Maintenance Technician - Lavonia; 2nd Shift - or 3rd Shift TBD

Requisition Number
: MAINT
001482

• Full-Time
• On-site

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Fenner Dunlop is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our Lavonia manufacturing team!

Fenner Dunlop, a Michelin Group company, designs and manufactures the widest range of bulk material handling conveyor belts in the world. We strive to be the premier provider of the safest and most reliable conveyor belting and services to a variety of heavy industrial markets such as coal mining, hard rock mining, sand, gravel, wood handling, power generation, pulp and paper.

Fenner Dunlop provides North American made belting, manufactured at our facilities located throughout the United States and Canada. For over 150 years, Fenner Dunlop has researched, designed, developed, manufactured, and tested its conveyor belting products, supporting nearly any type of conveyor application.

• The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving production equipment and facility systems at the Lavonia manufacturing facility. This position supports safe and efficient plant operations by completing preventive maintenance, responding to equipment issues, minimizing downtime, and helping improve equipment reliability.

  The Maintenance Technician works closely with Production, Engineering, Safety, and other team members to identify equipment problems, complete repairs, and support continuous improvement throughout the facility.

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production equipment and facility systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment and systems.
• Diagnose equipment failures and complete safe, effective repairs to minimize production downtime.
• Maintain and repair industrial equipment and components, including motors, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, valves, cylinders, belts, chains, drives, sensors, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical components, motor controls, sensors, switches, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and related industrial controls within the employee’s training and qualifications.
• Assist with troubleshooting PLC-controlled and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Complete assigned preventive maintenance activities accurately and on schedule.
• Identify recurring equipment problems and work with Maintenance, Engineering, and Production to determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Perform equipment installations, modifications, adjustments, rebuilds, and improvement projects as assigned.
• Perform welding, fabrication, cutting, and related maintenance activities when trained and qualified.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, diagrams, and other technical documentation.
• Use hand tools, power tools, meters, diagnostic equipment, and other maintenance tools safely and effectively.
• Support production equipment used in textile manufacturing processes, including twisting, beaming, weaving, inspection, finishing, and material handling.
• Understand how equipment condition and performance can affect safety, quality, production, waste, and downtime.
• Communicate equipment status, completed repairs, recurring problems, and follow-up needs to Maintenance and Production.
• Accurately document maintenance activities, repairs, inspections, parts used, and equipment conditions in the Company’s maintenance management system.
• Assist with maintaining appropriate spare parts, tools, and maintenance supplies.
• Maintain maintenance work areas, tools, and equipment in a safe, clean, and organized condition.
• Support contractors, vendors, equipment…