The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial manufacturing equipment used in a high-production aerospace environment. This role supports the reliability and performance of critical production equipment, ensuring minimal downtime while maintaining safe and efficient manufacturing operations.
The ideal candidate has strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills with experience maintaining heavy industrial equipment such as CNC machines, forging equipment, hydraulic systems, furnaces, compressors, pumps, and other production machinery. Experience in aerospace, forging, steel, or heavy manufacturing environments is highly preferred.
- Perform preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment and facility systems.
- Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electrical systems.
- Diagnose equipment failures and implement timely repairs to minimize production downtime.
- Maintain and repair CNC machining centers, lathes, mills, presses, furnaces, conveyors, compressors, pumps, overhead cranes, and other production equipment.
- Read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams, and equipment manuals.
- Perform equipment installations, modifications, upgrades, and machinery relocations.
- Inspect equipment for wear, alignment, lubrication, and proper operation.
- Replace bearings, motors, gearboxes, belts, chains, valves, cylinders, pumps, and other mechanical components.
- Assist with PLC troubleshooting and work alongside Controls or Electrical Technicians as needed.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and equipment documentation.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment reliability and operational efficiency.
- Follow all OSHA regulations, lockout/tagout procedures, and facility safety requirements.
- Work collaboratively with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to support manufacturing objectives.
- 3–7+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience maintaining heavy industrial manufacturing equipment required.
- Strong mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting skills.
- Experience troubleshooting motors, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, compressors, hydraulic presses, furnaces, and CNC equipment.
- Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and technical manuals.
- Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
- Knowledge of industrial electrical systems including 480V, motor controls, VFDs, relays, and sensors.
- Basic PLC troubleshooting experience preferred.
- Strong welding, fabrication, and machining skills are a plus.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience in aerospace, forging, steel, metal fabrication, or heavy manufacturing environments.
- Experience maintaining forging presses, heat treat equipment, CNC machining centers, overhead cranes, and industrial material handling equipment.
- Familiarity with CMMS software and preventative maintenance systems.
- Knowledge of Fanuc, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or similar industrial controls.
- Technical degree or certification in Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, Electrical Technology, or a related trade preferred.
- Experience supporting AS9100 or other highly regulated manufacturing environments. Manufacturing environments supporting aerospace production commonly utilize integrated forging, machining, remelting, and precision manufacturing processes that require high equipment reliability.
