Maintenance Technician

About the Role

Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands‑on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing. We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions — and we do it with pride.

Your Mission: Repairs and maintains machinery and equipment such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, clean, lubricate, repair and perform preventive maintenance to production machinery.
• Clean up and ensure equipment is ready for production.
• Troubleshoot electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems.
• Maintain fixtures/equipment to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose repair issues.
• Maintain physical structure of fixtures and equipment.
• Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Repair or replace defective parts.
• Operate cutting torch to cut metal parts.
• Repair or replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Maintain facility utilities/support equipment: air, water, drain, steam, hydraulic, electric, etc.
• Ensure personal safety and the safety of team members; understand how machines work and how to operate them safely, knowledge of emergency stops, and utilization of personal protective equipment.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Perform routine cleaning of equipment and general housekeeping at and around the maintenance shop.
• Collect and handle solid and hazardous waste generated at the work site and deposit it separately in designated containers.
• All other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years maintenance technician experience required.
• Ability to utilize hand‑held tools/machinery/instruments, both manual and powered, both precision and non‑precision.
• Perform basic maintenance tasks such as plumbing, painting, greasing, oiling, grinding, drilling, disassembling and reassembling simple machine parts.
• Ability to weld and cut with gas torches, troubleshoot machine controls.
• Ability to follow maintenance procedures and maintain proper documentation, drawings and files.
• Knowledgeable in hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic controls, materials and components.
• Ability to operate, set, and regulate/adjust machinery.
• Ability to troubleshoot machine controls, disassemble and assemble machine parts.
• Ability to install conduit, pipe, regulators, and hoses.
• Knowledgeable in PLC and computer controls, relay ladder logic, and electronic controls preferred.

Travel Requirements

Between facilities as needed.

Physical Requirements

• May be required to stand, walk, sit, reach/pull/push with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel regularly.
• May lift or carry 50 lbs. Weights exceeding 50 lbs will require mechanical means to maneuver.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) Match
• HSA/FSA
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Internal Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Shift Differentials
• Overtime Potential
• Paid on the Job Training
• Certification Sponsorship Opportunities
• Committed to Individual Career Growth
• Fun workplace activities and more

Pay

Competitive Pay