Maintenance Specialist 1st Shift

About the role

ABB is hiring a Maintenance Specialist for the 1st shift in Pinetops, North Carolina, within its Electrification Distribution Solutions business. The role reports to the Maintenance Manager and is an on-site position focused on keeping equipment, production lines and facilities running efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee ordinary and extraordinary maintenance of equipment, production lines and facilities each day.
• Manage and update technical documentation of equipment, production lines and facilities.
• Work with the engineering and management team to specify maintenance plans for new production lines.
• Advise on improving reliability, maintainability and safety.
• Solve major technical, equipment or facility challenges to raise production line performance.
• Respond quickly to emergencies, breakdowns and malfunctions to limit production disruption.
• Propose process improvements that reduce maintenance needs and optimise operational and energy efficiency.
• Implement health, safety and environmental guidelines and directives.

Required profile

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience as a maintenance technician.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Planned maintenance, backlog management and specialist technical and engineering skills.
• Ability to safely use a ladder and to lift, push and pull up to 40 lbs.
• US work authorization already in place.

Required skills

• Use of hand tools such as tape measures, calipers and grinders as needed.
• Knowledge of planned maintenance and backlog management.