Industrial Maintenance Technician – Night Shift

Avient Corporation; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

On-site work environment

Job summary

Avient Corporation is seeking a Maintenance Technician to oversee work orders and preventive maintenance, ensuring equipment operates at peak efficiency. The role demands troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems, reading schematics, and coordinating parts and tools in a plant setting.

Responsibilities include installs, repairs, and calibration of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, operating shop machinery, and maintaining accurate maintenance logs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma preferred.
• Associate’s degree or Licensed Journeyman in lieu of degree or commensurate experience preferred.
• Proven expertise in troubleshooting controls systems, electric components, pneumatic, instrumentation and mechanical devices.
• Experience in other maintenance fields such as plumbing, refrigeration, carpentry, welding, forklift repair, etc.

Responsibilities

• Completes electrical projects; design and installs.
• Troubleshoot electrical problems and correct as required. Read electrical schematics.
• Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation; dismantles and repairs parts.
• Sets up and operates shop machinery (drill press, grinders, band saws, torch, welder).
• Installs or repairs hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Operates the cooling water system.
• Orders parts and researches supplies.
• Maintains inventory of parts and documents work orders.
• Follows safety guidelines and company policies.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Electrical components

Pneumatic systems

Mechanical devices

Industrial electrical

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma

Associate’s degree or Licensed Journeyman

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Avient Corporation is seeking a Maintenance Technician to oversee work orders and preventive maintenance, ensuring equipment operates at peak efficiency. The role demands troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems, reading schematics, and coordinating parts and tools in a plant setting.

Responsibilities include installs, repairs, and calibration of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, operating shop machinery, and maintaining accurate maintenance logs.