Industrial Maintenance

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Industrial Maintenance Technician – Weekend Shift Job Description

The Industrial Maintenance Technician – Weekend Shift is responsible for servicing, maintaining, and repairing industrial machinery and equipment in a production facility. Using hoists, forklifts, hand tools, and power tools, this role involves moving, assembling, installing, and disassembling machinery as needed. The technician diagnoses and resolves both electrical and mechanical issues, performs preventative maintenance to reduce downtime, and supports safe and efficient production operations.

This position requires a strong dual skill set across electrical and mechanical disciplines, with a consistent focus on safety and adherence to established procedures.

• Service, maintain, and repair industrial machinery and equipment using hoists, forklifts, hand tools, and power tools.
• Move, assemble, install, and disassemble machinery and equipment as required for production needs and facility projects.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical issues, including identifying faulty components and repairing or replacing parts.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on all production equipment and facility systems to minimize equipment failures and extend asset life.
• Assist with equipment setup and production start-up, ensuring machines and systems are ready for safe and efficient operation.
• Conduct daily preventative maintenance inspections and accurately document work orders, findings, and repairs performed.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures, including proper use of PPE, pre-job hazard assessments, lockout/tagout (LOTO), hot work protocols, hazardous and confined space procedures, line breaking, and safe work practices.
• Implement and follow equipment isolation procedures to ensure safe maintenance and repair activities.
• Work cross-functionally with other departments to coordinate maintenance schedules, planned downtime, and repair activities to support production goals.
• Remain knowledgeable about current safety standards, policies, and procedures and consistently apply them in all tasks.
• Promptly identify, report, and help address safety concerns, near misses, and workplace incidents.
• Contribute ideas and actively support initiatives that strengthen and improve the company’s safety culture.
• Use cutting tools such as cutting torches, band saws, cutting wheels, and grinding machines to fabricate, modify, or repair components.
• Perform mechanical troubleshooting on equipment, including motors, gearboxes, bearings, and related mechanical systems.
• Conduct basic electrical work such as unwiring and rewiring motors and using a voltmeter to test and verify electrical conditions.
• Operate mobile equipment such as fork trucks to move materials and equipment safely within the facility.
• Support troubleshooting activities involving PLCs, VFDs, and instrumentation such as flow meters, pressure gauges, and temperature transmitters, as experience allows.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area, ensuring tools and equipment are stored properly after use.

• Demonstrated ability to perform mechanical and electrical maintenance on industrial production equipment.
• Proficiency in cutting operations using torch, band saw, cutting wheel, and grinder.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills for diagnosing issues with motors, gearboxes, bearings, and related components.
• Ability to identify and correctly use a wide range of hand tools and power tools.
• Experience unwiring and rewiring motors in an industrial setting.
• Ability to use a voltmeter safely and accurately to test electrical circuits and components.
• Knowledge and practical application of lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures.
• Capability to…