Maintenance Tech II — Industrial Equipment & PLCs

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.; Bessemer City (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Welfare Benefits

401k plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Advanced Drainage Systems is seeking a Maintenance Technician II to join our plant team in North Carolina. You will perform preventive and reactive maintenance to sustain maximum production, execute PM schedules, repair equipment, and manage spare parts inventory.

You will also contribute to CMMS, support daily management, and drive continuous improvement projects to enhance efficiency and safety. Collaboration with production staff is essential to maintain safe operation.

Qualifications

• High School / Vocational School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds to a height of 6 feet.
• Ability to stand and be mobile for a minimum of 8 continuous hours.
• Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods in temperature extremes.
• Ability to handle materials daily using hands, arms, and legs.
• Full range of body motion including twisting, bending, reaching, squatting, mounting/dismounting equipment.
• Technician level - Electrical, hydraulics, pneumatic preferred.
• Basic PLC and Drive training preferred.
• 2+ years Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Systems and Controls preferred.
• Plastic process knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair machines and their controls (extruders, corrugators, extrusion die, DC/AC motors and drives, downstream equipment, chillers).
• Maintain and build job skills through company training programs.
• Contact, specify, and order replacement parts & control components from suppliers as needed.
• Contribute to CMMS performance via PM and repair work orders with compliance.
• First responder to troubleshooting machine problems; contact Electrical Engineering for support.
• Support Daily Management directives and initiatives.
• Help develop and implement Continuous Improvement projects to improve production efficiencies and safety.
• Work with Production Staff to ensure safe and reliable plant equipment operation.

Skills

Electrical

Hydraulics

Pneumatic

PLC

Drive training

Industrial Maintenance

Electrical Systems

Controls

Plastic process knowledge

Reading drawings

Root Cause Analysis

Education

High School / Vocational School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Voltmeter

Ammeter

Ohm meter

Megger

Job description

Advanced Drainage Systems is seeking a Maintenance Technician II to join our plant team in North Carolina. You will perform preventive and reactive maintenance to sustain maximum production, execute PM schedules, repair equipment, and manage spare parts inventory.

You will also contribute to CMMS, support daily management, and drive continuous improvement projects to enhance efficiency and safety. Collaboration with production staff is essential to maintain safe operation.