Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

Augusta Plant - Augusta, GA 30906 Start Date 05/29/2026

Overview

Position Type Full-Time Job Shift Any Education Level High School Diploma / or Equivalent Travel Percentage None Category Installation - Maint - Repair

Description

The successful Maintenance Mechanic will maintain, troubleshoot, install, repair and service mechanical equipment and systems of an industrial manufacturing plant. They ensure operation of machinery and equipment by developing and completing preventive maintenance requirements, interpreting technical drawings or diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, manufacturer's instruction, engineering specifications and plant equipment component standards. This includes maintaining and developing Preventative and Predictive Maintenance Standards and practices.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Completion of a journeyman program or industrial certification
• A.S. or B.S. Degree in a related electronic field.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum Requirements:

• Two or more years of work experience as a Mechanical Millwright, Welder or related experience in an industrial environment.
• Experience with interpretation of technical drawings and information, and automated work order system (SAP)
• Possess in-depth mechanical knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Understands and committed to following GMP and food safety standards

Preferred:

• Experience operating mobile equipment (manlift, forklift, etc.).
• Possess advanced mechanical skills and abilities.
• Related experience in a chemical food grade manufacturing environment
• Role models GMP and Food Safety site standards

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Minimum Requirements: See Education Requirements
• Preferred: See Preferred Education Requirements

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Reading/comprehension, speaking and writing at required education equivalency level. Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business correspondence, technical/product information, policies/procedures or government regulations. Ability to complete written forms and write routine to complex procedures, reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions in a group or individual setting.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; proficiency in algebra and basic geometry. Ability to accurately use and interpret precise tools for measuring and alignment

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Electronic Mail and basic windows based software
• SAP Technical DB (Automated work order system)
• Alignment equipment

COMPLEXITY:

The work includes varied duties requiring many different and unrelated processes and methods be applied to a broad range of activities and/or substantial depth of analysis within a particular area. Decisions include areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, interpretation or evaluation resulting from such elements as continuing changes, technical developments, unknown phenomena or conflicting requirements. The work requires originating new techniques, establishing criteria, or developing new information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work requires physical exertion to include sitting; walking; standing; bending; climbing stairs and ladders, carrying/lifting of light and heavy items (up to 50 lbs). Some work will be above ground using powered equipment < 30ft. Work routinely requires speaking and hearing (expression or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words and perceiving sounds by ear) and ability to distinguish between colors on wiring.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment requires normal safety precautions typical of industrial/manufacturing environments. Requires use of safe work practices with equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations. Requires the safe use of jacks, come a longs, cranes hoists and other lifting equipment for heavy components and equipment. Manufacturing and warehousing areas are not climate controlled and environment includes work that requires special safety precautions such as working with irritant chemicals, around moving parts, carts or machines. Employee will be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, coats, safety shoes, boots, goggles, gloves, safety glasses or shields.