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Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

Career Opportunities
Huger, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 7/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/29/2026

As a Maintenance Technician at Steel Technologies, your main responsibility is to continue to improve our safety, quality, and efficiency. How? By performing preventative, routine, and emergency mechanical and/or electrical maintenance and providing effective troubleshooting, you are a huge part in ensuring operations is running effectively at all times.

1st Shift - 4:30am to 3:pm - Monday through Friday (possible weekends) $25 - $32 per hour based on experience

How you’ll contribute to our company:

Preventative Maintenance

  • Perform routine maintenance to all plant machinery
  • Carry out the preventative maintenance program for the plant
  • Ability to accept and control maintenance operations and communicate non-compliance problems to supervisor for instruction
  • Identify and address safety concerns throughout the facility
  • Maintain general housekeeping and organization of maintenance department and all equipment repair work areas

Minimize Downtime

  • Continuously review the operation of plant equipment and systems
  • Anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner
  • Identify opportunities for improvement

Effective Troubleshooting

  • Must have knowledge and ability to troubleshoot electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repairs through a quick and effective root cause analogy
  • Ability to accurately fill out documentation on work orders
  • Ability to perform emergency maintenance repairs to all plant machinery

Knowledge & Understanding

  • Knowledge of motor control systems, hydraulic systems, fire protection and mechanical bearing systems
  • Knowledge of equipment installation
  • Ability to interpret blueprints to properly fabricate parts and equipment

Here’s what we can offer:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision after 60 days of employment
  • Competitive Wellness Program, providing up to 100% discount on medical premiums
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Supplemental Accident Insurance through Allstate for additional coverage on accidents cancer
  • Employer-Paid Life Insurance 
  • 401(k) after 60 days of employment competitive match after one year
  • Paid Time Off starting after 90 days of employment
  • Paid Holidays starting day one!
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
  • Great discount programs in automotive, technology, and more
  • Boot and Glasses Allowance after 60 days of employment
  • Free uniforms after 60 days of employment
  • Monthly Incentive Bonus after one full month of employment
  • Education Assistance is available for job related courses to further your education, with up to 100% paid tuition for maintenance-related coursework and certifications
  • Career Advancement Opportunities
  • Teammate Assistance Program (TAP) which offers professional assistance for Counseling, Financial, Legal, and Family services

Here’s what is needed to be successful:

  • Ability to correctly retrieve and input data in computer using Excel and CMMS System
  • Ability to successfully troubleshoot and repair industrial equipment/machinery
  • Strong mechanical industrial knowledge and basic electrical knowledge
  • Ability to operate motor control systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatics, hoists, fire protection and mechanical bearing systems
  • Ability to comply with safety rules and requirements
  • Experience operating metal working tools such as grinder, band saw, drill press, welding equipment, etc.
  • Mechatronics certificate is strongly desired but not required
  • Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds

 Steel Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to any classification protected by federal, state and/or local law.

Salary : $25 - $32

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