Heavy Equipment Reliability Mechanic

    Highlights

    Step into a fast-moving maintenance shop where your craftsmanship keeps heavy equipment, trucks, and industrial machinery safe, reliable, and production-ready. Physical Abilities: the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationCanton, GA

    Description

    Make Every Machine Count

    Step into a fast-moving maintenance shop where your craftsmanship keeps heavy equipment, trucks, and industrial machinery safe, reliable, and production-ready. You’ll diagnose issues, execute scheduled PM, and tackle rebuilds that restore uptime across the plant.

    What a day could look like

    • Start with a safety walkdown and prioritize work orders.
    • Pinpoint faults in hydraulic and pneumatic systems, isolate root causes, and return assets to service.
    • Fabricate guards, fixtures, and small structural pieces with SMAW, MIG, or TIG; torch cut and perform light carpentry as needed.
    • Execute preventive maintenance according to the plan to extend asset life and prevent failures.
    • Install, service, repair, or rebuild complex machine tools, special-purpose machines, and plant equipment with minimal supervision.
    • Disassemble malfunctioning equipment, assess wear, and repair, refit, or replace defective components.
    • Handle end-to-end maintenance of heavy machinery and assist with building upkeep.
    • Interpret hydraulic and pneumatic circuits; read and understand mechanical blueprints and schematics.
    • Pitch in on other assignments as needs evolve.

    Qualifications

    • Education: High school diploma or GED required; additional industrial maintenance training or related credentials preferred.
    • Experience: 3–5 years as a heavy industrial millwright and/or mechanical maintenance technician; 5+ years welding/fabrication experience with SMAW, MIG, and TIG.
    • Certifications: Obtained during new hire orientation.

    Skills you bring

    • Clear communicator who listens well, shares ideas effectively, and collaborates with the team.
    • Comfortable with basic arithmetic across whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
    • Able to follow and convey instructions in writing and verbally.

    Physical expectations

    • On your feet frequently—standing, walking, and working with your hands throughout the shift.
    • Capable of lifting 50 pounds at any time during the shift.

    Physical Abilities:

    the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

    If you’re energized by complex machinery, preventative care, and hands-on problem solving, we’d like to meet you.

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