Shift Maintenance Technician

Your Job

Dixie® Darlington is hiring a Shift Maintenance Technician with a focus on corrective and preventive maintenance of industrial production equipment (e.g., plate forming presses, automated packaging machinery, and industrial printing presses.

Our Team

As a Shift Maintenance Technician, this position will be responsible for partnering with our operating teams to troubleshoot, repair, and resolve equipment issues on shift and improve equipment reliability and uptime.

What You Will Do


* Follow safe working practices, proactively identify hazards, and evaluate / reduce risks.


* Partner with Operators and Electricians to improve reliability and throughput of equipment; with a focus on keeping scheduled assets running.


* Perform preventive and corrective maintenance across the facility, to include execution of both planned work and troubleshooting unexpected issues which are critical meeting production targets.


* Execute the asset maintenance work process and utilize technology to support work activities.


* Proactively seek out knowledge and assist in developing operating capability by sharing knowledge with operations team members to build their skills and abilities in equipment care.


* Participate in shift handoff meetings with operations team.


* Utilize machine shop equipment such as hand tools, welders, drills, grinders, saws, lathes, mills, and straight edges, etc.

When needed, fabricate repair parts.


* Maintain equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking in and out stock to maintain inventory level; anticipating needed parts and supplies by providing information to maintenance planner.


* Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Five (5) years or more experience in maintenance in a manufacturing or industrial setting.

• Experience using precision maintenance equipment (torque wrench, micrometer, etc.)

• Ability to read drawings and identify equipment parts, specs, dimensions

• Knowledge of machinery repairs and inspection procedures

• Ability to use computer systems (Work Order System, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.)

• Ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts, to include shifts on nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Ability to work overtime as eeded.

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial machinery used in a high-volume converting and/or finished goods manufacturing environment (Forming Presses, Automated Packaging Machines, Robots, Printing Presses, and other auxiliary equipment)


* Experience with precision maintenance techniques (laser alignments, belt tensioning, etc.)


* Experience working with SAP.


* Certification or degree in industrial maintenance.

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