Reliability Maintenance Technician

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Own assigned industrial chillers (e.g., MP, CAC, A-Unit, Flowables) and take the technical lead on efficient operation and reliability.
• Perform routine weekly and bi-weekly monitoring of chiller operating parameters using control panels and maintain detailed performance and maintenance logs.
• Monitor refrigerant, oil, and coolant levels; perform leak detection using handheld detection equipment.
• Troubleshoot temperature, load, oil migration, and refrigerant imbalance issues and recommend corrective actions, including parameter adjustments or physical changes.
• Support periodic inspections including vibration testing, oil analysis, and refrigerant analysis, coordinating findings and follow-up actions.
• Provide shutdown and startup support including refrigerant evacuation, vessel and exchanger opening, seal replacement, relief valve work, and system charging.
• Support major repairs such as compressor and motor replacements and assist during system testing prior to and during process startups.
• Forecast major equipment repairs and contribute to long-range asset planning, design improvements, and new or replacement chiller projects.
• Maintain spare parts awareness and inventory accuracy within SAP and support improvements to preventive maintenance plans and procedures.
• Support development of training materials and procedures to enhance chiller operation and maintenance capability across the site.
• Adhere to all site safety requirements, permitting processes, and Bayer policies while working in industrial operating environments.
• Support site HVAC needs across the site.
• Support Rotating Equipment Department work as needed.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with a minimum of maintenance or chiller operations experience.
• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification or ability to get within 18 months.
• Applicable state HVAC/Refrigeration license or ability to get within 18 months.
• Able to perform highly complex repairs, adjustments, and modifications on plant equipment and systems.
• Demonstrated operational and reliability awareness with the ability to align production and maintenance utilization.
• The ability to perform repairs, adjustments, and modifications that are non-routine and of extensive complexity is a basic expectation in this role.
• Extensive hands-on experience with shutdown/startup support and major repairs.
• Extensive hands-on experience with OEM coordination and system performance evaluation.
• Strong proficiency in SAP.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize, prioritize work, allocate resources effectively, and make sound operational decisions.
• Ability to read and understand manufacturing literature.

Preferred Qualifications

• HVAC or Refrigeration Technical Training preferred (i.e., HVAC technical school or apprenticeship program in HVAC, refrigeration, or industrial maintenance).
• Significant experience servicing and troubleshooting industrial refrigeration or chiller systems.
• Extensive hands-on experience with oil systems, refrigerants, compressors, and heat exchangers.