Maintenance Technician (Mechanic) – Sparks, GA

About the role

We are seeking a Maintenance Technician (Mechanic) to join BASF’s Agricultural Solutions team at the Crop Protection site in Sparks, Georgia. The role involves maintaining and repairing mechanical equipment and plant infrastructure to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation.

Key responsibilities

• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on mechanical systems, documenting findings and completion.
• Maintain, adjust, install, and repair machinery according to manufacturer recommendations, using drawings, manuals, blueprints and P&ID diagrams.
• Repair and install various piping systems and valves (threaded, flanged, welded, glued, compression).
• Recommend modifications to equipment, piping or processes to improve safety and reliability.
• Support compliance with ecological, health and safety regulations.
• Conduct root‑cause failure analysis investigations.

Required profile

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum four years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment, or two years of experience combined with a two‑year industrial maintenance degree.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work independently under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor.

Required skills

• Preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Mechanical system troubleshooting and repair.
• Piping and valve installation and maintenance.
• Interpretation of technical drawings, blueprints and P&ID diagrams.
• Root‑cause failure analysis (RCFA).