Maintenance Technician

(SWM) Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.; Greenfield (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative global leader in specialty materials! This role involves performing essential preventative maintenance and ensuring the smooth operation of plant equipment. With responsibilities ranging from cataloging work in the CMMS to assisting in tooling functions, you will play a crucial part in maintaining productivity. The ideal candidate will possess a high school diploma or equivalent, strong communication skills, and a willingness to learn. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a company that values innovation and offers a supportive work environment where your contributions truly matter.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required with relevant work experience.
• Ability to read, interpret, and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and general equipment upkeep.
• Use CMMS to catalogue work and maintain parts inventory.
• Assist shift personnel with tooling functions and repairs.

Skills

Adaptability

Basic shop tools knowledge

Communication skills

Mathematical skills

Welding skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Grinders

Mag drill

Hammer drill

Micrometer

Job description

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

1. Performs preventative maintenance duties as prescribed by the CMMS such as greasing plant equipment, changing oil, cleaning filters, as well as general equipment maintenance.
2. Understanding/using CMMS to catalogue work completed.
3. Communicates with shift leaders and production employees to understand daily needs.
4. Interprets a production set up to accurately perform a tooling.
5. Understands all Maintenance checklists and can fill them out in their entirety.
6. Cleans/organizes/maintains parts inventory and accuracy within the CMMS.
7. Assists shift personnel with tooling functions.
8. Repairs/replaces defective parts.
9. Makes entries into PDE.

Qualifications:

Required Education & Skillsets:

1. High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent work experience.
2. Current driver's license in good standing.
3. Ability to be adaptable and change work direction on short notice to accommodate business needs.
4. Knowledge on use and functionality of basic shop tools, grinders, Mag drill, Hammer drill, Micrometer.
5. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
6. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
7. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
8. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
9. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graph.
10. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
11. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
12. Ability to effectively communicate through use of email and verbal communication.
13. Ability to operate drills, grinders, and other maintenance shop tools.
14. Possess some welding skills or willingness to learn.
15. Willingness and ability to travel, if necessary, between plants or to obtain parts.
16. Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation.
17. Flexibility to switch shifts if necessary.

Physical Demands:

1. Be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
2. Be able to push or pull heavy objects up to 250 pounds.
3. Be able to work 12-hour shifts.
4. Perform repetitive tasks.
5. Routinely stand, sit, hear, walk, and talk.
6. Reach, climb, bend, kneel, crouch, twist and balance; sometimes in awkward or tight spaces.
7. Have good close vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
8. Meet Mativ certification requirements to operate Power Industrial Trucks.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

About Mativ:

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. With over 7,500 employees worldwide, we manufacture on four continents and generate sales in more than 100 countries. We offer a wide range of premium applications across diversified and growing end markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.