Senior Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Do you want to join a world leading company in the green energy transformation? Then Topsoe is the perfect place for you!

Topsoe is a highly dynamic organization with headquarters in Denmark employing around 2200 employees globally. With a strong focus on sustainability, Topsoe aims to be the global leader within carbon emission reduction technologies by 2024. As one of very few companies, Topsoe possesses both the expertise and technologies needed to transform renewable electricity, biomass, and waste into green chemicals that will power a sustainable future. As a result, the organization is constantly moving and developing ensuring an exciting and versatile every day for employees.

In a fast-paced setting, it is important for Topsoe to create and facilitate a good and comfortable working environment for every individual. Therefore, there is a great focus on work-life-balance and minimizing overtime.

As well as a human focus, Topsoe wish to embrace professional growth. Through a high level of responsibility and a variety of different tasks, they seek to facilitate the best possible circumstances for their employees to succeed. Ambition is appreciated and Topsoe wish to encourage a desire for more senior roles sometime in the future.

About the Team

Topsoe is in a state of rapid development, and we have embarked on an ambitious and exciting journey to transform renewable electricity, biomass and waste into green hydrogen and other e-fuels, which is critical to reduce our customers’ carbon emissions. To support this journey, we are strengthening our core business area by increasing financial transparency in existing production facilities in Frederikssund and Bayport.

The Role

Located at the Manufacturing Facility in Pasadena, Texas

Some of your main assignments will be:

1. Follows all necessary safety procedures and practices to verify that equipment is isolated, cleared, and permitted prior to starting work.
2. Participates in the execution of the scheduled work plan by:
   • Reviewing assigned job scopes for completeness and understanding,
   • Acquiring all necessary parts, tools, and instructions prior to starting the job to minimize non-productive time,
   • Keeping supervisor updated on job progress and any problems encountered in completing the defined scope of work.
3. Notifies the equipment owner within 15 minutes of completing the job to make sure equipment can be turned over to production without unnecessary delays.
4. Completes task in a safe, timely fashion, then reviews the job with the equipment owner and signs off the permit.
5. Ensures all tools and materials are returned, and the repairable parts process is initiated.
6. Returns repairable, decontaminated part to Stores and provides all necessary paperwork so that the part can be reversed off the work order and put into the broken bin for repair.
7. Returns all unused stock material to Stores so that they can be reversed off the work order and returned to Stores inventory.
8. Participates in the identification and implementation of reliability driven improvements.
9. Responds to priority 1 and 2 jobs as directed by maintenance supervision with the appropriate sense of urgency to minimize impact to process units.
   • Responds to call outs per documented procedures.
   • Solicits necessary technical support to troubleshoot and identify root cause of emergency/unscheduled work and documents accordingly.
10. Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
11. Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with Operators, Supervisors and/or other maintenance employees to diagnose problem or repair machine.
12. Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
13. Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
14. Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, backhoe, picker, drill, milling machine and welding machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
15. Performs carpentry work and preventative maintenance.
16. Perform material and machine inspections using precision measuring equipment such as micrometers, rules, calipers, protractors, and torque wrenches. Determine if tolerances have been met and entering data found into the CMMS.

Job Requirements

• Requires minimum of 3 years of related experience and/or training.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Welding and Fabrication skills a Plus (Stick, Tig & Mig)
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience with SAP PM a Plus.
• Proficient in using Precision Measuring Tools including, Inside & Outside micrometers, Telescoping Gages, Dial Indicators, Laser Alignment Tools, Rulers and Calipers.

Who are you?

People describe you as:

• Responsible, independent, ethical and methodical
• A person who can demonstrate initiative.
• A person who is committed to your work and strive to make a difference.
• A person who can communicate directly and be able to work in many different team settings across different seniority levels in the production setup.