Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Palmetto State Armory L•West Columbia, SC

About The Position

This position is responsible for electro/mechanical maintenance of products and machines supporting current production lines and/or sales orders. Technicians are cross-trained between product lines and must follow operator instructions and strictly adhere to the Quality System. The role maintains and improves manufacturing equipment and systems, performs repairs and installations, and supports production uptime. Work takes place in a climate-controlled facility with mid-to-high noise levels. Working conditions and hours may vary based on production and business needs, including regular shifts and occasional weekends or overtime.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work well within a team environment.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Fluency in PLC, Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Mitsubishi controls and associated hardware, field bus network systems, and robots.
At least 18 years of age.
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds, bend, stoop, kneel, twist, climb ladders, and perform other physical activities associated with mechanic work.
Ability to work with intermittent workflow requiring constant physical effort or dexterity and to stand approximately 90% of the time.
Wear steel-toed shoes and safety glasses, goggles, or other PPE as defined by work areas.
Meet U.S. Person status or obtain any necessary export license or license exception if required for access to technology or software source code subject to U.S. export control laws; provide information for export-control screening.

Responsibilities

Install, repair, and maintain plant equipment to ensure proper operation and optimum uptime.
Perform preventive maintenance on motors, pneumatic tools, and production machines.
Plan, coordinate, and direct equipment improvements, moderately complex installations, and non-routine maintenance.
Monitor, maintain, and repair machinery, plant equipment, tools, and systems used in manufacturing, engineering, and production processes.
Investigate breakdowns related to extended downtime and maintenance-system failures, and develop solutions to improve efficiency.
Maintain robust preventive maintenance (PM) and total productive maintenance (TPM) processes.
Define maintenance systems and standards for all areas.
Provide guidance to other senior technicians as needed.
Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings.
Follow diagrams, sketches, operating manuals, and engineering specifications to troubleshoot equipment malfunctions.
Dismantle devices to remove defective parts; use hoists, cranes, and hand or power tools to examine parts; and fabricate repair parts using machine-shop instrumentation and equipment.
Use welding and cutting equipment for metal fabrication and repair.
Inspect used parts with rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
Provide mechanical maintenance information in response to questions and requests.
Use familiarity with code wiring installation on equipment or buildings to repair and troubleshoot equipment and control circuits as needed.
Compile a complete list of materials needed and/or used for each repair, fabrication, or installation assignment.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned, including installing, fabricating, or repairing as directed by the supervisor.