Equipment Maintenance Technician 1

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Equipment Maintenance Technician

Location: Orangeburg, SC

Shift: M-F 5a till 1:30p

Pay: $27-$28/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and more!

Hire Type: Contract to Hire

Position Overview:

We're looking for motivated Equipment Maintenance Technicians with strong multi-craft maintenance skills to support highly automated manufacturing equipment in a fast-paced production environment. This position is ideal for technicians with experience in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, and robotic systems who enjoy troubleshooting complex equipment and working as part of a collaborative maintenance team. If you have a strong customer-service mindset, value safety, and enjoy solving technical challenges, we'd like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on automated manufacturing equipment and production lines.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation systems.
• Diagnose equipment failures, determine root causes, and implement effective long-term solutions.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, robotic cells, automated assembly equipment, motors, drives, sensors, and other production machinery.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, ladder logic, mechanical drawings, and maintenance documentation.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, primarily Allen-Bradley systems.
• Assist with equipment installation, setup, calibration, and continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, production personnel, and fellow maintenance technicians to minimize downtime.
• Document maintenance activities and equipment performance.
• Follow all plant safety procedures, including proper PPE usage and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) practices.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electro-mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Experience maintaining automated production equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Knowledge of AC/DC electrical systems.
• Experience troubleshooting pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to diagnose and repair production equipment.
• Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented attitude.
• Reliable, self-motivated, and committed to safe work practices.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs regularly and up to 50 lbs occasionally.

• Ability to stand, reach, crouch, and climb as needed to perform maintenance tasks.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.