Electro Mechanical Technician (Mechanic)

The Electro-Mechanical Technician is responsible for creating, enforcing, and maintaining a safe, compliant, and zero-shortcut work environment in the Tube Mill. Safety is the first priority of this role. The technician ensures all equipment—HF seam welders, payoff/accumulators, roll-forming stands, drives, straighteners, cutoff systems, presses, punches, fabrication tools/machinery, aluminum end‑weld equipment, compressors, dryers, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical/control systems, and facility infrastructure—is operated and maintained in full compliance with all applicable regulatory, agency, and company safety standards.

This includes eliminating makeshift, temporary, or unsafe repairs and ensuring all work meets engineered, code-compliant standards at all times.

Rain for Rent moves water every day. We are the leading provider of temporary liquid handling solutions and are known for our systems engineering expertise, ability to tackle complex jobs cost effectively, and providing high value to organizations with critical liquid management issues. Our experienced teams, backed by skilled engineers, are continually working to redefine what is expected from a liquids handling provider by developing new equipment and harnessing technology for the most demanding environments.

Our Rain for Rent solutions exceed customers’ expectations for service and quality for their water-handling, irrigation and temporary liquid-storage problems. We strive to effectively and efficiently complete projects safely, on time and the right the first time.

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Rain for Rent employees take great pride in being part of a family-owned company with a rich and enduring legacy. For over 91 years, we’ve delivered consistent, high-quality products and services to our customers. With more than 70 locations across the U.S., Canada, and the UK, Rain for Rent remains committed to excellence. Honesty and integrity are at the core of everything we do.

Our dedicated team strives to exceed expectations through exceptional service and unwavering quality.

• Diagnose, repair, and rebuild mechanical assemblies (bearings, gearboxes, rollers, shafts). Maintain roll-forming stands and weld boxes. Perform roll changeovers, alignments, and wear inspections. Maintain straighteners, pinch rolls, leveling rolls, and tension systems.
• Ensure all repairs meet engineered, code-compliant standards; temporary, makeshift, or unsafe repair methods are not permitted.
• Ensure all repairs meet engineered, code-compliant standards; temporary, makeshift, or unsafe repair methods are not permitted.
• Complete work orders, PMs, and CMMS entries. Interpret and apply information from equipment manuals, blueprints, mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, hydraulic/pneumatic diagrams, and OEM documents.
• Train lower-level technicians and support on-call rotation.

• Maintain and troubleshoot High‑Frequency (HF) seam welding systems. Diagnose weld chatter, wander, lack of fusion, overheating, and bead defects.
• Maintain scarfing knives and bead removal systems.

• Maintain and repair aluminum end‑welding equipment, including MIG/TIG weld machines, wire feeders, torches, clamps, fixtures, and alignment tooling. Troubleshoot welding support equipment, including grounding circuits, trigger circuits, drive assemblies, cooling systems, and torch wiring. Maintain and repair end‑prep tools such as chop saws, bevelers, grinders, and facing tools used for aluminum pipe preparation. Ensure welding fixtures, clamps, jigs, and alignment tools remain functional, safe, and correctly set.
• Support production welders by ensuring welding equipment uptime and responding to equipment breakdowns. Follow hot‑work, fire‑safety, and LOTO procedures during welding equipment maintenance.

• Troubleshoot electrical systems up to 480V. Diagnose and adjust Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) parameters. No energized work beyond company policy.
• Assist with PLC/HMI hardware…