Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Maintenance Technician (Experienced)

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to perform preventive maintenance and repairs on industrial machinery. This role ensures equipment operates efficiently and safely, provides technical support, and trains or troubleshoots with manufacturing personnel. May be required to back up other positions as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform systematic preventive maintenance following industry best practices

• Troubleshoot and repair machinery, including electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, machining, and fabrication systems

• Interpret operational manuals, schematics, blueprints, and manufacturer specifications

• Assist with preventive maintenance (PM) program and track results

• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives

• Lead and manage assigned projects

• Provide technical support and training to maintenance and production staff

• Ensure compliance with all OSHA, Arc Flash, and Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO) procedures

• Perform general repairs, adjustments, and maintenance on machinery and equipment

• Maintain good communication and relationships with coworkers and supervisors

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, machining, and fabrication systems

• Professional, technical, or trade education preferred (2-year degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent)

• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, blueprints, and schematics

• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills

• Self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously

Physical Demands

• Continuously: use hands, grasp tools, talk, hear

• Frequently: bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, stretch, stand, sit, walk, rotate body, lift/push/pull up to 75 lbs

• Occasionally: climb, balance, perform repetitive motions, lift/push/pull up to 100 lbs, taste/smell

• Vision requirements: constant observation, near/far acuity, peripheral vision

• Mechanical control operation: buttons, knobs, levers, cranks, pedals

Equipment Used

• Continuously: hand tools

• Frequently: welders, draw machines, milling machines, grinders, presses, lathes, band saws, shop equipment, testing devices (VOM, AMP, Meg-Ohm, temperature meters), measuring tools (tape, calipers, micrometers), computer, office equipment

• Occasionally: vehicles/heavy equipment (forklift, sweeper, crane, golf cart, company pickup)

Work Environment

• Continuous exposure to loud noise, oil, grease, solvents

• Frequent exposure to heat/cold, wet/humid conditions, dust, moving machinery, electrical hazards, work at heights

• Occasional exposure to slippery floors, vibration, outside weather, toxic/caustic chemicals, vapors/fumes/gases, and explosive hazards

Required Protective Clothing/Devices

• Continuously: safety goggles/glasses, safety shoes

• Occasionally: masks, harness, hard hat, ear protection, gloves