Maintenance Technician, Technical Services

At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career.

*$1,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Reports to the Day Laboratory Supervisor

The Technical Services Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing support to the Day Lab performing routine preventative maintenance on lab instrumentation, working with outside vendors for repair of lab equipment, and general maintenance on laboratory buildings

This individual will work with a team of senior development technicians and provide support to the Technical Services QC Lab and Process Development Department.

What you will do:

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  Maintenance duties include but are not limited to, conducting periodic and routine inspections of laboratory equipment, and assisting with repairs of instruments, safety systems (showers, eye wash stations, fire extinguishers, alarms), HVAC, air compressors, plumbing, vacuum pumps, etc.
• Updating and maintaining Instrument Maintenance Logs for all Laboratory instrumentation.
• Serving as a maintenance and technical resource for the Day Lab and updating Instrument Tracking Reports (ITRs).
• Issuing work orders for general building repairs that cannot be performed by laboratory maintenance.
• Assisting other maintenance departments with repairs being performed at laboratory buildings.
• Contacting vendors regarding building maintenance, and on occasion lab equipment maintenance.
• Issuing work permits for vendors performing repairs at laboratory sites.
• Internal ordering for items needed to maintain laboratory buildings and maintaining inventory of maintenance supplies.
• assisting the Tech Services Department with custom fabrications need for process development studies.
• Performing hazardous waste collection and transferring hazardous wastes to their designated satellite accumulation areas.
• Performs maintenance on various instrumentation, including routine calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and stocking of reagents.
• Keep track of laboratory supplies by performing audits and updating inventory sheets
• Performs both routine and non-routine sample analysis using a variety of laboratory instrumentation and methods, entering results into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Responds to requests for priority assays submitted by the Process Development and Engineering teams.
• Assist in analysis both routine and non-routine samples and coordinate sample analysis with outside laboratories.
• Performs statistical quality control charting.
• Follows all site safety and environmental procedure.
• Ensure secondary containment is empty.

What you will bring:

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  Experience: High School Diploma, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience - maintenance/building trades
• Strong organizational and troubleshooting skills
• A high-degree of integrity and personal responsibility.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Work experience in a chemical plant, refinery, or other processing or manufacturing industry preferred.
• Must be able to wear necessary, company-provided personal protective equipment (PPE)-i.e., uniforms, steel-toed boots, safety glasses, emergency breathing apparatus
• The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) testing is required for all hourly applicants of Nutrien. Applicants must complete this test and meet a minimum of 4 in Graphic Literacy, 5 on Applied Mathematics and 5 on Workplace Documents in order to be considered eligible for employment with Nutrien
• The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) must be uploaded with your resume during your application to be considered eligible for employment with Nutrien

Benefits:

Starting rate $29.50 - $31.50 per hour (plus available overtime).

Nutrien offers a skills based pay compensation program. Hourly rates can progresses based on On-Job-Training, formal learning, and observation of new skills.

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.

Are you a good match? Apply today!

The estimated salary that really, Glassdoor and LinkedIn suggested does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure.

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

** EOE race/color/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/disability/veteran