Maintenance Technician in Charleston

Energy Jobline ZR; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep production running safely by maintaining mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic equipment. You will diagnose and repair systems with limited supervision, following OSHA standards and safety policies.

The role emphasizes preventive maintenance, downtime reduction, and accurate maintenance records, with room for growth through continuous improvement initiatives and strong teamwork in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of experience in an industrial maintenance technician role.
• Understanding of production-line operations and safety.
• Strong electrical skills, including reading schematic diagrams.
• Experience using a CMMS system.
• Troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintains mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic equipment.
• Diagnoses, troubleshoots, and repairs machinery with limited supervision.
• Performs preventive maintenance to improve reliability and uptime.
• Keeps accurate maintenance records of issues, repairs, and actions.
• Supports safety standards and OSHA guidelines.
• Contributes to continuous improvement projects for safety and efficiency.

Skills

Electrical skills

CMMS experience

Troubleshooting

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Customer-focused

Education

Electrical certification or industrial electronics education

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

The Maintenance Team helps keep production running safely and efficiently by maintaining mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic equipment. With limited supervision, team members diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair machinery while following all applicable safety standards and OSHA guidelines.

What You Can Look Forward to as a Maintenance Technician

• Improves Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by escalating equipment and production issues through appropriate channels to support timely resolution and greater efficiency.
• Prioritizes work effectively, acts with urgency, meets deadlines, and supports operational goals.
• Owns maintenance practices, procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, reliability, asset performance, and operational efficiency.
• Adjusts priorities and actions as production demands, schedules, and urgent requests change while maintaining operational effectiveness.
• Completes assigned work on schedule and in line with quality standards and business objectives.
• Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, PLC-related, and hydraulic systems during planned and unplanned downtime to reduce production disruptions.
• Performs preventive maintenance on schedule to improve equipment reliability, strengthen machine performance, and maximize uptime.
• Keeps equipment and tools in proper working condition to help prevent production interruptions and unnecessary downtime.
• Analyzes downtime, identifies recurring mechanical or technical issues, and implements corrective actions to prevent repeat disruptions.
• Helps maintain availability of critical replacement parts for key manufacturing equipment to minimize avoidable downtime.
• Maintains accurate maintenance records, including equipment issues, repairs, preventive maintenance, and corrective actions.
• Supports continuous improvement projects that enhance safety, quality, equipment reliability, and operational performance.
• Promotes a safe and secure work environment by following all applicable safety standards, policies, and procedures.
• Helps strengthen the ZF culture by contributing to a positive, collaborative, and productive workplace.
• Completes special projects and performs other assigned duties in support of business objectives.

Your Profile as a Maintenance Technician

• Two or more years of experience in an industrial maintenance technician role.
• Understanding of production-line operations and workflows, including how maintenance affects safety, uptime, quality, and output.
• Strong electrical skills, including understanding schematic diagrams.
• Experience using a CMMS system
• Strong troubleshooting skills and technical knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
• Knowledge of communication protocols and escalation procedures that support timely, accurate information flow during service events.
• Ability to stay customer-focused and respond to production-line needs with professionalism and accountability.
• Strong organizational, task-management, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Relevant coursework in a maintenance-related field; electrical certification or industrial electronics education .
• Advanced knowledge of common manufacturing and operations concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, holidays, shutdowns and overtime as needed.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• English- proficiency.