Automation Technician | 3rd Shift

Shaw Industries•Savannah, GA

About The Position

Shaw Industries is hiring an Automation Maintenance Tech V, identified as an Automation Reliability Technician, in Port Wentworth. The role focuses on maintaining manufacturing process and support equipment at high performance levels, with particular emphasis on electrical systems, control systems, PLCs, robotics, and other automation equipment. The technician performs advanced troubleshooting and leads equipment repairs related to safety, quality, downtime, and productivity, while identifying contributing product, process, mechanical, and electrical causes and communicating findings and corrective actions. The position executes and helps develop proactive maintenance plans, including preventive and condition maintenance, and carries out scheduled work orders that support projects and process-improvement efforts. Work may include the design, setup, and programming of complex PLCs and other operational equipment used in manufacturing. The technician also mentors Reliability Electricians at levels II–IV, provides feedback on work assignments and improvement opportunities, and promotes safe work practices, precise work, established standards, and a customer-service-oriented culture. The listed pay is $40.57 per hour. The schedule is a non-rotating third shift, 11 p.m.–7 a.m. Shaw Industries is a flooring and surface-solutions company headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The posting states that it has more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide.

Requirements

Knowledge and application of safety practices, including LOTO, confined space, PPE, hot work, PIT, fall protection, and hoisting and rigging.
Ability to use calculators and computer applications for work-order documentation and parts requisitioning.
Knowledge of measurement units, techniques, and appropriate tool application, including process calibrators, oscilloscopes, IR cameras, data loggers, and data archival and analysis.
Math skills, including arithmetic, applying formulas such as current and voltage, and converting measurement units.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics and prints, and update assigned electrical prints or schematics.
Ability to identify and properly use tools, selecting the right tool for the work assignment.
Working knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC).
Advanced understanding of emergency-stop (E-stop) systems.
Advanced troubleshooting ability for electrical components, including PLCs, AC and DC drives, relay logic, single-loop controllers, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
Ability to create advanced PLC systems and programs for process and operational control.

Responsibilities

Maintain manufacturing process and support equipment, including electrical system components such as MCCs, inverters, and motors, as well as PLCs, robotics, and associated automation equipment.
Perform advanced troubleshooting and lead repairs of equipment affecting safety, quality, downtime, or productivity; distinguish among product, process, mechanical, and electrical causes; communicate findings and lead corrective design and implementation.
Verify and update electrical schematics in a timely manner, and provide feedback on those documents.
Execute and assist in developing proactive maintenance plans for assigned equipment, including preventive maintenance inspections and measurements and condition-based repairs or component replacements.
Develop detailed maintenance job plans and ensure necessary schematic updates are completed.
Execute assigned or scheduled work orders supporting projects and process-improvement efforts identified as critical to business objectives.
Design, set up, and program complex PLCs and other operational equipment used in product manufacturing.
Mentor Reliability Electricians II–IV by developing their skills and assisting with oversight and management of projects and work assignments related to manufacturing systems.
Provide feedback on job assignment needs and suggest improvement opportunities to peers and leadership.
Follow safe work practices, established standards, and best practices while delivering precise work and supporting a customer-service-oriented culture.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance and disability coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Health savings account
Paid time off
Parental leave
401(k) and retirement plans
Employee product discounts
Adoption assistance
Access to Shaw Family Health Center locations in Dalton, Georgia, and Cartersville, Georgia