Shaw Industries Group

Makes flooring for homes, businesses and outdoor spaces

Automation Technician

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSavannah, GA, USA$40.57 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

Apply safe work practices, including lockout/tagout, confined-space procedures, personal protective equipment, hot work, powered industrial truck safety, fall protection, and hoisting and rigging.
Use calculators and computer applications for work-order documentation and parts requisitioning.
Use measurement units, techniques, and tools including process calibrators, oscilloscopes, infrared cameras, and data loggers; archive and analyze data.
Apply arithmetic, formulas such as current and voltage calculations, and measurement-unit conversions.
Read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics and prints, and update assigned electrical prints and schematics when modified.
Identify and properly use tools, selecting the appropriate tool for each work assignment.
Apply working knowledge of the National Electric Code.
Demonstrate advanced understanding of emergency-stop systems.
Troubleshoot electrical components including programmable logic controllers, AC and DC drives, relay logic, single-loop controllers, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
Create advanced programmable logic controller systems and programs for process and operational control.

Responsibilities

Maintain manufacturing process and support equipment to high performance standards, including electrical systems and components such as motor control centers, inverters, and motors, as well as programmable logic controllers, robotics, and related automation equipment.
Perform advanced troubleshooting and lead equipment repairs addressing safety, quality, downtime, and productivity issues or opportunities.
Differentiate among product, process, mechanical, and electrical causes when troubleshooting.
Communicate findings and lead the design and implementation of corrective steps.
Verify and provide feedback on electrical schematics, and update them promptly and accurately.
Execute and assist in developing proactive maintenance plans and planned jobs for assigned equipment.
Perform preventive maintenance by inspecting and measuring equipment components against specifications, drawings, and written instructions on defined schedules.
Perform condition maintenance by repairing or replacing components identified through preventive and predictive maintenance activities, develop detailed job plans, and ensure necessary schematic updates are completed.
Execute assigned or scheduled work orders supporting projects and process-improvement efforts identified as critical to business objectives.
Design, set up, and program complex programmable logic controllers and other operational equipment used in manufacturing.
Mentor Reliability Electricians at levels II through IV, helping them develop skills and providing oversight and management of projects and work assignments linked to manufacturing systems.
Provide feedback on job-assignment needs and suggest improvement opportunities to peers and leadership.

Job Title

Automation Technician | 3rd Shift

Position Overview

Shaw Industries is hiring an Automation Maintenance Tech V paying $40.57/hr in Port Wentworth. The Automation Reliability Technician will be responsible for executing assigned tasks with a strong focus on maintaining safe work practices, delivering high-quality, precise work, and supporting a customer service-oriented culture that contributes to the success of "Great Products & Service." They will ensure adherence to established standards and best practices, leveraging both training and work experience. This position also involves mentoring Reliability Electricians at levels II-IV, sharing maintenance knowledge and skillsets, while continuing to enhance their understanding of maintenance practices, equipment performance, and their impact on manufacturing processes and business goals. Additionally, the individual will provide feedback on job assignment needs and suggest improvement opportunities to both peers and leadership.

$40.57/hrly

3rd Shift 11PM-7AM

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Shaw Floors, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass, Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more.

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide

Responsibilities

1. Maintain manufacturing process and support equipment to highest, reasonable performance levels to include electrical systems including, but not limited to:

● Electrical system components - MCC’s, inverters, motors, etc.

● Control systems - PLC’s, robotics, and other associated automation equipment

2. Perform advanced troubleshooting and lead repairs of equipment causing or contributing to safety, quality, downtime/productivity opportunities and issues

● Differentiate between cause types when troubleshooting among product, process, mechanical, and electrical contributors

● Communicate findings and, leading design and implementation of correction steps

● Verify, provide feedback, and update electrical schematics appropriately and in a timely manner

3. Execute and assist in development of proactive maintenance plans, including planned jobs on assigned equipment to include:

● Preventive Maintenance (PM) - inspection & measurement of equipment components for proper function applying specifications, drawings, and written instruction on pre-defined schedules

● Condition Maintenance (CM) – repair and replacement of components identified as requiring attention through PM & PdM activities based on detailed job plans, including development of detailed job plans and ensuring any necessary updates to schematics are completed

4. Execute assigned or scheduled work orders in support of projects and process improvement (PI) efforts identified as critical to business objectives

● Includes design, setup, and programming of complex PLC and other operational equipment involved in product manufacturing

5. Mentor Reliability Electrician II’s-IV’s in development of needed skills, assisting those resources with oversight and management of projects and other work assignments linked to manufacturing systems

Requirements

● Safety practices - LOTO, Confined Space, PPE, Hot Work, PIT, Fall Protection, Hoisting & Rigging

● Calculator and Computer application – work order documentation, parts requisitioning

● Measurement units, techniques and application of appropriate tools including Process Calibrators, oscilloscope, IR camera, data loggers, and data archival and analysis

● Math skills to include

o Arithmetic

o Application of formulas such as current, voltage, etc.

o Conversion of measurement units

● Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics/prints, updating electrical prints/schematics assigned for modification

● Identification and proper use of tools, focused on selection of the right tool for work assignment application

● Working knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC)

● Advanced understanding of e-stop systems

● Advanced troubleshooting of electrical components such as, but not limited to PLC’s, AC & DC drives, relay logic, single loop controllers, pneumatics & hydraulics

● Ability to create advanced PLC systems and programs for process and operational control

COMPETENCIES:

● Work Standards

● Solve Problems

● Build Customer Satisfaction

● Collaborate

Shaw benefits include:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Health savings account

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

401K and Retirement Plans

Product discounts for employees

Adoption assistance

Shaw Family Health Center (Dalton, GA, and Cartersville, GA, locations)

And much more.

#ShawIND

Work Shift

8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to out-punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts PM

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

About the Company

Shaw Industries Group

Makes flooring for homes, businesses and outdoor spaces

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: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Dalton, GA
Founded: 1967

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