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Maintenance Technician

Koch Business Solutions, LP
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Louisiana, St. James
Nov 21, 2025
Your Job Koch Methanol is seeking a proactive and skilled Maintenance Technician to support the facility located in St. James, Louisiana. This role is focused on troubleshooting, maintaining, and operating critical mechanical systems within our facilities. This role operates on a 4/10s schedule with overtime and on call as needed Monday - Thursday. Our Team At Koch Methanol, we strive to be the partner of choice to our customers, employees, our customers & our community. We are looking for individuals who are contribution motivated, driven by the ability to add value to existing systems & processes. We want employees with a creative, entrepreneurial spirit to challenge the status-quo & drive transformational change. What You Will Do Champion the Principle Based Management philosophy to drive our culture within the maintenance team Embracing and adhering to all facility safe work policies, practices, and regulations Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair equipment to achieve optimal performance levels using precision maintenance best practices, tools, and techniques. Performing preventative and corrective maintenance on industrial process equipment. Applying problem solving methods to identify the root cause and eliminate failures. Cross-training and assisting in maintenance and partnering with operations. Working with the operations and maintenance teams to identify and prioritize maintenance needs. Experiment & embrace new technologies, systems/solutions, and workflows to challenge the status-quo, expand the knowledge of fleet and team, and provide optionality to the process. Improve, develop, and implement maintenance process improvements and efficiencies. Potential voluntary travel opportunities for various trainings, collaboration, and support of other sites during Turnarounds or other business needs Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Ability to meet physical demands, including: Lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs. Pushing/pulling up to 75 lbs. Climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, ladders associated with scaffolds more than 160 feet Working outdoors in all weather conditions. Wearing full Level A Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Ability to be medically cleared for respiratory protection and HAZMAT programs. Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task. What Will Put You Ahead Ability to pass a 5G Position Certification Technical certification or associate degree in Process Technology, Maintenance, Mechanical, or related field Experience and application of safe work practices - Lock Out, Tag Out (LOTO); Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Previous armed forces experience as an aircraft mechanic, aircraft structural maintenance specialist, or other relevant military experience. This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Methanol produces and supplies the methanol that has become an essential part of our daily lives - and is a key ingredient in products like clothing, cosmetics, paints, plywood and adhesives - in addition to fueling ships, buses, trucks, fuel cells and cooking stoves. Our goal is to be the preferred supplier of methanol to our customers who depend on us for our reliability and quality of service. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).