Maintenance Technician Nights
Redwood MaterialsRidgeville, South Carolina
Full Time
Posted March 4, 2026
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Job Description
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining manufacturing equipment to ensure reliable production operations, focusing on mechanical, electrical, and automated systems within a battery recycling and manufacturing facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment
- Identify equipment failure modes, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
- Respond to unplanned maintenance requests to minimize downtime and ensure safe operations
- Perform welding and metal fabrication to repair and reinforce production equipment
- Record production metrics, equipment data, and downtime events for operational tracking
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support equipment performance and continuous improvement
Requirements
- Experience as a maintenance professional capable of independently troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining manufacturing equipment to support production uptime.
- Ability to diagnose equipment failures, perform root cause troubleshooting, and implement corrective actions.
- Experience providing diagnostic, troubleshooting, preventive, and corrective maintenance support for production facilities and manufacturing equipment.
- Ability to respond to corrective and unplanned maintenance requests for production and facility systems while minimizing downtime and maintaining safe operations.
- Proficiency in performing welding and metal fabrication to support repair and reinforcement of production equipment.
- Ability to review shift pass-downs and communicate equipment status, ongoing repairs, and operational concerns.
- Experience recording daily production metrics, key equipment data, and downtime events to support operational tracking and reliability improvements.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical production equipment.
- Hands-on experience working with 480 VAC and lower voltage electrical systems, including wiring, troubleshooting, and maintaining industrial electrical control cabinets.
- Experience with TIG or MIG welding for equipment repair.
- Ability to read and troubleshoot PLC ladder logic (preferred).
- Experience working in accordance with NEC electrical codes and NFPA 70E electrical safety practices.
- Ability to recognize early indicators of equipment failure and proactively address reliability risks.
- Commitment to maintaining a safe and clean working environment while adhering to company policies and industry standards.
- Effective communication skills with engineers and production managers regarding equipment issues, root causes, and solutions.
- Physical ability to work with Tyvek suits, Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR), and other personal protective equipment (PPE) for extended periods, up to a full shift.
- Physical ability to stand, lift, and carry equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Willingness to work in industrial conditions that may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes for extended periods.
- Full-time availability to work the shift from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Sunday through Tuesday plus every other Wednesday.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation will be commensurate with experience
Work schedule: 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM, Sunday, Tuesday, plus every other Wednesday
Work environment perks: exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, ability to work with PPE for extended periods
Physical requirements: ability to work with PPE, standing, lifting, and carrying equipment up to 50 lbs
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