Maintenance Technician; 12 Hour Rotational/Swing Shift (Forest Park, Ga)

At Clorox Atlanta West, we are seeking a qualified candidate for a Mechanical Technician position at our Atlanta West facility. Duties include following all Clorox Plant safety rules, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical faults, performing PMs, ensuring stock of critical spares, executing work orders. This facility utilizes automated packaging equipment and utilities to manufacture and distribute disinfecting wipes. #CloroxIsThePlace

Job Description

• Candidates must demonstrate a detailed working knowledge in a number of technical areas to be a valuable technical resource to the position’s internal customers.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, analyze, and repair equipment to prevent, resolve, and eliminate various process failures and equipment breakdowns (mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, power transmission, electrical, controls, etc.).
• Troubleshoot motor and motor control problems. The technician needs to have thorough knowledge of all VFDs, PLCs, and servo motors used in plant.
• Candidates should have computer skills using all the appropriate business computer programs such as Microsoft Office
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems such as SAP is a desire but not required.
• Candidate’s experience or familiarity with servo motion control systems is a desire.
• Learn and perform mechanical work as needed.
• Clean work area after each job and maintenance of the workstation. Utilize computer software (SAP, Microsoft Suite, Internet, Process Book, FactoryTalk, etc.) to perform several tasks (Create/Edit Work Orders, Look Up Parts, Researching Equipment, Email, Tracking Time, Troubleshoot Equipment, etc.)
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to respond appropriately to stakeholders of all levels.
• Demonstrate a self-motivated work behavior requiring limited to no supervision.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to the plant non-negotiables.

Key Skills, Abilities, And Experience Required

• Read and update technical manuals and drawings
• Understand shaft alignment techniques/tools
• Understand and maintain mechanical drive systems, lubrication, and various pump types.
• Perform pipe fitting Use hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, rigging equipment, various man-lifts, and shop equipment (mills, lathes, band saws, presses, etc.)
• Utilize fabrication and assembly skills to repair defective machinery using drawings, manuals, and/or sample parts to determine dimensions, set up requirements, etc., of the finished workpiece
• Identify and install bearings, seals, belts, chains, and other parts/components of automated packaging equipment
• Ability to deal professionally with people during times of equipment breakdown.
• Individual production -- efficiency of working habits.
• Knowledge of equipment nomenclature, spare parts identification, and the location of same.
• Ability to understand and evaluate the operation of the equipment; detect or anticipate malfunctions.
• Initiative -demonstrated pride of workmanship, neatness of work and in personal dress.
• Responsibility -fulfilling obligations of job assignments and reporting to work in a dependable manner. Reporting into the department when unable to come to work in sufficient time to cover his / her shift.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform the following tasks using various shop equipment:
• Turn down a shaft using a lathe
• Cut a keyway in a shaft using a milling machine
• Broach a sprocket
• Cut metal using a torch
• Basic stick welding
• Threading pipe with a hand and powered pipe threader
• Demonstrate a basic working knowledge of DC and AC circuits and the ability to read a schematic
• Demonstrate the ability to replace or adjust the following electrical devices: Photo eyes, Relays, Motor starters, Disconnects and Motors
• Demonstrate the ability to locate I/O’s on PLC from schematics
• Demonstrate the ability to use a Multi-meter
• Demonstrate a knowledge of variable frequency drive operations
• Demonstrate a knowledge of motor control circuits
• Demonstrate an understanding of electrical device functionality
• Demonstrate an ability to properly terminate wiring
• Demonstrate the ability to perform address and rung searches
• Demonstrate how to follow ladder logic for troubleshooting
• Demonstrate the ability to read and update P&ID’s

The primary technical skill the candidate must possess relates to work with industrial processes and automated packaging equipment. The plant has a variety of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment that must be maintained and repaired. The successful candidate should possess the ability, aptitude, and drive to troubleshoot these systems with minimum supervision to enable reliable manufacturing.

Education and Work Experience:

• Industrial maintenance work experience of at least 5 years.
• Candidate can substitute successful completion of a two (2) year college curriculum in technical areas AND/OR
• Vocational school certificates of completion of training in electrical or mechanical technical areas. Other vendor courses in machining, electricity, or welding.
• Wide exposure to various technical areas during past work experiences will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Hourly Compensation: $36.58 per hour plus $1.20 shift differential

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36.58 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Rotating shift
• Rotating weekends

Work setting:

• In-person
• Warehouse

Ability to Relocate:

• Forest Park, GA 30297: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person