Maintenance Team Member - Paint - Night Shift

Kia; West Point (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KIA Georgia is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to uphold automotive production and facility equipment in a fast-paced plant environment. You will respond to line breakdowns, diagnose issues across electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, and robotics systems, and perform machine installs and preventive maintenance.

You'll follow stringent safety rules, including lockout/tagout, and collaborate with production teams to minimize downtime while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Able to perform physical tasks and work flexible shifts.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Flexibility to work day, evening, and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to production line breakdowns and resolve safely and efficiently.
• Support electrical, electronics, hydraulics, mechanical, motor controls/PLC, pneumatics, and robotics systems.
• Install and set up machines; diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair.
• Follow safety policies including lockout/tagout.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance of machinery.
• Coordinate with teams to minimize downtime and improve product flow.
• Engage in continuous improvement activities and training.
• Build strong working relationships with team members.

Skills

Electrical

Electronics

Hydraulics

Mechanical

Motor Controls/PLC

Pneumatics

Robotics

Welding

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

General Summary

Perform highly diversified duties in industrial and facilities to maintain automotive production, process, and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Timely response to production line breakdown, resolve problems and issues in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.
• Provide support in a variety of industrial or manufacturing technology skill areas including Electrical, Electronics, Hydraulics, Mechanical, Motor Controls/PLC, Pneumatics, Robotics, Welding, and other industrial processing systems.
• Conduct machine install and setup, problem diagnosis, troubleshooting and repair.
• Follow company safety policies and procedures, such as lock out tag out.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance of machinery as scheduled.
• Perform work in assigned area in plant operations.
• Comply with and promote company practices in the areas of SQECP (Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Cost, People).
• Collaborate with Team Members, Team Leader, Group Leader and/or other members of KIA GEORGIA management to coordinate product flow, reduce downtime, and provide effective countermeasures to breakdowns.
• Understand the KIA WAY and the KIA GEORGIA Georgia Production System and follow.
• Attend all required training as assigned.
• Support and encourage a professional Team Member work environment.
• Build and maintain good working relationships with Team Members.
• Interact with others to resolve quality issues; implement repair/containment procedures for repetitive quality defects; notify management and/or affected teams or departments in a timely manner as required.
• Be flexible in work to support continuous improvement activities that will ensure personal and company growth.
• Meet all other requirements as assigned.

The above typical duties are characteristic of this job and demonstrate a level of difficulty and are not intended to list or limit the duties that may be required or assigned to a team member in this classification.

Qualifications & Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Job-related experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Ability to perform physical and exertional tasks and meeting other essential position requirements including social and physical environmental factors.
• Position may require occasional travel (domestic and/or foreign).
• Flexibility in working hours including ability to work day, evening and night rotating shifts, daily overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to those who are able to perform the essential duties of the job.