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Equipment Maintenance Technician 4

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West Columbia (SC)

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Job summary

A leading manufacturing partner is seeking an Equipment Maintenance Technician 4 in West Columbia, SC. This role involves repairing and maintaining machinery, performing preventive maintenance, and ensuring equipment operates efficiently. The ideal candidate will have an Associate’s Degree and extensive experience in equipment maintenance, contributing to a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Qualifications

7 years of related experience and/or trade knowledge.
Ability to read and comprehend schematics and maintenance manuals.
Demonstrates knowledge of advanced technologies and improves processes.

Responsibilities

Identifies machine malfunctions and repairs them cost-effectively.
Performs preventive maintenance and calibrations on equipment.
Ensures compliance with safety regulations during maintenance activities.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive Maintenance

Calibration

Mechanical Assembly

Electrical Tools

Education

Associate’s Degree in related field

Tools

Oscilloscope

Power Air Guns

Alignment Tools

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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Equipment Maintenance Technician 4 located in Columbia, SC.

Reporting to the Automation Engineer the Equipment Maintenance Technician 4 role is responsible for repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment such as conveyor systems and production machines and equipment. This position will also maintain and repair manufacturing equipment to ensure it is operational.

What a typical day looks like:

Through troubleshooting, identifies machine malfunctions and isolates the failure mechanism.
Repairs the failure mechanism in the most cost-effective manner.
Performs preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules.
Performs calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment at specified intervals and schedules.
Assists process technicians and engineers with the installation and removal of process equipment.
Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and company protocols
Records times and problems in equipment logs.
Provides daily equipment functioning activity information.
Disassembles instruments and equipment and inspects components for defects.
Aligns, repairs, replaces and balances component parts and circuitry.
Assists engineers in formulating test, calibration, repair and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain precision accuracy of measuring, recording and indicating instruments and equipment

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

Typically requires an Associate’s Degree in related field, military technical training or equivalent education
Requires 7 years of related experience and/or trade knowledge.
Demonstrates knowledge of advanced technologies as well as functional techniques and improves processes
Ability to read and comprehend schematics, and maintenance manuals.
Electronic Assembly: schematics, PCB loading, mechanical assembly;
Cables: crimping, harness assembly, chamber/wire soldering, cable prepping; Testing: oscilloscope, cable & harness testing
Machine Operations: automatic component insertion equipment, surface mount insertion equipment, wave soldering;
Mechanical & Electrical Tools: power air guns, taps & dies, alignment tools, measuring tools
Able to read and comprehend moderately complex instructions.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

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Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

Seniority level

Seniority level
Entry level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Manufacturing
Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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