Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

This role offers a hands-on opportunity for a well-rounded Maintenance Technician with strong mechanical skills and solid electrical experience to keep a manufacturing plant and its machinery running safely and efficiently. You will work closely with a small team of technicians to perform a blend of proactive preventive maintenance and reactive repairs on production equipment, ensuring minimal downtime and consistent product quality.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform daily preventive maintenance (PMs) on manufacturing and production equipment and accurately update all activities in the computerized maintenance system
• Respond immediately to equipment and line breakdowns, prioritize reactive maintenance, and work with other technicians to restore production as quickly and safely as possible
• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and replace mechanical components such as pumps, conveyors, gearboxes, gears, motors, drive shafts, sprockets, cams, chains, and related systems
• Perform mechanical work including welding, plumbing and piping, quick tube disconnects for plumbing and pumps, and lubrication tasks such as oiling and greasing equipment
• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and replace electrical components on production equipment, including wires, relays, sensors, and circuits up to 480V
• Read and interpret blueprints, electrical schematics, and other technical documentation to diagnose issues and plan repairs
• Use relay and PLC troubleshooting techniques to track and trace electrical issues, verify inputs and outputs, and view existing PLC programs to aid in diagnostics (without modifying programs)

Essential Skills

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and replacement of manufacturing or production equipment
• Hands-on experience working with pumps, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Experience with conveyors, including mechanical troubleshooting and repair
• Demonstrated experience performing preventive maintenance (PMs) on production equipment
• Experience with quick tube disconnects for plumbing and pump systems
• Mechanical skills including work on gearboxes, gears, motors, welding, plumbing and piping, drive shafts, sprockets, cams, chains, and lubrication tasks such as oiling and greasing
• At least 1+ year of experience in electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and replacement of components on manufacturing or production equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and electrical schematics
• Experience with relay and PLC troubleshooting, including tracking and tracing electrical issues, checking inputs and outputs, and using PLC programs for diagnostics

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Detroit, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $27.50 - $35.00/hr individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Detroit, MI.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 26, 2026.