Maintenance Technician 3rd Shift

Job Description: Maintenance Technician

Location: Ridgeville, SC

Duration: Full time/Direct Hire

Compensation: $20-35/hr

Shift: 3rd  // 11pm-7:30am

Join our growing client at their 50-acre state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ridgeville, SC.

This company is a leading supplier of aluminum cast products to global automotive equipment manufacturers of high-pressure, die-cast products and permanent mold gravity cast parts.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

·         Work directly with maintenance for process improvements, expansions, and or replacements of controls, and electrical systems.

·         Installs and repairs hydraulic systems and its components such as directional control valves, flow control valves, pressure relief valves, pressure reducing valves, servo valves, hydraulic pumps, orifice, piping, following manuals, hydraulic schematic diagrams.

·         Installs and repairs pneumatic systems and its components such as directional valves, control valves, pressure regulators, lubricators, pneumatic servo valves following manuals, pneumatic schematic diagrams.

·         Able to read blueprints and other specifications, and use of hand tools, power tools, and mechanical test equipment/gauges, and welding instruments

·         Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty components in hydraulics, pneumatics and combustion systems and equipment (robots, conveyors, elevators, gantry and hoists, using hand tools and measurement gauges)

·         Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty components in CNC machines to restore the machine back to production operations.

·         Installs and repairs combustion systems and its components such as ignition coils, burner, controls for burner air and fuel, orifice, piping following manuals pneumatic schematic diagrams.

·         Maintain the CNC by measuring the geometrical accuracy of the CNC machines, and pressure die casting machines and other die cast process equipment

·         May diagnose and replace faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment

·         Tests malfunctioning machinery, using test equipment, and discuss malfunction with other maintenance workers such as machine repairer, maintenance, and tool makers to diagnose malfunction

·         Work in a computerized maintenance management system for work order tracking, time entry, and parts procurement (SAP)

Minimum Qualifications

·         Associates or Technical Degree with 7-10 years’ experience with hydraulics, machine geometry, and pneumatics (troubleshooting and maintaining) in an automotive industry (casting facility is a plus)

·         Solid knowledge of hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, mechanical assembly and instrumentation/concepts of flow, level, pressure, and temperature

·         Support compliance efforts of ISO and OSHA

·         Able to work various shifts, irregular hours, and emergency call-ins as needed

·         Able to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future

“We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or any other criteria protected by governing law.”