Maintenance- Technician II

Hanes Companies, Inc; Calhoun (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Hanes Companies, Inc is seeking a Maintenance Technician II to support the Calhoun, GA facility. You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot, repair, and install equipment across manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities include PLCs, drives, sensors, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, and electrical schematics. This role requires teamwork, safety training, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure high equipment uptime.

Qualifications

• Must be a team player and willing to assist in other areas.
• Experience with pneumatic and hydraulic systems is required.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting and repair experience is required.
• Advanced electrical expertise is preferred.
• Facilities maintenance experience is preferred.
• Pipefitting, fabrication, and welding experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED required; related degree/license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to maintenance calls to minimize downtime.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair machines with worn or misaligned parts.
• Perform preventive maintenance and equipment replacements as needed.
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot PLCs, drives, sensors, and motor controls.
• Read electrical schematics and install wiring, panels, and terminations.
• Maintain and support HMIs, VFDs, and vision systems.
• Train new maintenance employees and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Pneumatic and hydraulic experience

Electrical troubleshooting

Machine maintenance

Facilities maintenance

Pipefitting, fabrication, welding

Electrical license or related field

High School Diploma or GED

Education

Associate Degree in Electronics

Electrical License

Job description

The Maintenance Technician II is responsible for maintaining facility and operations equipment across Hanes and Greenscapes. This position performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, equipment installations, and continuous improvement projects to support the safe and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment and facilities. The role follows established maintenance procedures and promotes high-quality standards through proactive and preventive maintenance practices.

Duties

• Respond promptly to maintenance calls to minimize equipment downtime
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair machines with worn, damaged, or misaligned parts
• Perform preventive maintenance, advanced repairs, and equipment replacements as needed
• Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic, hydraulic, fluid handling, mechanical, and electrical systems
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical components including PLCs, drives, breakers, sensors, motors, contactors, control boards, and motor controls
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, manuals, and technical drawings
• Install conduit systems, pull wire, install panel boards, inverters, motor controls, and terminate electrical connections
• Inspect and troubleshoot industrial electrical systems and equipment, identify hazards and defects, and perform necessary adjustments or repairs
• Maintain and support PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servos, vision systems, and other automated machine control devices
• Replace worn parts, rollers, guides, pulleys, belts, bearings, gearboxes, and other machine components
• Perform Lock-out Tag-out as needed and wear proper PPE
• Multi-task in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while maintaining safety and quality standards
• Maintain general housekeeping, safe work practices, and arc flash safety requirements
• Assist with projects, commissioning new and existing machinery, and completing preventative maintenance activities
• Train new maintenance employees, explain procedures, and provide technical guidance when needed
• Perform other tasks that may be assigned by manager

Hours of Work

1st Shift - 7a-3p 2nd Shift - 3p-11p

(May vary due to production requirements)

Requirements

• Must be a team player and willing to assist in other areas when necessary
• Pneumatic and hydraulic experience required
• Machine maintenance experience required
• Strong electrical troubleshooting and repair experience required
• Advanced electrical expertise preferred
• Facilities maintenance experience preferred
• Pipefitting, fabrication, and welding experience preferred
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Associate Degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering Technology, related technical field, Electrical License, or equivalent industrial maintenance experience preferred

Hanes Companies is a people-first organization dedicated to providing a complete benefits package for our employees and their families. Benefits include health/dental/vision insurance, retirement savings with company match, discount stock plan, paid time off, paid holidays, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement, education reimbursement, and many more!

Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer