Maintenance Technician II - 1st Shift

Volvo Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Volvo Group University

Job summary

Volvo Group’s Charlotte transition facility is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support the remanufacturing of engines and transmissions. You will perform preventive and reactive maintenance on machines and facility equipment, order replacement parts, and manage inventory while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

The role involves collaboration with engineers and product managers on production improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience reading electrical blueprints, schematics, and mechanical drawings.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive and preventive maintenance on machines and facility.
• Record, report, and act on solutions for damaged, worn, or broken parts.
• Order and install replacement parts for machines.
• Manage spare part inventory.
• Identify causes of unexpected breakdowns and document them.
• Prepare reports documenting work performed, including Kaizens.
• Clean, organize, and maintain shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies.
• Coordinate with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines.
• Collaborate with product manager or plant engineer on new product modifications.
• Make modifications and run tests; discuss results with product manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned; mitigate safety hazards.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and air systems.
• Act as liaison for vendor repair items at the factory.
• Support Volvo Performance System continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Willing to learn

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Independent worker

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

Blueprint reading

Fabrication

Education

Some vocational or community college coursework

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Overview

• Volvo Circular Charlotte specializes in the remanufacturing of Volvo and Mack diesel engines, Volvo Construction Equipment transmissions, and other Volvo Group sub-components.
• 1st Shift normal business hours are Monday through Friday 6 AM - 2:30 PM.

Purpose

Under The Direction Of The Volvo Operations Concept

• Support the Volvo/Mack remanufacturing factory with Maintenance solutions
• Performs work according to SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)
• Performs maintenance tasks
• Performs Autonomous safety activities
• Performs quick/standard kaizens

All employees are responsible for the quality of their work and customer satisfaction and are expected to engage in active continuous improvement. Knowledge and understanding of workplace 5S and problem solving is required to prevent and correct situations that could reduce quality and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Performs reactive and preventive maintenance on machines and facility.
• Records, report, and act on solutions for damaged, worn, or broken parts.
• Orders and installs replacement parts for machines.
• Manages spare part inventory.
• Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines and fills out the appropriate documentation.
• Prepare reports documenting work performed, including Kaizens.
• Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies.
• Coordinates with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines, utilizing the maintenance database system.
• Collaborate with product manager or plant engineer regarding new product industrialization and modifications required to support production.
• Making necessary modifications and implements tests runs; confers with product manager regarding test results and makes additional alterations to machinery as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Mitigates potential safety hazards.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns, diagnostics, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, air distribution systems.
• Contact liaison for all vendor related repair items at factory.
• Support Volvo Performance System continuous improvement projects.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Willingness to learn and grow professionally, shown by dedication, pliability and respect.
• Mechanically inclined with great problem-solving skills.
• Basic electrical knowledge.
• Works well independently and with others.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Organized with a high diligence to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience reading and understanding electrical blueprints, schematics, mechanical drawings.
• General Fabrication.Ability to prioritize.

Education And Experience

• Some vocational or community college with related coursework or equivalent experience is required.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods standing and walking.
• Able to bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean, and service machinery.
• Must be able to visually inspect machines.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Physical Demands (to be met with or without accommodation)

• Regularly required to reach with arms and hands.
• Required to stand, walk and use hands to handle tools/controls.
• Required to sit, climb, balance and crouch. Required to lift up to 50lbs.

Safety

• Safety glasses required while grinding, steaming, using blow nozzles, or around others performing similar tasks.
• Safety glasses in cleaning building and machine shop at all times.
• Safety shoes always required.
• Special attention to noise levels, hearing protection required in specific areas or operations.
• Continuous elevated level of alertness.
• Lock out tag out management and adherence.

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $24.54 - $33.21/hour, and where applicable, bonus eligible. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
• Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
• Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
• Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

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