Job Description & Details

Join a stable, employee-owned company where your hard work directly impacts your personal financial growth! Tech Air seeking a skilled and dedicated Equipment Maintenance Technician to join our team. In this role, you will maintain, diagnose, and repair sheet metal machinery, cutting tables, press brakes, and coil lines to keep production running safely and efficiently. As an employee-owned company, we take pride in our workplace and offer a highly competitive schedule and benefits package.

Job Overview & Schedule

Role: Keep shop fabrication machinery and equipment in peak operational condition.

Department: Manufacturing/Production/Facilities

Core Goal: Minimize equipment downtime through routine service and fast troubleshooting.

Job Type:         Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:      Monday - Thursday (7:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Friday (7:00 AM - 3:30 PM)

Saturdays as production schedules require

Compensation & Benefits

We take care of our team! Because we are an employee-owned company, your hard work directly helps you grow. We offer:

Compensation: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour (based on experience)

• Financial Security: 401(k) retirement plan.
• Company Ownership: Employee-owned company structure.
• Health Coverage: Comprehensive health and dental insurance plans.
• Life Insurance: Employer-provided life insurance coverage.
• Paid Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package for vacation and sick leave.

Key Responsibilities

• Preventative Maintenance: Perform scheduled service checks, lubricate moving parts, change filters, and calibrate production machines.
• Troubleshooting & Repair: Quickly diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic failures on sheet metal tools (plasma tables, shears, coil lines).
• Equipment Upkeep: Inspect and replace worn-out components, belts, blades, and consumable parts before system failure occurs.
• Installation & Testing: Assist in setting up, positioning, and safety-testing new fabrication machinery across the shop floor.
• Record Keeping: Track and log all completed maintenance tasks, replacement parts used, and safety inspections using a digital management system or manual logs.
• Safety Compliance: Follow strict OSHA guidelines, lock-out/tag-out rules, and ensure a clean, safe, and hazard-free shop environment.

Requirements & Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or GED; technical certificate or trade school degree in industrial maintenance is preferred.

Experience: 2 to 5 years of hands-on machinery maintenance experience within a manufacturing or metal fabrication shop environment.

Technical Skills: Proven ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, hydraulic/pneumatic diagrams, and mechanical blueprints.

Tool Proficiency: Skilled and safe operation of precision hand tools, specialized power equipment, and electrical testing multimeters.

Physical Demands: Capable of standing for long shifts, bending, stretching, climbing ladders, and lifting up to 50-75 lbs. unassisted.