Maintenance Mechanic

Posted Friday, January 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Position:
Maintenance Mechanic

Location: Warwick RI

Starting Pay: $26 per hour DOE

THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN CELEBRATING STUDENT MILESTONES – HERFF JONES

Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones' products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas, frames, announcements, and Greek accessories as well as motivation and recognition programs.

Since 1920, our team has worked alongside students, faculty, and staff on campuses nationwide to help build a stronger community and celebrate student milestones. Our continued success relies on hiring extraordinary talent, with a passion for making a difference and eagerness to roll up the sleeves, to help us write the story of our next 100 years.

The Herff Jones Operations team team is looking for a Maintenance Mechanic to join our HJ Family.

What You Will Do On A Daily Basis:

At Herff Jones we may have been around for 100 years, but we still have the mentality of a scrappy startup. For you, that means your job may grow and change over time. But we would never ask an employee to take on an assignment they didn’t already have the right skill sets they needed to succeed. As we see it for right now, however, here are the challenges that we want you to tackle:

• Diagnose causes of electrical or mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment and perform preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Adjust, calibrate, and modify equipment and components.
• Assemble and install mechanical components and systems using a variety of tools common to the trade.
• May work on assembling, installing and repairing pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water and in opening clogged drains.
• May act as a carpenter in the alteration, repair and maintenance of buildings, floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, windows, screens, scaffolding forms, wood fixtures and furniture.
• May operate all kinds of hand and power tools such as hand saw, planer, joiner, shaper, table saw, wood lathe, drill press, sanding machine, router, etc.
• Will maintain tools and machinery in good condition and use all tools carefully. Must always wear the appropriate PPE for the task that is being performed. Safety First!
• Will be an “on call” employee and will have to respond on nights, weekends (including Sundays) in the event of an emergency for equipment malfunctions, snowstorms or other unforeseen happenings.

What You Will Bring to the Table:

• Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in a similar role in a manufacturing setting in addition to having the following helpful experience:
• Troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns (e.g., pinpointing and repairing problems associated with high-speed manufacturing line breakdowns)
• Working with hydraulic systems (understanding high-pressure cylinders, pumps, or valves and reading schematics for troubleshooting in high-speed manufacturing)
• Working with pneumatics (solenoids, cylinders, or motor brakes and reading schematics for troubleshooting in high-speed manufacturing)
• Working with electrical systems (frequency drives, motor testing, troubleshooting, or panels in high-speed manufacturing)
• Working with Programmable Logic Controllers – PLC (understanding instructions, editing documentation, and navigating for A-B PLC-5 and A-B SLC-500)
• Performing preventative maintenance (computerized preventive maintenance check-ups or reading SPC charts and data)

Physical

Activities:

Daily activity includes but is not limited to:

• Lifting, carrying, sitting, grasping, reaching, standing, kneeling, walking, bending, twisting.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Be able to regularly lift/move up to 25 lbs.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to above moderate.

JOIN THE BEST TEAM ON CELEBRATING STUDENT MILESTONES

About Herff Jones:

Indianapolis-based Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones’ products include class rings and jewelry, caps…