TL Maintenance - 1st Shift - Cheraw 2

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop maintenance staff, and ensure proper execution of maintenance and repair of production machines in a segment or facility equipment for plant buildings as assigned.
• Monitor effectiveness of maintenance and repair activities, coordinate respective resources and processes.
• Support Maintenance Technicians, and ensure achievement of agreed performance standards.
• Manage service provider and continuously check for achievements of service level agreed, if required.
• Guiding technicians who are performing mechanicl achine repairs and mechanical tasks
• Owning the process of escalating a situation that a technician out of the team can’t solve
• Identifying repeat failures and work with the maintenance planning side to update preventive maintenance task list
• Support troubleshooting activities and recognize the moment when sombody more advanced needs to be added to a job
• Plan and execute preventive and corrective maintenance activities
• Troubleshoot mechanical failures and coordinate rapid repairs
• Ensure equipment availability, reliability, and compliance with standards
• Support installation, commissioning, and modification of machinery
• Maintain maintenance records, work orders, and spare parts usage
• Enforce safety procedures and safe work practices
• Coordinate with production, engineering, and other departments
• Train, coach, and develop team members
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction
• Inspect mechanical systems such as pumps, motors, compressors, conveyors, bearings, gearboxes, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems
• Review maintenance schedules and prioritize urgent tasks
• Assign technicians based on skill and workload
• Verify quality of completed work and equipment performance
• Support root cause analysis for repeated failures
• Manage spare parts and maintenance tools
• Ensure compliance with lockout/tagout and other safety requirements

Your Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent combined with extensive work experience in this field
• Ability to use instruments for measuring and to identify defects
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, understand instructions and write clear communications in English
• Ability to understand and operate complex machinery
• Good visual acuity
• Ability to lift heavy objects if required
• External applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment visa or other sponsorship 
• At least 3-5 years of technical experience with mechanical machine repair 
• Ability to give guidance to technicians who are executing machine repairs
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, manuals, and technical documents
• Ability to dentify repeat failures and work with the maintenance planning side to update preventive maintenance task list
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, maintenance methods, and safety regulations
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting
• Basic computer skills and documentation accuracy
• Root cause analysis and continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to work under pressure and manage emergencies
• May require shift work, overtime, and weekend availability

Preferred:

• Assoicates or Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
• Multiple years of experience operating and handling complex machinery in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with power tools
• Ability to run a milling machine and lathe
• Ability to manufacture new parts (or repair broken ones) with whats available to prevent extensive downtimes
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred
• Experience in manufacturing, automotive, or heavy industry
• Familiarity with Lean Maintenance or TPM