Equipment Maintain Techician III - Welding

Savannah, GA

If you're a skilled welder who enjoys troubleshooting equipment, fabricating solutions, and keeping critical manufacturing operations running, this is an opportunity to put your welding expertise to work in a world-class aerospace environment. As an Equipment Maintenance Technician 3 - Welding, you'll combine advanced welding, fabrication, mechanical, and maintenance skills to support aircraft production equipment. You'll play a key role in repairing, modifying, and maintaining equipment while helping ensure safety, reliability, and production readiness across the manufacturing operation.

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Generous paid time off.
• Work on advanced manufacturing equipment in the aerospace industry.
• Use your welding and fabrication expertise to solve complex equipment challenges.
• Collaborate with experienced technicians, engineers, and production teams.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth.
• Be part of a team dedicated to quality, innovation, and operational excellence.

• Perform advanced maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on aircraft production equipment.
• Apply MIG, TIG, and Stick welding techniques to fabricate, repair, reinforce, and modify equipment and components.
• Interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and specifications to support welding, fabrication, maintenance, and repair activities.
• Diagnose electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic system issues and implement corrective actions.
• Perform equipment repairs with a high degree of quality and reliability to maintain operational performance.
• Conduct preventive and predictive maintenance inspections according to established schedules.
• Support equipment upgrades, modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform equipment setup, calibration, and alignment activities as required.
• Maintain backups of process parameters and PLC programs.
• Enter maintenance activities, work orders, and reliability data into the CMMS system.
• Recommend equipment modifications, repairs, or component replacements to improve performance and reliability.
• Submit requests for critical spare parts and assist with inventory management activities.
• Partner with production, engineering, and leadership teams to support manufacturing operations.
• Assist with equipment acceptance testing and training activities.
• Support welding‑related projects that improve equipment functionality, safety, and efficiency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5 years of experience working with electrical controls and mechanical applications in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting aircraft production equipment or aerospace manufacturing operations preferred.
• A 2-year technical degree may offset one year of required experience.
• Strong welding experience with MIG, TIG, and Stick welding processes.
• Valid American Welding Society (AWS) certification preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and electrical diagrams.
• Experience with fabrication, equipment repair, and welding‑related maintenance activities.
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, controls, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen‑Bradley and Siemens preferred).
• CNC equipment experience preferred, including Mazak, Mori Seiki, Fryer, Alpha Harrison, Broetje, or Kuka equipment.
• GSE equipment experience preferred, including Hobart, Unitron, Tronair, or Lektro Tug equipment.
• Experience replacing spindles, ball screws, linear guideways, bearings, and performing hydraulic repairs.
• Knowledge of machine alignments; laser alignment experience is a plus.
• Experienc…