Maintenance Technician

Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Technician to join our company at our Doniphan, NE production facility. The inclusive, motivated team in Doniphan offers a safe and innovative work environment that allows for personal and professional growth. We are looking for candidates with a steady work history who take initiative, love to learn, work hard, and have a stable work history.

VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance not offered for this position.

This role will be on-site at the Corteva location.

What You’ll Do:

• Support plant operations.
• Deliver maintenance support for capital projects.
• Maintain condition of the plant shop and maintenance tools.
• Support Process Safety Management and location safety efforts.
• Conduct seasonal prep work including annual preventative maintenance, repairs, and improvements.
• Assure proper set-up, calibration, operation, and preventative maintenance of equipment, machines, and facilities.
• Lead, assist and complete grounds and facility maintenance as needed.
• Utilize predictive maintenance tools to detect and remedy future machine failures.
• Create, continually update and train preventative maintenance plans for various equipment.
• Complete fabrication projects to improve plant processes.
• Maintain detailed equipment records and prints.
• Plan and schedule maintenance work for the location.
• Maintain Enterprise Asset Management system: ensure work order quality, PM plans, and provide user training/support, etc.
• Analyze metrics to improve uptime, reduce costs and maintain quality data.
• Order parts for equipment and kit to coincide with scheduled maintenance activities.
• Lead efforts to improve maintenance effectiveness.
• Work with vendors and contractors to safely and effectively complete work.
• Prepare, schedule and gather data for weekly strategic planning meeting with operations.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Education:

• You have your high school diploma/GED.

What Skills You Need:

• You know how to schedule work/jobs and you do a great job of following-up on completion status.
• You have a valid US drivers license.
• You are willing and able to lead team meetings.
• You are flexible and can adapt to changing priorities.
• You have strong computer skills.
• You have demonstrated problem solving, teamwork and communication skills.
• You are willing and able to climb and/or work in elevated areas; stand/sit for extended periods, work indoors/outdoors and in hot/cold, dry/wet conditions.
• You are willing and able to lift up to 50 lbs. (with or without reasonable accommodations) and complete work that involves repetitive motion and/or repetitive lifting.
• You are willing and able to work a primarily day shift schedule as well as overtime hours, on call availability and occasional shift work including nights and weekends when necessary.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Knowledge of heating/cooling, refrigeration, security, materials handling equipment (i.e., conveyors, elevator legs, packaging equipment, etc.) or other mechanical/electrical systems.
• Millwright skills, especially relevant to the seed industry.
• Welding skills.
• Forklift driving skills.
• Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic repair and test equipment.
• Basic process control understanding.
• 2-3 years of industrial maintenance experience.

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits

• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our