Job Description: Manufacturing Maintenance Technician – 2nd Shift (2pm-10pm)
Department: Maintenance Status: Non - Exempt
Reports To: Maintenance Manager Revision Date: 7/29/2025
Pay Range: $26.00 - $34.00 per hour Hours: Monday -Friday 2pm-10pm
Description: The Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repair, preventive maintenance, and installation of industrial process machinery. This is a position which requires proficiency in all industrial maintenance disciplines, troubleshooting, problem solving, logical thinking, PLC’s, safety practices and all forms of communication. The Maintenance Technician must also exhibit a positive attitude and be self- motivated in all aspects of their responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions:
- Performing routine and preventive machine maintenance.
- Basic PLC knowledge and equipment wiring.
- Facility maintenance.
Qualifications/Skills:- Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and statistics.
- Electrical – Understanding of basic electrical principles and wiring of equipment.
- PLC – PLC Programming
- Technical Drawing – Ability to understand technical drawings as well as creating basic CAD drawings.
- Time Management – Managing your own time.
- Instructing – Must be able to teach others how to perform tasks.
- Repairing – Repairing machines as well as the facility.
- Equipment Maintenance – Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what is needed.
- Troubleshooting – Determining causes of errors and deciding a plan of action to correct the error.
Education and Experience:- High school diploma or GED with at least two years of experience in facility maintenance.
- Associate's Degree in a technical field preferred. Additional experience may be substituted for an Associated Degree.
Work Environment:
Primarily indoors in a climate-controlled manufacturing building with moderate noise levels. Employees frequently work on or around moving and heated equipment. Employees will be periodically working with machines that have electromagnetic fields that may interfere with pace makers.Physical Demands While performing the responsibilities of the job: - Ability to push 100 pounds (Equipment and Machinery); ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds (Motors and Transmissions). Ability to frequently lift up to 25 lbs.
- The ability to talk and hear to communicate, detect, discern, discuss, express oneself, and exchange information effectively and clearly.
- Must be physically able to climb ladders, bend, stoop, or crawl into awkward spaces.
- Frequent use of hands, manual dexterity, coordination, and ability to work with hands above head as necessary.
- Ability to see details at a close range and differentiate color properties and intensity.
- Requires high manual dexterity and fine motor skills in both hands to feel, handle, and grasp objects.
Conclusion:
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and responsibilities of the position and is not a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications.Additional Comments:
Those that excelled at this position in the past have had the following qualities, characteristics, or traits:- Highly motivated with a desire to excel at their work and willingness to learn.
- Patient, and not easily frustrated. Ability to work in teams and across departments to meet company needs.
- Exceptional work ethic and dedication to their company, and able to follow the Company Core Values.
- Comes to work every day with a great attitude. Thinks like an owner.
As required by the Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified applicants and/or employees to perform essential job functions.
Rubadue Wire is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and/or employees will be provided equal opportunity without regard to age, race, religion, sex, color or national origin.
Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
