Maintenance Technician II

About the role

The Maintenance Technician II independently performs preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance on production equipment, facility systems, and utilities. This role diagnoses and resolves moderate-to-high-complexity mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues; selects effective repair methods within established protocols; documents work in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS); and supports continuous improvement and root-cause activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance, including equipment inspections, adjustments, and repairs, on production equipment, facilities, utilities, and related support systems.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment failures, including intermittent or multi-system issues.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns with urgency and restore equipment to service safely and efficiently.
• Select maintenance methods and repair techniques within established practices, recognizing when additional support or escalation is required.
• Document maintenance work accurately in the CMMS, including repair actions, parts used, equipment status, and known root-cause information.
• Identify and communicate equipment risks, spare parts needs, reliability concerns, and improvement opportunities before failures occur.
• Perform root-cause analysis and support preventive maintenance improvements, reliability initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.
• Coordinate maintenance work with production, engineering, quality, safety, contractors, vendors, and other internal partners.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, upgrades, and modifications to ensure safe and reliable operation.
• Provide guidance or training to maintenance technicians or less experienced colleagues as business needs require.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and professional work environment and comply with Lockout/Tagout, PPE, environmental, and other applicable requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Three to five years of maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Ability to independently manage moderate-to-high-complexity maintenance tasks and repairs within established protocols.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, meters, diagnostic tools, and industrial maintenance equipment safely and effectively.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, blueprints, and related documentation.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety practices, including Lockout/Tagout.
• Ability to communicate equipment condition, repair status, risk, and recommended next steps clearly and professionally.
• Ability to prioritize assigned work, document maintenance activity accurately, and follow tasks through completion with limited guidance.

Qualifications

• Vocational training or certification in electrical, mechanical, HVAC, industrial maintenance, or a related field.
• Multi-craft manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Experience troubleshooting variable frequency drives (VFDs) and exposure to programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Experience with HVAC, facility utilities, compressed air systems, pumps, motors, conveyors, or material-handling equipment.
• Experience using a CMMS for work-order