work, safe work permitting, emergency response, and hazard awareness.Experience with accident and near miss reporting, incident investigation, and accountability to standards.A strong mechanical aptitude and electrical aptitude. Accurate and consistent in performing tasks.Knowledge of welding procedures, particularly involving high temperatures and specialty alloys a plus.Specific training or experience in the electrical/electronic field.Able to learn a variety of electronic/instrument systems.Good working knowledge of variety of machine tools, mechanical parts, and their movements.Able to use all types of hand tools, drills, grinders, sawzall, concrete drills.Good hand-eye coordination, manual dexterity, and good touch perception.Able to troubleshoot problems from major breakdowns to subtle adjustments to identify and eliminate root cause.Strong problem-solving skills.Able to use all types of measuring devices, calipers, micrometers, height gauges.Able to work with drill press, mills, and vertical and horizontal band saws.Able to read and interpret complex operating instructions.Be able to read and understand technical manuals and blueprints, schematics, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulics.Accurate and consistent in performing tasks.Highly flexible and able to take on a wide variety of tasks to support team efforts.Basic math skills.Effective time management, organizational, and record keeping skills. Basic computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook (e-mail program).Ability to safely operate material handling equipment such as forklifts and aerial work platforms.Flexible and able to work overtime and call out/backs; performing changing assignments and work schedules. To ensure the plant is operational, maintenance will need to accept call-outs after normal working hours.Physical requirements include but not limited to climbing stairs and ladders, standing, or sitting for extended periods, outdoor work, working at heights from scaffold, ladders, and/or grating, use of hand tools, and occasional heavy lifting.Must be able to pass the pulmonary function test and wear the necessary respiratory equipment.
How We’ll Support Your Success
Benefits, Vacation, Etc. – We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment. Learn more about our benefits here!Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.Growth –Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.Meaningful Work that is Valued – Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you’re making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, “I was a part of that.”Feedback – we are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.Support – you are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.
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About Cabot
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
Innovation that drives sustainability
Many of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges are fundamentally chemistry problems. We can convert the mobility sector from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, but this requires batteries with greater range and lower cost. This is fundamentally a chemistry challenge. We can have a zero-energy building, but this requires high performance insulation, efficient solar panels, and energy storage solutions. Each of these are fundamentally chemistry challenges.
At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001
Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.
Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.
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