Maintenance Technician
Description
Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges.
Position Title: Maintenance Technician
Location: Athens, GA
Description:
Our Maintenance Technician position supports Mativ’s Filtration & Advanced Materials business segment. This individual will be responsible for the repairs and maintenance of machinery and equipment such as bearings, piping, hydraulics, motors, pneumatic cylinders, variable speed drives, PLC’s, and production machines and equipment. The shift schedule is Monday – Thursday from 10:00AM-8:00PM.
responsibilities:
Inspection
- Follow all company established methods, policies, rules, practices, and procedures to ensure employee safety, product quality, and efficient operations.
- Observes mechanical devices in operation, listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble and may start devices to test their performance.
- Observes and tests electrical devices including heaters, motors, starters, relays to correct machine operation and return it to production.
- Reads schematics and PLC code to understand machine operation and more effectively troubleshoot issues.
- Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
- Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
Reparation and Maintenance
- Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
- Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
- Repairs or replaces defective parts and lubricates and cleans parts.
- Repairs electrical equipment.
qualifications:
Required
- Associates degree from college, university, or technical school; 3+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to read and troubleshoot PLC ladder logic, basic programming of PLCs, and electrical systems troubleshooting is preferred.
- Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions
- Multimeter skills
- Computer skills
- Basic math skills
Preferred
- Experience working with 460 voltage
Position Demands
Conditions are that of a manufacturing environment:
- Air Temperatures can range from cold to hot.
- Atmosphere may contain dust, fumes, and odors.
- May include mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive and radiation hazards.
Employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including:
- Safety shoes (steel toe or composite toe)
- Safety Glasses
- Bump Caps
- Protective Gloves, when performing certain tasks
- Hearing Protection, when required
- Other personal protective equipment as required for certain tasks.
While performing the duties of this job the employee must meet the physical demands:
- Be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Be able to push or pull heavy objects up to 250 pounds.
- Be able to work 12-hour shifts.
- Perform repetitive tasks.
- Routinely stand, sit, hear, walk, and talk.
- Reach, climb, bend, kneel, crouch, twist, and balance, sometimes in awkward or tight spaces.
- Have good close vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
What we offer
As a Mativ employee, you’ll have access to a variety of benefit programs designed to help you no matter your stage of life.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
- Paid vacation
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
The hourly rate for this position is $30.08 per hour. We encourage you to apply now!
Note: Internal candidates are considered with 12 months in current role and not currently in 3rdstep or higher disciplinary process.
ABOUT MATIV
Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company makes material impacts on the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.
Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or other protected status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Mativ is committed to help individuals with disabilities participate in the workforce, and ensure equal opportunity to compete for jobs. If you require an accommodation to submit a resume for positions at Mativ, please email our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected].