Precision Mechanical Maintenance

Sylvamo   Eastover, SC   Full-time     Manufacturing / Production / Operations
Posted on November 13, 2024

                                                             

Precision Mechanical Maintenance Scholarships

Eastover Mill will be awarding scholarships covering 100% of tuition and class materials. Scholarships will be awarded in December with classes beginning January 6, 2025. This is a one-year program. Graduates will receive a certificate in Precision Mechanical Maintenance.

COURSE LIST: https://www.midlandstech.edu/programs-and-courses/advanced-manufacturing-and-skilled-trades/industrial-mechanical-maintenance

Scholarships include the option of a paid part-time mechanical maintenance internship at Eastover Mill while enrolled through the Midlands Technical College program; paid at $24.82 per hour.

Sylvamo’s Eastover, SC Mill is a world-class manufacturing facility offering scholarships for a new, one-year long, Precision Mechanical Maintenance program at Midlands Technical College. We are looking for dependable women and men with excellent problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills to complete the new program and become eligible for an entry-level Mechanical Maintenance Technician position at the Eastover Mill.

Our company offers a great work environment, competitive salaries, and excellent benefits including health care, life insurance, disability income, gainsharing, holidays, vacation, 401k and retiree savings. The entry-level base pay for Mechanical Maintenance Technician positions is mid 50’s to upper 60’s with opportunity to progress to the 80’s or more in the future. Overtime and gainsharing will provide opportunity for significant additional earnings.

If you meet our qualifications and are interested in pursuing a career in the mechanical maintenance field, we encourage you to apply. Scholarship qualifications and the application process are below:

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SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Mechanical aptitude and strong interest to work with mechanical equipment
  • Willingness to be trained and to perform as a multi-craft Mechanical Maintenance Technician
  • Outstanding communication, interpersonal and team skills
  • Pass a company interview and test
  • Willingness to work some nights and weekends
  • Action oriented and drive for results
  • Customer focused
  • Organized
  • Maintain an 80% cumulative average in the program coursework

Preferred Requirements:

  • Relevant work experience in process industrial maintenance is preferred

TO APPLY YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING:

To be considered, applicants must complete the following no later than November 20, 2024.

Send an email to ashley.erasmusbracey@sylvamo.com , which includes all of the following:

  1. A resume indicating your interest in the Sylvamo/Midlands Tech Scholarship
  2. A three hundred (300) word essay on “Why Continuing My Education in This Career Field is Important to Me and How This Scholarship Will Benefit Me”
  3. Two letters of recommendation

Your email with application materials must be received no later than Wednesday November 20, 2024.

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