Dewey Plant - Mechanical Technician

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POSITION TITLE
Plant - Mechanical Technician

POSITION OVERVIEW
Milliken's Dewey Plant in Inman, SC is seeking a qualified individual to join its manufacturing team as a Mechanical Technician. This position creates value by ensuring reliability of equipment to help meet and exceed the facility's goals for quality and production by inspecting, troubleshooting, and diagnosing mechanical problems on all manufacturing equipment in accordance with plant policies and procedures. This will primarily be a rotating shift position that will include an on-call rotation.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform maintenance and repairs on equipment, tools, machines, and buildings.
• Analyze and solve mechanical problems and assist manufacturing personnel on process-related problems.
• Performs preventative maintenance and establishes new PM activities as needed
• Involvement in installation of machinery, machine moves and plant rearrangements.
• Understands, follows, and implements all safety-related standards and practices.
• Document all work in a CMMS (MAINTelligence) with feedback to planning and scheduling.
• Continuous process improvement implementation with respect to Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Train other Engineering Services associates, in one-on-one or group environments as needed.
• Work directly with the Planning & Scheduling team to assist in creation and improvement of job plans.
• Lead small teams on complex maintenance and repair activities.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• High School Diploma or GED
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic electrical, instrumentation, or mechanical systems.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and respond to call-ins when needed.
• Minimum of 2 years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience (boiler systems experience may qualify) OR completion of a technical certificate or associate degree in electrical engineering, electrical systems, mechatronics, instrumentation, or a related field.
  

QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED

• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• OSHA 10-hour for General Industry.
• NFPA 70E certified.
• Proficiency with machinery alignment, including laser alignment.

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Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.