Industrial Maintenance Technician - Mechanical & Electrical
No salary listed
Mid
Dalton, GA, USA
In PersonOn-site at Plant 4 in Dalton, Georgia; openings across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts.
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance
About the job
Requirements
- Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or mechanical maintenance environments.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience maintaining conveyors, motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts, chains, shafts, pumps, and related equipment.
- Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and maintenance documentation.
- Basic computer skills and experience documenting work activities.
- Commitment to safe work practices and procedures.
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial electrical systems.
- Experience working with motors, motor controls, drives, power distribution equipment, and electrical components.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical documentation.
- Knowledge of electrical safety practices, including NFPA 70E principles and arc flash awareness.
- Experience troubleshooting industrial equipment in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong diagnostic and root-cause problem-solving abilities.
- Familiarity with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), personal protective equipment requirements, arc flash awareness, confined space entry, hot work procedures, fall protection, powered industrial trucks, and hoisting and rigging practices.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production equipment.
- Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
- Support mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation systems.
- Diagnose equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
- Install, upgrade, and modify manufacturing equipment.
- Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and maintenance documentation.
- Use computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to document work and manage maintenance activities.
- Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability.
- Follow plant safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
- Maintain a safe work environment for themselves and their teammates.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Experience performing preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Welding, fabrication, machining, or equipment modification experience.
- Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Ability to read electrical schematics.
- Technical certifications or industrial maintenance training.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), automation systems, robotics, or industrial controls.
- Experience programming or troubleshooting PLC systems.
- Experience with AC/DC drives, motion control systems, and human-machine interface (HMI) platforms.
- Technical school, apprenticeship, journeyman training, or industrial electrical certifications.
- Experience supporting manufacturing automation projects and equipment upgrades.
- Predictive maintenance experience utilizing infrared, ultrasound, or diagnostic technologies.
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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