MAU is hiring a Maintenance Technician for our client in Walterboro, SC. As a Maintenance Technician, you will support manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing production equipment and facility systems to ensure equipment uptime, safety, and efficient plant operations. This is a direct-hire opportunity.
Benefits Package
- Pay of $30 per hour
- 401k
- Life insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Paid time off
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
Required Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED
- 2–5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
Preferred Education and Experience
- Experience with chemical, plastics, or batch processing environments
- Familiarity with PLCs and automated systems
- Experience with packaging lines and form/fill/seal equipment
- Welding or fabrication experience
General Requirements
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills
- Basic electrical knowledge including motors, sensors, and wiring
- Experience with conveyors, pumps, or processing equipment
- Ability to read manuals, schematics, and technical documents
- Willingness to work flexible hours or shifts as needed
- Mechanically inclined with the ability to work across multiple types of equipment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced industrial environment
Essential Functions
- Perform routine maintenance on mixing and processing equipment, including ribbon blenders, kettles, grinders, and pellet mills
- Troubleshoot and repair material handling systems, including vacuum conveyance, screw conveyors, and powered conveyors
- Maintain and repair packaging equipment, including bottling lines, form/fill/seal machines, and ultrasonic sealers
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and operational issues and implement timely solutions
- Assist with equipment setup, changeovers, and start-ups
- Support basic troubleshooting of PLCs and automated systems
- Maintain functionality of robotics and automated production equipment
- Partner with external vendors or internal teams to resolve advanced controls issues
- Maintain dust collection systems
- Support maintenance of pressure vessels
- Maintain plant utilities and support equipment
- Ensure proper operation of lifting equipment, including job cranes and vacuum lifters
- Follow all safety procedures and OSHA guidelines
- Support lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures
- Maintain clean and organized work areas
- Identify and report potential safety hazards
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and efficiency
- Recommend equipment upgrades or process improvements
- Maintain accurate maintenance logs and documentation
- Work at heights or in confined spaces as needed
Physical Demands
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and work in industrial environments
- Comfortable working at heights or in confined spaces as needed
MAU Workforce Solutions is an innovative global company with extensive experience providing solutions for success in staffing, recruiting, technology and outsourcing to our clients, employees, and applicants. Headquartered in Augusta, GA since 1973, MAU is a family and minority-owned company offering better processes and better people to create efficiencies and greater profits for our clients. Our relationships with world-class companies, our training programs and our culture of family allow MAU to offer better results, better jobs, and better lives to those who work with us.
All Applicants must submit to background check and drug screening
Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position
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