Maintenance – I/E Technician

Newport News, VA
Operations

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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Why work at AdvanSix?

• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being

• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program

• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development

• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences 

AdvanSix is a global leader in providing customers with high-performance specialty materials, including fluorine products; specialty films and additives; advanced fibers and composites; intermediates; specialty chemicals; electronic materials and chemicals; and technologies and materials for petroleum refining.

The I&E Technician works five (5) eight (8) hour shifts however conditions in production can change rapidly and may require adjusting to schedule changes or respond to emergency call-ins and other needs in a plant that operates on a 24/7 basis. The job requires the individual to work in adverse weather conditions (cold, hot, humid, rain, snow, etc.).

Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Performs and documents maintenance calibrations, installation, fault diagnosis, repair of electronic, electrical, mechanical and pneumatic instruments and systems
  • Maintains, constructs, repairs and overhauls instrument systems, devices and peripheral equipment
  • Responsible for performing all compliance and scheduled preventative, predictive maintenance
  • Performs troubleshooting on all Instrument systems and process control using P&ID and electrical schematics
  • Actively participate in plant safety programs and maintains a knowledge and understanding of Process Safety Management, OSHA requirements, and API standards
  • Responsible for the safe and proper management and handling hazardous and non-hazardous waste in compliance with plant requirements
  • Required to enter and work in confined spaces
  • Participate in all aspects of AdvanSix Operating Systems  

Basic Qualifications:

  • Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience working with electrical design and repair, communication devices, instrument and electrical codes, standards and plant engineering specifications in an industrial/manufacturing and/or chemical plant industry
  • Expected to have an ISA Certification or successfully pass the ISA Certification Exam for Instrument Technicians program within 24 months of initial date of hire

Additional Qualifications:

  • Completion of a 4 year apprenticeship and/ or formal training in area of specialty is preferred
  • Associates degree or higher degree is preferred
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Ability to perform physical labor associated with jobs
  • Ability to work at elevated heights – greater than 50 feet
  • Comfortable entering and working in confined spaces
  • Strong work ethic and initiative to learn processes
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver a safe work space based on following standard work
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and take corrective action within an industrial setting
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate through multiple layers of an organization
  • Demonstrated ability to learn and successfully complete tasks of progressive responsibility and complexity
  • Must be able to work overtime and provide off hours support in order to continue 24/7 plant operations

AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

Application Process

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  • It is easy to apply for AdvanSix jobs online. Create a profile in DayForce and upload your resume or fill in the form with your job history.
  • Your profile and resume will be reviewed by a recruiter and you’ll be notified via email whether you will be proceeding with the interview process
  • The first interview will be a telephone screening with the HR and recruiting team, If there is mutual interest, there will be additional interviews with the team and an in-person site visit
  • Once interviews are completed, if you are determined a good fit for the AdvanSix team, a formal offer will be extended. Offers will first be verbally given and quickly followed by a formal letter via email
  • Every offer is contingent on the successful completion of the pre-employment and background checks required for the position.
  • We can’t wait for you to join the team!