1st Class Mechanic – Catalyst Team

About the role

Join BASF’s Catalyst division in McIntyre, GA as a 1st Class Mechanic. You will work on complex equipment that supports the production of mobile emissions and process catalysts, ensuring safe and efficient operations.

Key responsibilities

• Recognize and practice safe work habits in all daily duties.
• Install, rearrange, align, dismantle, repair, and reassemble complex equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failures and perform mechanic‑skill work such as fabrication, assembly, welding, cutting, and pipefitting.
• Use a variety of cutting and welding methods (oxy‑acetylene, plasma arc, shielded arc, tungsten arc, flux‑cored, carbon arc, gouging, submerged arc).
• Occasionally perform tasks in related trades (rigging, rough carpentry, machining).
• Read and interpret drawings, sketches, and technical manuals.
• Inspect own and others’ work for quality and dimensional compliance.
• Repair piping and valves, install new pipe, valves, and control devices.
• Rig equipment for lifting with hoists or cranes, handling loads of several thousand pounds.
• Complete routine paperwork and use CMMS for maintenance tracking.

Required profile

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience with rotating equipment or in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to operate all shop equipment and work with water‑soluble and oil‑based lubricants.
• Comfort working on ladders, scaffolds, pits and lifting 50 lb intermittently.
• Union position under United Steel Workers (USW) with benefits per collective bargaining agreement.

Required skills

• Fabrication and assembly.
• Welding (oxy‑acetylene, plasma arc, shielded arc, tungsten arc, flux‑cored, carbon arc, gouging, submerged arc).
• Pipefitting.
• Use of inspection gauges and shop math.
• Reading technical drawings and manuals.
• CMMS operation.
• Equipment rigging and heavy‑load handling.

What we offer

• Permanent employment with BASF, a global leader in catalyst technologies.
• Union‑negotiated benefits and competitive compensation.
• Opportunities for professional development within a leading chemical company.