Maintenance Technician C | Day Shift

Shaw Industries Group, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Health savings account

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

401K and Retirement Plans

Product discounts for employees

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Technician C for the Day Shift (7:00 am–3:00 pm) at Plant WE in Chatsworth, GA. This role focuses on maintaining equipment assets to support safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

You will perform preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and execute work orders to improve reliability and reduce downtime. Strong mechanical skills and safety practices are essential.

Qualifications

• Safety practices include LOTO, Confined Space, PPE, PIT, Fall Protection, Hoisting & Rigging, and Hot Work.
• Measurement and calculation skills for area, volume, and unit conversions.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics and sketches.

Responsibilities

• Execute tasks with emphasis on safe work practices and quality workmanship.
• Maintain and repair mechanical systems including power transmission components and conveyance systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment to identify causes and corrective steps; communicate findings to leadership.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance per defined plans.
• Execute work orders supporting projects and process improvements.
• Assist higher-level technicians and leads with installations and removals of mechanical systems.

Skills

Safety procedures

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical systems

Reading schematics

Job description

Job Title Maintenance Technician C | Day Shift Position Overview

Shaw Industries is looking for a Reliability Tech C - 1st Shift (Monday-Friday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm) to maintain and ensure the capacity of equipment assets in assigned areas of responsibility that impact optimal efficiencies at the lowest reasonable cost.

This position is located in Plant WE, in Chatsworth, GA.

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Shaw Floors, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass, Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more.

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Execution of assigned tasks and duties with focus on: Safe work practices High quality, precision work with a customer service orientation in support of “Great Products & Service” Adherence to standards and best practice application acquired through training and work experience Learn and grow in knowledge of maintenance practices and equipment performance, understanding their impact on manufacturing processes and business objectives Provide feedback on job assignment needs and improvement opportunities with peers and leadership.
• Maintain manufacturing process and support equipment to highest, reasonable performance levels to include mechanical systems including, but not limited to: Power transmission components - bearings, pulleys/sheaves, shafts/rollers, couplings, sprockets, chains, belts, motors, and gearboxes.
• Conveyance systems – product/process related, as well as those tied to utilities such as steam, water, air, electricity, etc. which could include pumps, piping, etc.
• Mechanical control systems - including related hydraulic & pneumatic elements.
• Troubleshoot and execute repairs of equipment causing or contributing to safety, quality, downtime/productivity opportunities and issues Communicate findings, identifying potential causes, and correction steps to operations and maintenance leadership.
• Execute proactive maintenance plans on assigned equipment to include: Preventive Maintenance (PM) - inspection & measurement of equipment components for proper function, including replacement of components on pre-defined schedules and lubrication Predictive Maintenance (PdM) – inspection, measurement, with focus on data collection with PdM tools related to equipment performance Condition Maintenance (CM) – repair and replacement of components identified as requiring attention through PM & PdM activities based on detailed job plans.
• Execute assigned or scheduled work orders in support of projects and process improvement (PI) efforts identified as critical to business objectives.
• Assist Reliability Tech B’s, A’s, and Leads in installation and removal of general mechanical systems.

Requirements

• Safety practices - LOTO, Confined Space, PPE, PIT, Fall Protection, Hoisting & Rigging, and Hot Work.
• Calculator and Computer application – work order documentation, parts requisitioning.
• Measurement units, techniques and application of appropriate tools.
• Math skills to include Arithmetic Application of formulas such as area, volume, etc. Conversion of measurement units.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics and make simple sketches.
• Identification and proper use of tools, focused on selection of the right tool for work assignment application.
• Proper storage and handling techniques for lubricants.
• Power transmission component types, terms, operation, and maintenance.
• Plumbing/piping conveyance system types, terms, operation, and maintenance.
• Precision alignment techniques for indirect coupled elements, including laser alignment.
• Basic troubleshooting of mechanical systems.
• Common cause failure modes and correction of mechanical systems.

Competencies

• Work Standards
• Solve Problems
• Build Customer Satisfaction

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Health savings account
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• 401K and Retirement Plans
• Product discounts for employees
• Adoption assistance
• Shaw Family Health Center (Dalton, GA, and Cartersville, GA, locations)
• And much more.

Work Shift 8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM.

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Company Overview

A history of success, a future of possibility founded in 1967, Shaw Industries' leadership has been built on a history of success. Over time, our products have expanded, the customers we serve have been broadened, and the technology we use has advanced, but our vision to create a better future remains the same. Exceeding our customers' expectations for quality, service and performance is at the heart of our business. Global Flooring Provider Shaw Industries Group Inc. supplies carpet, resilient, hardwood, tile and stone, synthetic turf, and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide.

Our manufacturing operations and integrated supply chain deliver a broad array of products to meet diverse needs across residential and commercial markets throughout the world.

We are consistently awarded as an employer of choice, community partner, and leader in design and innovation. The success of our company and the success of our associates go hand-in-hand.

We sustain human ability means sustaining human ability in all of our products and processes. We ask ourselves “how can we minimize our impact on the environment and maximize human potential?”

From civic involvement and philanthropic giving to volunteerism and future workforce development, our company and associates leverage our combined passions and expertise in addressing community needs, collaboratively.

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