Predictive Maintenance Tech
No salary listed
Entry
Thomson, GA, USA
In Person
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance
About the job
Requirements
- Must meet Shaw Technical Academy requirements for Technician-Electrician II or Technician-Mechanic Level B.
- Must attend and implement Level I Ultrasound, Infrared, and Level 2 Vibration certification courses, or receive internal training from a qualified facilitator, including a PdM Tech II or corporate reliability member.
- Must have computer skills with programs and software related to predictive maintenance programs and Microsoft Suites.
- Must complete all OSHA, SAFE, SMS, and plant-specific training, including Lockout/Tag out and Powered Industrial Truck training.
- Must complete training on applied predictive maintenance tools, including Infrared, Ultrasound, Vibration, and Oil Analysis.
- Must be able to sit, stand, or walk eight to twelve hours a day; bend, stoop, squat, lift, climb ladders, and reach occasionally; and occasionally lift or carry packages weighing up to fifty pounds.
- Must be able to wear OSHA- and NFPA-required personal protective equipment, including an 8-cal arc-flash protective suit, for extended periods.
- Must be able to operate technical equipment and analyze results, accurately read multicolor graphs and screens, and discern colors.
- Must be able to listen for and interpret noise anomalies of varying pitch or magnitude.
- Must be able to make visual judgments at distances from six inches to twenty-five feet in varying environmental conditions.
- Must be able to work with close supervision.
- Must work nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary to keep the program on schedule.
- Must comply with corporate and plant safety rules and guidelines and remain alert to facility safety hazards.
- Must maintain the integrity and security of sensitive and technical tools.
Responsibilities
- Use predictive maintenance test instruments, including infrared imagers, ultrasound collectors, and vibration analyzers.
- Analyze ultrasound and infrared data to determine necessary actions.
- Attend and implement offsite certification and training courses on predictive maintenance theory, technology application, and data analysis; courses must be ISO-recognized or otherwise approved or provided by Shaw.
- Document findings, build and maintain routes, develop baselines, trend data, interpret results, and create and generate corrective work orders.
- Follow up after corrective work orders are completed to verify that the work resolved the finding and to collect new baseline data.
- Gain proficiency in software packages for collection and analysis of Ultrasound, Infrared, vibration, and Oil Analysis data.
- Gain proficiency in collection, importing and exporting of routes, and reporting in Vibration software.
- Demonstrate precision lubrication techniques using ultrasound.
- Visually identify electrical components for Infrared scan reporting and corrective work documentation.
- Perform precision alignment on belts and shafts using precision alignment tools.
- Train maintenance teammates on alignment techniques.
- Perform job duties safely.
- Communicate findings to management in a timely manner.
- Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.
- Participate in committees.
- Maintain a clean work area.
- Use blueprints, schematics, sketches, a drill press, band saw, hand tools, power tools, required personal protective equipment, precision alignment tools, a vibration analyzer, an ultrasound unit, and an infrared camera as needed.
About the company
Shaw Industries Group designs and makes flooring for homes and commercial buildings, selling through a portfolio of specialist brands worldwide. Its products include carpet and hard surfaces, while other businesses supply synthetic turf for sports fields and outdoor spaces. The group combines manufacturing with an integrated supply chain, moving finished products from its factories to the businesses that sell or install them. It earns revenue from sales of these surfaces and related products, with its residential and commercial operations serving different customer needs. Founded in 1967, Shaw Industries Group is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Dalton, GA
Founded
1967
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Education has support: Shaw lists education assistance and GED support for U.S. associates.
- Family care extends beyond insurance: Shaw's health centers serve U.S. associates and household members regardless of coverage.
- Training includes housing: Shaw's operations management trainees receive accommodation during their initial eight-week training.
What critics are saying
- Production changes sleep schedules: Shaw's Andalusia entry-level manufacturing job requires rotating 12-hour shifts with changing day and night starts.
- Installation means extended travel: Shaw Sports Turf's installer job specifies approximately 300 days of out-of-state travel.
- Permanent placement has another step: Shaw's trainee program offers interviews for engineering roles after roughly six months.
What makes Shaw Industries Group unique
- Ownership is concentrated: Shaw is a wholly owned Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary.
- Certification spans production: Shaw's April 2026 report puts Cradle to Cradle Certified products at almost 90%.
- Recycling has scale: Shaw's April 2026 report records nearly one billion pounds of flooring reclaimed since 2006.
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