Maintenance Team Member - Weld (West Point, GA, US, 31833)

Kia; West Point (GA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

KIA GEORGIA in West Point, GA is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to perform diversified duties in industrial and facilities, ensuring safety and reliability of automotive production equipment.

Respond to production line breakdowns, troubleshoot across Electrical, Electronics, Hydraulics, Mechanical, PLC, Pneumatics, Robotics, and Welding. Maintain machinery, follow safety policies, and support continuous improvement initiatives to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Ability to perform physical tasks and meet position requirements.
• Occasional travel may be required; flexibility with shifts.

Responsibilities

• Timely response to production line breakdowns and problem resolution.
• Provide support in electrical, electronics, hydraulics, mechanical, PLC, pneumatics, robotics, and welding systems.
• Perform machine installation, setup, diagnostics, and repair.
• Follow safety policies including lockout/tagout.
• Conduct routine preventative maintenance as scheduled.
• Collaborate with team members and management to reduce downtime and improve product flow.
• Engage in continuous improvement activities.

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.