Dewey Plant - Mechanical Technician Job Inman South Carolina USA,Manufacturing / Production

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Dewey Plant
- Mechanical Technician I

Date: Oct 13, 2026

Location: Inman, SC, US, 29349

Company: Milliken and Company

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations.

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POSITION TITLE

Dewey 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 Basic Responsibilities for Mechanic:

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 with feedback to planning and scheduling.

Basic Responsibilities for Advanced and Senior Mechanic:

(all the above plus additional listings)

Continuous process improvement implementation with respect to Lean Manufacturing principles.

Basic Responsibilities for Senior Mechanic:

(all the above plus additional listings)

Train other Engineering Services associates, in one-on-one or group environments as needed.
Work directly with Planning & Scheduling team to assist in creation and improvement of job plans.
Lead small teams on complex maintenance and repair activities.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED Basic Qualifications for Mechanic

High School Diploma or GED

One of the following:

Associate or Technical degree or higher in Mechatronix, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or similar
A minimum of two (2) years of mechanical and industrial equipment maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing, industrial, military or production environment
Experience with Microsoft Office suite applications, creating and editing Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
Willing and able to work overtime, weekends, on-call, and holidays.
Experience reading and following control scheme, electrical and maintenance schematics/blueprints.
Willing and able to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in hot or cold weather conditions.
Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day.
Willing and able to lift-up to 50 lbs.
Willing and able to follow facial hair guidelines for respirator usage.
Understanding of working knowledge of a wide range of industrial equipment, including pumps, bearings, mechanical seals, steam traps, steam heaters, safety relief devices, agitators, conveyers, air compressors, HVAC systems, heat exchangers, cooling towers, fire protection systems,…