Equipment Maintenance Technician 3
Gulfstream Aerospace · Lincoln, CA · 3 wk ago
Management$36.45–$42.53/hrFull-time
What You Will Do
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain complex aircraft production equipment across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
- Support facility systems by performing maintenance and repairs, including HVAC and plumbing as needed
- Diagnose root causes of equipment failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to ensure optimal equipment reliability and performance
- Execute equipment setup, calibrations, upgrades, and precision alignments to meet production specifications
- Maintain and back up PLC programs and process parameters; support controls systems (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
- Work with CNC machinery (Mazak, Mori Seiki, Fryer, Alpha Harrison, Broetje, Kuka) and GSE equipment as required
- Utilize CMMS to document maintenance activities, manage work orders, and track equipment performance
- Partner with Engineering, Production, and Leadership on equipment improvements, testing, and training initiatives
- Recommend and implement modifications or replacements to improve equipment reliability and efficiency
What You Will Bring
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 5 years of experience with electrical controls and mechanical systems in a manufacturing environment (aerospace preferred)
- Experience working with automated equipment, including electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic systems
- Knowledge of PLC systems (Allen Bradley and Siemens preferred)
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and blueprints
- Hands-on experience with precision maintenance (spindles, ball screws, bearings, alignments)
- Familiarity with CMMS and Microsoft Office applications
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills
- 2-year technical degree may offset 1 year of experience
- Ability to work any shift
Education and Experience Requirements
- Diagnoses cause of electrical and mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment and apply corrective action to resolve re-occurring issues
- Proactively conducts Preventive and Predictive Maintenance inspections and performs required duties in accordance with recommended schedules
- Performs repairs and corrective maintenance to equipment with a high degree of quality and reliability so that the equipment is capable of operating within the required specifications
- Performs setup and calibrations on scheduled intervals for all aircraft related production equipment
- Regularly performs backups of process parameters and PLC programs for all equipment
- Daily input of required data in CMMS system for machine reliability and control
- Able to implement project objectives on key pieces of automated equipment with minimal guidance
- Recommends or initiates modification or replacement of equipment components which fails to meet acceptable operating standards
- Submits parts request on critical spares identified as non-stock items
- Interfaces daily with key Management and Production personnel regarding all Automated Equipment
- Assists with Engineering in all acceptance testing and training