Industrial Materials Application Technician

Overview:

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world.

Starting rate: $21 per hour

The Steel Mill Service Team of MINTEQ provides all of the advantages of working for a global organization, with locations around the world, whilst being part of a local team.

Working closely with our project managers and with our local service team in North America, at our steel industry customers as Technician you will have to provide a good service for our equipment installation, organizing spare parts and giving qualified service in case of any problems with our equipment on site.

Responsibilities:

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Support of project managers for the realization of customized systems, refractory and laser business
• Installation and wiring of control cabinets
• Installation and cabling of our machines
• Selection, supervising and tracing of suppliers reg. purchased components and services (outsourcing when high workload)
• Perform troubleshooting of Minscsn operation
• Correction of the equipment documentation
• Perform all maintenance and scheduled PM of equipment
• Training of customer on operation of Minscan LSC-units and systems

• Support of crew leaders reg. technical problems with our machines
• Organizing of spare parts, parameterization, installation and commissioning on site, if necessary
• Analysis of weak points and faults and the development of improvements in order to increase durability and availability
• Customer support at worldwide-located customer or via Telephone, Email, remote control etc.

1. Performs other duties as assigned.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications:

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

• Ability to change piping in material flow system
• Able to read and understand wiring diagrams of PLC and I/O systems
• Basic knowledge in the field of control technology (Siemens SIMATIC S7), able to load programs into controllers, checking functions, fault finding, doing backups etc.
• Basic knowledge in the field of computer technology, able to install windows systems, install software, checking functions, fault finding, doing backups etc.
• Basic knowledge about pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Knowledge of standard PC-programs like MS Word, Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint etc.
• Good English knowledge, particularly technical terminology
• The ability and confidence to work with international customers and colleagues

Physical Abilities: Ability and willingness to undertake business travels within North America

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions.

Our Consumer & Specialties segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines.

Our Engineered Solutions segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan