Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift ($6000 Sign On Bonus)

About the role

To support our growth, we are looking for a 3rd Shift Maintenance Technician to join our team. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for servicing and maintaining our electro‑mechanical equipment, including Daniels’ robotic washline, autoclaves, boilers, and various other equipment to support site operations both locally and regionally. This role will oversee the daily cleaning and upkeep of the Sturtevant facility by direct leadership of the custodial employee. Maintenance Engineers start up, regulate, repair, and shut down equipment. They monitor meters, gauges, and computerized controls to ensure that equipment operates safely and within established limits. They use sophisticated electrical and electronic test equipment to service, troubleshoot, repair, and monitor heating, cooling, and ventilation systems. Maintenance engineers also perform routine maintenance, may completely overhaul or replace defective valves, gaskets, or bearings, lubricate moving parts, replace filters, and remove soot and corrosion.

Responsibilities

• Daily maintenance of equipment
• Hands‑on on‑site troubleshooting, service, and repairs
• Communicating with the Service and Engineering team to arrange spare parts, travel schedules and support
• Assemble, align, and install equipment and machine upgrades as necessary while adhering to timeline and budget
• Interface with cross‑functional work teams such as plant operations, global operations, and suppliers
• Communicating with Plant Managers to arrange downtime to complete maintenance activities
• Weekly reports of tasks completed and pending
• Remote service assistance to plants with issues to restore production quickly
• Maintain Washsmart inventory at each Daniels location in conjunction with plant management to ensure effective stocking

Requirements

• Mechanical – experience in mechanical assemblies and production equipment & robotics
• Welding – experience with basic repair work
• Electrical – ability to identify and repair electrical issues and communicate fault conditions
• PLC – ability to troubleshoot PLC‑controlled machines, with telephone support
• Ability to work 3rd shift hours

Schedule

3rd shift hours; full‑time, 40 hours per week.

Benefits

• Job stability – essential service to healthcare, non‑seasonal and recession‑proof
• Comprehensive benefits – medical, dental, and vision insurance effective on Day One
• Paid short‑term disability
• Company‑sponsored life insurance
• Voluntary long‑term disability and accident insurance
• 401(k) matching plan – 50% employer match on up to 6% contribution (up to 3% employer contribution) with a 5‑year vesting schedule and no waiting period on the match
• Permanent full‑time position with long‑term career potential
• Mission‑driven work – improving healthcare safety and sustainability through innovative waste management solutions
• Growth & development opportunities in leadership, data analysis, and cross‑functional collaboration

About the company

We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and medical waste collection for hospitals, medical centers, surgical centers, nursing homes, and an array of customers within the healthcare setting. Our focus is delivering quality and safety‑focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, positively impact infection control, and reduce environmental burden. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste on site at our treatment facilities across the U.S.