Maintenance Technician - Night Shift MFG

Eaton’s Vehicle Group Division is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician – Night Shift to join our team. This position is based at our Kings Mountain, NC facility.

Position Overview:

The driving focus of the Maintenance Technician will be to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain plant manufacturing equipment in accordance with safety, preventive, and predictive maintenance systems and processes. This includes continuously improving plant equipment availability to help achieve the plant’s business goals and objectives. The Maintenance Technician will work as a member of the Maintenance Team and will partner with Engineering and other plant functions to implement safety, quality, efficiency and capital projects.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

In this function you will:

• Diagnose, repair, and maintain production machines and equipment including PLC, drive systems; NC/CNC equipment; and Fanuc robots and controls
• Read and interpret ladder logic, electric/electronic schematics, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, mechanical blueprints; equipment manuals; and work orders. Use these to take action to perform required maintenance, repair and replacement of equipment and sub-systems.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Comply with plant safety guidelines, Life Saving Rules, and housekeeping and 5S+ standards.
• Work a reasonable amount of overtime, including weekends and holidays as scheduled.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED (General Education Degree) is required.
• Minimum of three (3) years electrical/automation and mechanical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Able to read and understand electric/electronic schematics, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, and mechanical blueprints in support of rebuild/repair of equipment.
• Good computer skills, including proficiency with Windows-based software
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Siemens/Fanuc NC systems and Allen Bradley PLC a plus.
• Experience with predictive maintenance such as infrared, ultrasound technologies a plus.
• Experience with AutoCAD a plus.
• Professional presence, good communication skills, etc.

Position Criteria:

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs., stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, and climb.

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Manufacturing & Operations

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: VEH NAT North America Truck

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: No
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