Maintenance Apprentice

Now hiring! Maintenance Apprentice

Sparta, TN

 

Starting pay: $20/hr

 

Earn a paycheck while you learn a new career as a Mechanical Maintenance Apprentice.

 

We are looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Apprentice to join our Performance Materials team in Sparta,TN.

 

Come create chemistry with us!

 

At BASF, we are proud to introduce the next generation of Mechanical Maintenance to the innovative world of Manufacturing. If you are looking to build a meaningful career while making an impact on the world, then come create chemistry with us!

 

As a Mechanical Maintenance in our Sparta, TN Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6, and Polyester colored specialty resins plant, you will make an impact on the world with a fundamental focus on sustainability. As a Production Technician, you will be a part of a team that manufactures products for use in the automotive, consumer/industrial, and power distribution industries. The products produced at the Sparta, TN site can be found in everyday products like auto interior, mirror, window housings, power tool housings, furniture applications, electrical switches, and wall plates and more!

 

As you begin your apprenticeship, you will enroll in the Mechatronics Technology AAS program at Motlow State College. While attending classes, you will work and learn on-site at our Sparta, TN facility, which produces Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6, and Polyester colored specialty resins, guided by some of the industry’s top professionals. To help you focus on your education, BASF will cover the entire cost of your program, including textbooks!

When you’re not studying you will have opportunities to…

Work hands-on in our Sparta, TN plant learning to:

• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) efforts.
• Maintain, rebuild, and repair a wide variety of production and processing machines and equipment.
• Develop mechanical skill sets, including welding, fabrication, and pipefitting.
• Use hand tools, power tools, and testing instruments for repairs and maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Utilize measurement devices, calipers, and micrometers to inspect machine parts.
• Gain general knowledge of electrical equipment such as controllers, PLCs, and electric meters.
• Support non-production maintenance and repair activities.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) events.
• Proactively identify ways to improve plant uptime while performing preventive maintenance (PM).
• Make recommendations to enhance existing PM processes for greater effectiveness and update PM modifications, including equipment changes.
• Contact suppliers for troubleshooting and repair assistance.
• Update Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics, including tracking RCFA trends for specific equipment.
• File all completed PMs for ISO compliance and serve as an ISO/TS16949 maintenance representative.
• Contribute to and complete construction (capital type) projects as assigned.
• Utilize RCFA and RCM processes to improve equipment uptime.
• Complete preventative and predictive maintenance activities, including 12 RCFA/RCM reports per year.
• Minimize downtime of plant equipment through effective use of Instrumentation and Electrical (I&E) maintenance skills.
• Troubleshoot and repair systems and components of production and site equipment.
• Rebuild and maintain a wide variety of production and site equipment.

 

If you...

 

• Possess a High School Diploma or GED
• Can learn on the job and use provided equipment/tools.
• Are able to follow both written and verbal procedures/instructions.
• Can follow operational and sa