Cabot Corporation

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Performs maintenance and repair with a focus on one of the maintenance crafts—repair of electro-mechanical equipment; carpentry, plumbing or other. Performs preventative maintenance, while maintaining the highest regard for safety and the environment.

Job Requirements (Principal Responsibilities)

• Machine Maintenance: Inspects, installs, troubleshoots, adjusts and repairs electro-mechanical equipment and facilities. Works from specifications and complex drawings, manuals, verbal/written instructions. Assembles and disassembles equipment to isolate and diagnose; corrects equipment malfunctions by repairing or replacing defective parts. Installs and de-installs processing equipment as needed.
• Carpentry: Uses blueprints and drawings to build, repair, install structures, such as partitions, cabinets, doors, etc. Uses carpenter hand /power and measuring tools.
• Plumbing: Maintains and repairs plumbing fixtures, such as water tanks, heaters, pipes and joints.
• Uses a variety of hand and power tools, such as cut-off saws, drill presses and others.
• Uses business management system to enter and/or follow-up work and service orders. May keep records and logs; tracks inventory levels.
• Performs preventative maintenance on equipment and systems adhering to established schedules.
• Maintains and continuously improves upon knowledge of all processes and equipment within their respective unit(s). May recommend improvements to electro-mechanical systems.
• Participates in scheduled safety meetings and completes safety training requirements.
• Keeps working area safe and clean.
• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors)

• Full knowledge of maintenance and repair procedures and methods; knowledge of equipment and related tools, including hand tools, cut-off saws, drill presses, etc. Knowledge of a variety of machine tools, mechanical parts, bearings, gears, and others. Familiarity with mechanical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic control systems
• Ability to interpret blueprints and drawings; perform required shop mathematics
• Mechanical troubleshooting skills. Ability to promptly diagnose and correct equipment malfunctions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with others in a team-based environment.
• Flexibility in performing changing assignments; ability to work off shift and after hours as needed.

Education/Experience

• Vocational/technical school and completed (certified) apprenticeship required.
• 5+ years’ experience

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.