Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

As a maintenance technician, the following skills and knowledge are favored:

• Mechanical Knowledge:
  Conveyors, drives, gearboxes/motors, rollers/bearings, taper locks, and drive chains/belts are all relevant systems to our daily operations.
• Basic Electrical Knowledge:
  Contactors, relays, overloads, electrical control circuits, and line voltage are relevant daily. PLC and any other knowledge are Pluses.
• Basic Pneumatic Knowledge:
  Solenoid valves, air cylinders, check/flow controls, and quick exhausts are desirable.
• Basic/limited Plumbing Knowledge: PVC bonding/piping, pumps, float switches, solenoid valves, and steam are desired but are not always necessary.

Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be willing to learn new skills and trades pertaining to maintenance.
• Must own and bring your own hand tools. i.e., Pump pliers, screwdrivers, SAE and Metric wrenches, SAE and Metric hex-keys, wire strippers, linesman pliers, diagonal cutters
• Dependable
• Must have a current driver's license.
• Must have a reliable mode of transportation.

Schedule:

• Initial scheduled positions may vary for new hires as positions are being filled.
• Hours may vary slightly, with plenty of overtime opportunities.
• Occasional off days may be required for certain PMs or machinery installs.

Experience:

• Maintenance or trade experience is preferred but not necessarily required.

Job-Type:
Full-Time

Starting pay can vary (more or less) due to knowledge and experience.

Locations:

• 2910 Main Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601 (Plant
  1)
• 161 30th Street Pl NW, Hickory, NC 28601 (Plant
  2)
• Both locations are within half a mile from each other in the Longview Community.