Equipment Maintenance Technician

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advance composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”

Hexcel is currently seeking an Equipment Maintenance Technician for our Seguin, TX, USA) location.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Complete status check at the beginning of shift, including discussion with Loom Technician on duty, inspecting cloth, and checking flag sheets for mechanical repairs that need to be completed on the looms

• Analyze and repair mechanical problems with looms

• Perform daily preventative maintenance on looms to help ensure that production, quality and safety standards are met.  Document work done on machines

• Complete regular inspections on tools and production machinery to ensure that all necessary equipment is in proper working order

• Assist in training new loom technicians as necessary

• Overhaul and repair spare filling feeders

• Replace and repair spare rapier profiles. Perform air flow checks to air jet reeds and buff as needed to adjust air flow tolerances

• Carry out TPM and 5S activities including but not limited to cleaning and oiling machines & equipment

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent, minimum

• Demonstration of strong mechanical aptitude required

• Must pass a mechanical aptitude assessment via minimizer test – first three attempts at a minimum interval of six months, then one attempt every twelve months thereafter

• Required to regularly see, stand, and walk

• Frequently required to hear, push, pull, grasp, and finger

• Occasionally required to balance, stoop, crouch, kneel, reach, crawl, lift, write, speak, talk, and feel

• Regularly move objects up to 20 pounds, frequently move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally move objects up to 100 pounds

Eligible candidates must be a:  U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.