Qualified Maintenance Technician - Plant Mechanic

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Job Summary: We are seeking a Qualified Maintenance Technician - Plant Mechanic to ensure operational continuity and compliance with production programs through corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance. Key Highlights: 1. Forms part of Chile's sustainable development and the mining industry of the future 2. Leads the transformation and sustainability of the Corporation 3. Develops your talents in a diverse and inclusive environment Publication Date: Aug 26, 2026 Process ID: 89789 Region: 5th Region. Valparaíso Job Description: **Qualified Maintenance Technician\-Plant Mechanic** **\-** **Andina Division** **Do you want to be part of Chile's and the world's sustainable development?** **Join the country's most important company and together build the mining industry of the future!** Our business strategy is to competitively and sustainably maximize Codelco’s economic value and its contribution to the State of Chile. If you share our purpose, we invite you to participate in the **Qualified Maintenance Technician\-Plant Mechanic** competition organized by the Plant Maintenance Management Office, to jointly drive the transformation and sustainability of our Corporation. We seek individuals committed to the country's progress, leaders who challenge the status quo, demonstrate their best selves, and promote collaborative work to face the company’s future. **Diversity and Inclusion** At Codelco, we are called upon to lead in diversity and inclusion due to our social and productive role for the country. Regarding gender equity, we aim to achieve 35% female representation by 2027 and generate equal opportunities for all individuals, as we firmly believe in the value of diverse teams (this vacancy falls under Law 21\.015, which promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities). **We invite you to join the best place to develop your talents!** **Job Purpose:** Ensure compliance with the Crushing and Transportation area’s production programs through the proper execution and inspection of daily and periodic corrective, preventive, predictive, and symptomatic maintenance activities, maintaining control over risks and ensuring care of equipment, tools, and materials under one’s responsibility, with continuous improvement orientation, and ensuring adherence to the Division’s and Corporation’s established policies, standards, and procedures related to safety, occupational health, environment, and diversity and inclusion. **Because here your talents will serve Chile!** **Main Responsibilities:** * Plan maintenance activities within one’s scope of responsibility to meet defined production programs and maintain operational continuity. * Perform inspection and corrective, preventive, predictive, or symptomatic maintenance activities on equipment and components, in accordance with established procedures and using available maintenance equipment, tools, spare parts, and materials. * Execute scheduled maintenance activities and address contingencies to ensure operational continuity of plant equipment and facilities, controlling risks that could affect quality, safety, environment, and personnel health, as well as timeliness, technical quality, and maintenance cost. * Prepare technical INVEC reports for equipment and plants to define spare parts, procedures, instructions, and specific training plans. * Record and utilize data in divisional information systems. * Coordinate and supervise the activities of collaborating companies to ensure correct execution of maintenance tasks. * Comply with internal procedures, regulations, and instructions established for maintenance work in the Division, as well as quality, safety, occupational health, and environmental standards. * Perform any other duties similar to the above and pertinent to the position, as required by one’s supervisor. * Ensure compliance with ventilation unit maintenance programs, safeguarding excellence in execution to maximize equipment and system availability and reliability, through assistance, coordination, activation, and follow-up of activities, with special emphasis on personnel safety, property protection, and environmental care (specific to ventilation). * Carry out all activities required to maintain operational standards for equipment and processes associated with ventilation and dust control systems, including inspection, verification, classification, repair, etc. (specific to ventilation). **Mandatory Requirements:** * Degree in Industrial Engineering, University-level Technical Degree, or Higher Technical Degree in mechanical specialty or related field. * Minimum 3 years of experience in industrial plant maintenance areas. * At least 2 years of experience in the mining sector. * Valid Class B driver’s license. * Health condition compatible with the position. **Desirable Qualifications:** * Shaft and pulley alignment. * Basic metrology. * Dynamic balancing. * Basic thermographic analysis. * Basic tribology. * Basic knowledge of SAP MM and PM systems. * Basic knowledge of PI System. * Proficiency in Microsoft Excel at user level. * Basic occupational risk prevention course (desirable). * Basic English. **Offered Conditions:** * Contract type: Temporary. * Contractual Position: Qualified Maintenance Technician - Plant Mechanic. * Work location: Andina Division. * Working hours: Monday to Thursday. * Number of vacancies: 01\. **Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 02, 2026\.** Application closing time: 23:59 hrs. “I hereby declare that I am aware of the conditions, in accordance with Codelco regulations, that may constitute an incompatibility for holding the position to which I am applying and, consequently, affect my continued participation in the selection process. Therefore, I commit to submitting all documents and background information required by Codelco during the selection process and to promptly report any situation that may represent a disqualification and/or incompatibility. Likewise, I declare that I have been duly informed that any omission, error, or falsehood in the information provided may result in the rejection of my application, non-award of the competition, or termination of the employment contract.” To ensure you do not miss any of our communications and/or relevant updates, we recommend regularly checking your Spam (junk mail) folder. If you find any of our emails there, please mark them as "Not spam" or "Desired email" so future messages arrive directly in your inbox. * Remember that Codelco.com is our official website and the sole channel for applying to positions at the Corporation. If you already have a profile, keep your data updated so we can contact you when necessary. 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