
Maintenance Technician (Night Shift)
First Quality · Anderson, SC
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 35+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at First Quality (industrial) in Anderson, SC. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.
- They ask for
- 35+ years
- Tools it names
- 5S, FDA / GMP
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How this role compares
Against 43 other live reliability postings in South Carolina.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (35+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 55%
- PLC 32%
- Welding 25%
- Tooling 23%
- EHS / safety 23%
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This plant: First Quality in Anderson
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Responsibilities
- ◆Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
- ◆Follows necessary GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations.
- ◆Repairs all mechanical components of all equipment as required.
- ◆Troubleshoots and analyzes mechanical and operational issues on all equipment and takes required corrective action to resolve these issues.
- ◆Operates all machines so that maintenance, changeovers, adjustments, and repairs can be tested when complete.
- ◆Performs preventive maintenance and lubrication on all equipment.
- ◆Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
- ◆Performs preventive/predictive maintenance checks and inspections of assigned equipment and reports findings promptly.
- ◆Shares knowledge and techniques with team members and assists with training.
- ◆Attends all training seminars provided by the company when applicable.
- ◆Completes all paperwork correctly and submits in a timely fashion .
- ◆Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
requirements
- ✓Completion of all required maintenance training and assessments.
- ✓Standard mechanical knowledge of all machinery, equipment, and components.
- ✓Standard knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics.
- ✓Standard knowledge of product specifications, quality specifications, goals, efficiency, scrap, and production.
- ✓Good communication and analytical skills.
- ✓Ability to use all measuring tools, micrometers, vernier calipers, etc.
- ✓Ability to run the equipment, hand tools, and power tools.
- ✓Electrical experience preferred.
- ✓Ability to work in a team oriented environment.
- ✓High school diploma or equivalent required.
- ✓Three years of industrial experience or equivalent required.
- ✓Technical or vocational school training relating to mechanics is preferred.
Requirements
- ✓Walk/stand 100 % of time during a 12-hour shift.
- ✓Occasional stooping, bending, kneeling and squatting throughout shift.
- ✓Occasional climbing and reaching
- ✓Occasional reaching overhead during shift.
- ✓Frequent pushing and pulling with arms and legs throughout shift
- ✓Frequent lifting or carrying items/product.
- ✓Constant use of hands
- ✓Constant light and firm grasping with hands throughout shift.
- ✓Operation of cranes, hoists, hand trucks and roll manipulators throughout shift.
- ✓Daily sweeping and organizing floor and work area.
- ✓Occasional climbing of steps.
- ✓Balance required for some tasks.
- ✓Maintains 5s housekeeping standards
What We Offer You
We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:
- ✓Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
- ✓Paid time off (three-week minimum)
- ✓Medical, dental and vision starting day one
- ✓401(k) with employer match
- ✓Paid parental leave
- ✓Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
- ✓Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
- ✓Tuition assistance
- ✓Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
- ✓...and more!
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
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Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.
Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.
Purpose and role of job
We are seeking a Maintenance Technician for our First Quality Print & Packaging facility located in Anderson, SC. Maintenance Technicians are responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing and adjusting all mechanical equipment, machinery and components.
Principal Accountabilities/
Work Environment
- •Work in an environment with the potential for exposure to dust during certain tasks.
- •Work in an environment with potential exposure to marked changes in humidity.
Physical
