Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC - Maintenance Mechanic Technician

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is part of the division Mercedes-Benz Vans of Daimler AG, Germany. It is a plant in South Carolina that assembles Sprinter vans for the U.S. market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner, with headquarters in Charleston, SC. The midsize Metris van was added to the assembly line in 2015.

Mercedes-Benz Vans announced in March 2015 that it will invest $500 million in construction of a new Sprinter production plant, in addition to an expansion of existing assembly operations. The new facility will also be located in Charleston, and will provide up to 1,300 jobs.  

More than 130,000 Sprinter have been assembled in Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since 2006. The U.S. is now the third largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany and the U.K.

Responsibilities:

• Perform mechanical repair work including necessary disassembly and assembly
  • Repair complex equipment and manufacturing systems while coordinating with all conditions on-site in compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations
  • Analyze repair situations with economic considerations (e.g. partial vs. complete disassembly)
  • Maintain and repair the machinery according to preventative maintenance plans
  • Fabricate parts and groups of parts for machinery and production equipment, disassemble and assemble machinery parts, change parts and set up the production equipment
• Identify and analyze errors and malfunctions
  • Analyze non-obvious failures of equipment/manufacturing systems such as intermittent/inconsistent failures, complex mechanical components, possibility of error chain
  • Use different measuring devices (such as flow meter, pressure gauge) and apply methodology in the analysis Implement countermeasures for the elimination of mechanical vulnerabilities
• Improvements, extensions, and modifications
  • While incorporating specifications, guidelines, and regulations, independently construct or design equipment with use of mechanical components, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and cooling/lubrication systems
• Procurement of operative materials, equipment, and service provider
•  Staff support or allocation

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED with a minimum of 5 years of relevant maintenance experience  

-or-

•  Associates Degree in a technical trade (industrial technology, electronics, mechatronics, etc.) and 2 years relevant maintenance experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, metal processing, and data processing
• Must either currently possess or have the ability to acquire an AWS D1.1 GMAW 4G

 IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and are not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform.  The Company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change.

An Equal Opportunity Employer