Facilities Plant Infrastructure Professional

About the Role

We are looking for a Plant Infrastructure Professional to join our Facility Team. In this role, you will be responsible for mechanical repairs, maintenance, design, installation, and troubleshooting on all types of facility-oriented equipment (air handlers, chillers, pumps, compressors, oxidizers, wastewater systems, bulk fluid tanks and distribution, boilers, etc.). The team is seeking a skilled, self-motivated, service-oriented individual who will play a key role in supporting reliable operations. 

This position will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland. 

Pay and Benefits:

• $40 - $56 per hour 
• Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits

Responsibilities

• Support the design, installation, startup, validation and troubleshooting of facility equipment.
• Perform various work orders and preventative and predictive maintenance tasks, often working across mechanical and electrical trades and documenting this work electronically within our Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Provide daily equipment maintenance support for all facility operations including HVAC equipment, Pollution control, Water, Compressed air, etc.
• Apply formal problem-solving techniques to troubleshoot, determine root cause, and develop and implement corrective and preventative action plans.
• Self-Perform, interface, and direct vendors and service providers to complete required work, verify that work was performed satisfactorily, and provide any required electronic documentation of work performed in our CMMS system.
• Partnership with team members, support equipment reviews and providing feedback to ensure design is meeting all applicable codes, specifications, and customer requirements with a specific eye on long-term cost of ownership and maintainability of these assets.
• Providing off shift and weekend support as part of a Regional On-Call rotation schedule and supporting two annual shutdowns across weekends and extended hours.
• Perform and manage needed general building maintenance.
• Maintain compliance with jurisdiction ordinance and codes.

Required Qualifications

• Journey level mechanical skills with minimum 5 years hands-on experience in an industrial production facility.
• Demonstrated competency in the use of a multi-meter. Ability to troubleshoot and repair both low voltage and three phase electrical circuits up to 480V.
• Experience with facility systems including ventilation, steam, compressed air, hot and chilled water, and water treatments systems.
• Experience utilizing a Building Automation System (Trane, Andover, or like).
• Ability to effectively and proactively communicate both verbally and in writing via Microsoft office products.
• Ability to work safely in an industrial environment including working from ladders, aerial lifts, and wearing the required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Demonstrated experience working independently as well as with cross-functional team prioritizing multiple self-performed tasks and managing contracted work.
• Ability to work from, as well as create, written procedures and scopes of work.
• Ability to work overtime, perform on call duties after normal working hours and weekends as part of a rotating on call schedule, support two annual Facilities Shutdowns, and ability to travel up to 5%.
• Understanding of OSHA, NFPA, and Building codes as well as General building construction.

Desired Qualifications

• PLC controls experience
• Stationary Engineering License Grade 3
• Experience maintaining Thermal Oxidizers or other pollution control equipment

This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.