Nickolas Brown
Kinston
Summary
Detail-oriented Maintenance Technician with strong troubleshooting and preventative maintenance skills. Proven ability to diagnose complex mechanical and electrical issues, ensuring optimal equipment performance and safety.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Skilled Maintenance Technician
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Kinston
03.2026 - Current
- Maintained equipment to ensure optimal performance and safety standards.
- Assisted in troubleshooting mechanical issues in production machinery.
- Conducted routine inspections to identify potential maintenance needs.
- Performed preventative maintenance on production equipment and machinery to ensure optimal performance.
- Installed, maintained, and repaired a variety of mechanical components in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
- Diagnosed problems with mechanical and electrical systems and equipment using advanced troubleshooting abilities.
- Diagnosed and resolved complex problems related to electrical systems and components.
- Installed new systems, replacement parts, and components to maintain proper operation.
Maintenance Technician
Smithfield Foods, Inc
Kinston
03.2022 - 03.2026
- Troubleshot electrical and mechanical issues to ensure smooth operations.
- Troubleshot electrical control circuits to determine and resolve issues.
- Troubleshot electrical wiring diagrams for motor control circuits.
- Repaired or replaced faulty wiring, switches, relays, and other electrical components.
- Replaced defective parts such as bearings, seals, gears, valves.
- Conducted routine inspections on machinery and equipment for optimal performance.
- Performed routine maintenance by inspecting drives, motors or belts.
- Responded promptly to urgent maintenance requests in production areas.
- Designed, developed or implemented control circuits or algorithms for electromechanical or pneumatic devices or systems.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Industrial Systems Technology
Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, NC05-2026
Skills
- Preventive maintenance
- Equipment maintenance
- Mechanical repair
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Motor controls
- Hydraulic systems
- Pneumatic systems
- Conveyor systems
- Pump maintenance
- Welding techniques
Certification
- Applied Fluid Power
- Fundamentals of Fluid Power
- Fundamentals of Industry 4.0
- Fundamentals of PLCs
- Fundamentals of Sensor Technology
- Introduction to Mechatronics
Timeline
Skilled Maintenance Technician
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
03.2026 - Current
Maintenance Technician
Smithfield Foods, Inc
03.2022 - 03.2026
Associate of Applied Science - Industrial Systems Technology
Wayne Community College