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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Mechanical Technician

Equipment MaintenancePosted on Nov 10
Full-timeCorrigan, TX, USA$28 - $38 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of millwright experience, gained through prior employment or maintenance training.
  • Experience troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment issues.
  • Experience cutting and welding.
  • Experience installing and troubleshooting bearings, sprockets, motors, gearboxes, pumps, chains, and related equipment.
  • Experience performing precision alignment using laser alignment tools.
  • Experience using computer software and tablets.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures.
  • Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment to improve reliability and uptime.
  • Assist co-workers and work in a team environment.
  • Maintain facility housekeeping standards.
  • Communicate work performed and equipment status effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Perform lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day in a noisy, non-air-conditioned or unheated manufacturing mill environment.
  • Walk on an elevated catwalk over 15 feet high and work in confined spaces to perform daily duties.
  • Use software to update tasks and tickets.
  • Troubleshoot equipment for mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic issues.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical issues in plywood operations equipment.
  • Experience with PLC/5, Control Logix, and variable frequency drive (VFD) systems.
  • Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical circuits.
  • Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics.
  • Previous maintenance experience in a wood products manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to read blueprints and hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.
  • Experience troubleshooting and maintaining pneumatic systems.
  • Experience troubleshooting hydraulic equipment, circuits, and components.
  • Experience using alignment and precision tools such as laser lines, micrometers, calipers, and feeler gauges.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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