About The Role

Are you ready to move your career forward and help shape our company’s and customers’ futures?

If you aspire to challenge yourself, work with the best in the industry and join a successful team where you can make a meaningful contribution, then we invite you to join us at Ketjen Corporation, a provider of advanced catalyst solutions to leading producers in the petrochemical, refining, and specialty chemicals industries. Together, we can create a legacy marked by innovation, excitement, and energy.

Are you inspired by “what’s next”? So are we.

When you join the Ketjen team, you contribute to a better tomorrow. You will play a role in powering many of the world’s largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics. We are putting innovation to work to improve people’s lives and we want YOU to be a part of it.

Ketjen Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle Corporation, is seeking a Maintenance Millwright to work at our Bayport Facility (Pasadena, TX).

Essential Duties

Safe maintenance and repair of mechanical rotating equipment
Proper handling and installation of mechanical seals
Interpretation of mechanical designs and maintenance manuals
Use of a wide variety of hand, portable, and stationary power tools
Demonstrate root cause analysis approach to failures and generate reports accordingly.
Rebuilding, installing, and maintaining machinery such as pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, fans, rotary dryers, filter press, compressors, belts, extruders, mills.
Maintaining precision records of repairs and parts
Inspection of machinery, parts to determine replacement or repair.

Required

Experience in safe in-plant maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment.
Demonstrated ability to work in close tolerances; familiar with dial indicators, dial calipers, micrometers and other exact measuring equipment.
Good verbal communication skills
Past history of excellent quality results in daily work activities
Must be motivated and self-directed.
Must have the ability to work in a team environment.
Good written and electronic communication skills
Basic knowledge of mag- drive pumps
Basic knowledge of lathe, milling machine, drill press and other machine shop duties
Knowledge of precision tools
High School Diploma or equivalent
5+ years Journeyman Millwright experience.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

2-Year Technical Degree in mechanical field
Completion of a formal apprenticeship program
Working knowledge of both pump and reactor functions
Working knowledge of hydraulic pumps, motors, and actuators
Working knowledge of correct alignment procedures
Thorough understanding of how bearing condition, alignment, structural support, and piping stress affect equipment MTBF
An understanding of preventative and predictive maintenance procedures
Working knowledge of the purpose and installation of mechanical seals
Working knowledge of lubrication best practices