Maintenance Technician; Night Shift

Night Shift Maintenance Technician (Industrial / Heavy Equipment)

Experience Level: Mid–Senior
Experience

Required:

7+ Years
Job Function: Technician & Mechanic
Industry: Environmental Services
Schedule: Night Shift – 5:30 PM to 3:30 AM (Flexible 10-hour shifts)
Positions Available: 1

This role is responsible for the maintenance, protection, and uptime of a high-value industrial shredding system used in an e-waste recycling operation.

This is not a general maintenance role
. The technician in this position is accountable for the mechanical integrity, safety, and continuous operation of the facility’s primary production asset. The role operates independently on the night shift
, responding to critical breakdowns, preventing failures, and ensuring peak performance.

Downtime directly impacts revenue. This position owns prevention and rapid recovery.

The Night Shift Maintenance Technician is expected to:

• Maintain high equipment uptime and system reliability
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical failures accurately and efficiently
• Prevent catastrophic failures through proactive inspections and preventative maintenance
• Protect critical components including rotors, cutter stacks, screens, shafts, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, and drive assemblies
• Identify early warning signs of failure (vibration, abnormal noise, heat patterns, amperage spikes)

• Replace bearings, motors, couplings, shafts, seals, and high-wear components
• Perform alignment, torque verification, and structural repairs
• Conduct cutter stack inspections and component replacements
• Perform welding and fabrication repairs as required

• Troubleshoot 3-phase motors and high-amperage electrical systems
• Diagnose electrical panels, relays, sensors, overloads, and safety circuits
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment (programming not required)
• Strictly follow lockout/tagout and safety procedures

• Diagnose and repair hydraulic pumps, cylinders, valves, and pressure systems
• Monitor hydraulic temperature and pressure consistency
• Identify leaks and inefficiencies before failure occurs

• Respond immediately to production stoppages
• Perform structured root cause analysis on major failures
• Communicate clearly with operations leadership during incidents
• Document repairs and preventative maintenance accurately
• Recommend improvements to reduce repeat failures

This role requires:

• High mechanical and technical competency
• Independent decision‑making under pressure
• Strong sense of urgency and ownership
• Professional communication and accountability
• Ability to operate with minimal supervision during night shift

This is a high-trust, high-expectation position within a fast‑paced industrial environment.

• 7+ years of industrial maintenance experience (heavy machinery required)
• Experience with industrial shredders or similar heavy‑duty equipment strongly preferred
• Advanced mechanical troubleshooting skills
• Strong knowledge of 3-phase electrical systems
• Hydraulic systems experience required
• Welding and fabrication experience required
• Ability to read mechanical and electrical schematics
• Ability to work night shifts independently

• Ability to lift 75+ lbs
• Ability to work in a loud, high‑output industrial environment
• Ability to perform physical repair work on large industrial components