Maintenance Specialist
- Kingston, ON, Canada
The Pay range for this role is $64,400.00 - $101,200.00 Annual · Full-time
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- The Pay range for this role is $64,400.00 - $101,200.00 Annual
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Original job description
At Qnity, we’re more than a global leader in materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries – we’re a tight-knit team that is motivated by new possibilities, and always up for a challenge. All our dedicated teams contribute to making cutting-edge technology possible. We value forward-thinking challengers, boundary-pushers, and diverse perspectives across all our departments, because we know we play a critical role in the world enabling faster progress for all. Learn how you can start or jumpstart your career with us.
Position Summary
The Maintenance Specialist is an exempt technical professional responsible for maintaining and improving facility, utility, and process equipment reliability. This role provides technical expertise in mechanical systems, industrial piping, hydraulics, pneumatics, and maintenance operations while supporting projects, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and improve mechanical, piping, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
- Install, modify, repair, and test industrial piping systems for water, steam, compressed air, gases, and process fluids.
- Perform pipefitting activities including measuring, cutting, threading, bending, assembling, and pressure testing piping systems.
- Manage and install critical MIQA valves, pumps, regulators, supports, and related mechanical equipment.
- Read and interpret blueprints, P&IDs, technical drawings, and specifications.
- Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions to improve equipment reliability.
- Support maintenance planning, capital projects, facility upgrades, and contractor coordination.
- Develop maintenance procedures, equipment documentation, and continuous improvement solutions.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Facilities teams to support business objectives.
- Journeyperson Pipefitter certification or equivalent industrial maintenance experience.
- Strong knowledge of industrial piping, mechanical systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
- Experience troubleshooting equipment and maintaining facility infrastructure.
- Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions.
- Experience with CMMS systems, preventive maintenance, and reliability improvement programs.
- Proficient in reading technical drawings, P&IDs, and specifications.
Qnity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information.
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The Pay range for this role is $64,400.00 - $101,200.00 Annual
How Base Pay is Determined: Qnity has job leveling frameworks that help organize roles based on progressive levels of responsibility, proficiency and qualifications. Each role has an associated pay range (or an established pay rate for some roles) based on the competitive market in each country where we operate. Each individual’s pay is based on a variety of factors, including their role and the associated pay range for that role, their geographic location (i.e., country, state, metropolitan area), as well as their skills, experience, education and certifications, and performance.
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Responsibilities
Maintain, troubleshoot, install, and improve facility, utility, and process equipment, including industrial piping, mechanical systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics. Lead reliability investigations and corrective actions while supporting maintenance planning, capital projects, facility upgrades, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.
Requirements
Requires a Journeyperson Pipefitter certification or equivalent industrial maintenance experience, with strong knowledge of industrial piping, mechanical systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics. Candidates should be able to troubleshoot independently, use CMMS and preventive maintenance practices, improve reliability, and interpret technical drawings, P&IDs, and specifications.
Skills
- Industrial Piping
- Pipefitting
- Mechanical Systems
- Hydraulics
- Pneumatics
- Equipment Troubleshooting
- Preventive Maintenance
- CMMS
- Reliability Improvement
- Blueprint Interpretation
- P&ID Interpretation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Maintenance Planning
- Contractor Coordination
- Technical Documentation
- Continuous Improvement
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- Trades
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
Keywords
- Industrial Piping
- Pipefitting
- Hydraulics
- Pneumatics
- Mechanical Systems
- Facility Infrastructure
- Utility Equipment
- Process Equipment
- MIQA Valves
- Pumps
- Regulators
- Compressed Air
- Steam Systems
- Process Fluids
- Pressure Testing
- Blueprints
- P&IDs
- Technical Drawings
- Root Cause Investigations
- Corrective Actions
- CMMS
- Preventive Maintenance
- Equipment Reliability
- Maintenance Planning
- Capital Projects
- Facility Upgrades
- Contractor Coordination
- Maintenance Procedures
- Equipment Documentation
- Continuous Improvement