About this role
Maintenance Technician maintains, repairs, and installs equipment, machinery, and facilities under direct supervision. This entry-level role performs scheduled preventative maintenance, inspects and repairs mechanical systems, and helps maintain accurate records.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform scheduled preventative maintenance pm assigned by a supervisor
- Inspect, repair, and maintain mechanical equipment and machinery
- Practice safety awareness including machine operation and lock-out/tag-out procedures
- Use troubleshooting skills to diagnose issues
- Organize parts and materials in proper locations
Technical Overview
Work includes mechanical equipment and machinery repair, troubleshooting, and performing preventative maintenance in a manufacturing environment. The role requires familiarity with OSHA requirements, lock-out/tag-out procedures, reading basic machine schematics, and using measuring equipment such as digital and dial indicators, calipers, and micrometers.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an entry-level Maintenance Technician for a manufacturing environment who can perform scheduled preventative maintenance and troubleshoot mechanical equipment. They are safety-focused and familiar with OSHA requirements and lock-out/tag-out procedures, and they can read basic machine schematics with minimal guidance.
Must-Have Skills
High School graduate or GED requiredvalid state driver's licenseKnowledge of OSHA requirementslock-out/tag-out procedurespreventative maintenance pm assigned by a supervisor
Nice-to-Have Skills
1-2 years of experience in the maintenance and repair of industrial equipment in a manufacturing environment is desirableFamiliarity with related hand tools and troubleshooting equipmentability to properly use a variety of measuring equipment to a high level of accuracy of 0.001"
Tools & Platforms
OSHAhydraulic equipmentpneumatic equipmentpressescordless drillsclampsdigital and dial indicatorscalipersmicrometerslevelsangle and depth gagesbasic machine schematics
Required Skills
preventative maintenance pmmechanical equipment repairmachinery maintenanceOSHA requirementslock-out/tag-out proceduresmachine operationtroubleshooting skillshand toolspower toolsbasic machine schematicsmeasuring equipmentdigital and dial indicatorscalipersmicrometerslevelsangle and depth gageshydraulic equipmentpneumatic equipmentpressescordless drillsclampsstate driver's license
Hard Skills
preventative maintenance pmmechanical equipment repairmachinery maintenanceOSHA requirementslock-out/tag-out proceduresmachine operationtroubleshooting skillshand toolspower toolsbasic machine schematicstools both hand tools and power toolspersonal tools as requiredmeasuring equipmentdigital and dial indicatorscalipersmicrometerslevelsangle and depth gageshydraulic equipmentpneumatic equipmentpressescordless drillsclampsmisc small toolsaccuracy of 0.001"read and understand basic machine schematicsorganize parts and materialsliftingmovingpushingpullingcarrying and manipulating materials up to 20lbs frequently and up to 50lbs unaccompanied
Soft Skills
shares information with the supervisor and other team members in a manner that is understandablehighly organized with an emphasis on detailpositive team player approach supporting management objectivesable to follow directions wellwillingness to learnability to work with other departments to ensure overall success
Keywords for Your Resume
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Deal Breakers
High School graduate or GED required, Must possess a valid state driver's license, Knowledge of OSHA requirements and ability to practice lock-out/tag-out procedures
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