Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Start your new career as a Mechanical Maintenance Technician with MAU at AGY in Aiken, South Carolina. As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will perform mechanical maintenance and repair on equipment throughout the facility while also working on processes to improve efficiency. This is a direct-hire opportunity.

AGY is a world leader in supplying high performance materials in the form of glass fiber yarns and reinforcements. Our glass fiber material is used in a broad range of markets, including Automotive, Construction, Defense, Electronics, Aerospace, Marine, and Recreation. AGY has offices in Lyon, France and world headquarters is in Aiken, South Carolina.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay

• 12-hour rotating shifts

• Overtime and weekend opportunities

• Direct-hire opportunity

• Health benefits, including telehealth medical services

• 401k

• Opportunity for advancement

What We're Looking For

• High school diploma or GED

• Technical Certificate preferred

• 5+ years of verifiable industrial mechanical experience as a 1st class mechanic; OR

• 2-year electrical technical degree and related experience

• Ability to successfully complete all AGY's assessment criteria including, but not limited to, mechanical equipment series assessments

• Ability to demonstrate mechanical aptitude by passing mechanical theory test

• Skilled in use of all shop tools and equipment

• Ability to lift 26 - 50 pounds

• Ability to push, pull, reach, bend, squat, twist, turn, climb, work overhead, wear required PPE, and work in a hot and confined environment

• Ability to work various shifts including nights, weekends, and overtime as required

What You'll Do as a Mechanical Maintenance Technician

• Perform mechanical maintenance and preventive maintenance on any plant equipment, facility, and/or process

• Complete projects with little to no supervision

• Lead, assist, train, and assign teammates

• Install, maintain, repair, and modify plant equipment, facility and/or process improvements

• Perform any type of electric arc and acetylene welding and cutting assignments

• Operate shop tools and equipment for fabrication of or reworking parts and any other tools

• Diagnose and correct equipment/process problems

• Complete required records and reports

• Perform other tasks as assigned