Maintenance Technician

Join the Rite Screen Team as a Maintenance Technician!

Keep Production Running. Take Pride in Your Work. Grow Your Career.

At Rite Screen, we don't just make window and patio door screens—we help create products found in homes across the country. As the nation's leading manufacturer of custom screens, we're looking for skilled, dependable team members who take pride in keeping our equipment running safely and reliably, and who want to be part of a winning team. Whether you're an experienced maintenance professional or looking to grow your technical skills in a stable and supportive environment, we'd love to meet you.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Competitive Pay Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance 401(k) with Company Match Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay Career Growth & Advancement Opportunities On-the-Job Training Team-Oriented Environment Safety-First Culture

What You'll Do

As a Maintenance Technician, you'll play a critical role in keeping our production equipment and plant systems running safely and efficiently.

Maintain and Repair Equipment

• Develop a preventive maintenance (PM) system to ensure continuous operation of equipment.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and verify the operation of production machinery and plant equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance according to established schedules, equipment manuals, and maintenance procedures.
• Repair and replace mechanical components such as bearings, belts, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, motors, pumps, cylinders, and valves.
• Troubleshoot basic electrical issues involving motors, switches, relays, contractors, sensors, wiring, and three-phase equipment within your training and authorization.
• Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic and hydraulic systems, including leaks, hoses, fittings, regulators, valves, and cylinders.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, equipment manuals, and technical instructions.
• Build, assemble, install, and modify equipment, guarding, fixtures, workstations, and supporting structures as directed.
• Operate welding, fabrication, machine-shop, and material-handling equipment as trained and authorized.
• Perform general facility maintenance, including basic plumbing, lighting, doors, docks, pumps, and building-system repairs.

Improve Reliability

• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and communicate repair status, production impact, and follow-up needs to the appropriate leaders.
• Identify recurring failures and participate in practical root-cause problem solving and corrective-action activities.
• Complete maintenance work orders accurately, including work performed, parts used, failure conditions, downtime, and recommended follow-up actions.
• Communicate spare-parts needs and support accurate inventory of commonly used and critical maintenance items.
• Support equipment installations, moves, startups, shutdowns, and improvement projects as assigned.

Support a Safe Workplace

• Follow all safety procedures, including Lockout/Tagout, machine guarding, electrical safe-work practices, confined space, hot work, line breaking, lift-truck requirements, and location-specific PPE rules.
• Assess hazards before beginning work and stop work when equipment or conditions cannot be made safe.
• Ensure equipment is properly assembled, guarded, tested, and returned to service after maintenance or repair.
• Complete repairs in accordance with applicable codes, company procedures, and quality requirements.
• Maintain tools, shop areas, replacement parts, and supplies in a clean, organized condition using 5S principles.
• Participate in required training and immediately report unsafe conditions, equipment damage, and potential quality concerns.

Work as a Team

• Work collaboratively with production operators, supervisors, vendors,…