2nd Shift General Maintenance

MAHLE; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE GmbH in Dayton, OH is seeking a full-time Industrial Maintenance Technician to inspect, maintain, and repair manufacturing equipment across a high-speed production environment.

You will interpret schematics, troubleshoot systems, and perform preventive maintenance to ensure reliability and safety. The role requires reading blueprints, teamwork, and flexibility to work various shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years experience as an industrial maintenance technician/machine repairman.
• Strong verbal and oral communication skills.
• Ability to read blueprints/design schematics.
• Ability to work in a safety-focused environment.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the job.
• Working knowledge of mechanical systems.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and maintain manufacturing machinery and equipment.
• Interpret schematics, prints, diagrams, and oral instructions and apply them to the task at hand.
• Troubleshoot and identify hazards and diagnose malfunctioning systems.
• Perform corrective, preventive maintenance & calibrations.
• Prepare new machines and production equipment for operation.
• Disassemble machines and repairs or replaces broken parts.
• Perform welding, grinding, and flame cutting activities.
• Able to work as part of a team and contribute to the maintenance team and facility in general.
• Repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment such as pneumatic tools, motors, conveyor systems and production machines and equipment using testing instruments, hand / power tools and precision-measuring instruments.
• Operation of tool room equipment (lathe, mill, drill presses, etc.).
• Maintain safe and clean working environment.
• Comply with company procedures, rules, and regulations.
• All other duties as assigned by Supervision.

Skills

Blueprints/ Schematics reading

Mechanical systems knowledge

Communication skills

Teamwork

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.

MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspect and maintain manufacturing machinery and equipment


• Interpret schematics, prints, diagrams, and oral instructions and apply them to the task at hand.


• Troubleshoot and identify hazards and diagnose malfunctioning systems


• Perform corrective, preventive maintenance & calibrations


• Prepare new machines and production equipment for operation.


• Disassemble machines and repairs or replaces broken parts


• Perform welding, grinding, and flame cutting activities


• Able to work as part of a team and contribute to the maintenance team and facility in general.


• Repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment such as pneumatic tools, motors, conveyor systems and production machines and equipment using testing instruments, hand / power tools and precision-measuring instruments.


• Operation of tool room equipment (lathe, mill, drill presses, etc.)


• Maintain safe and clean working environment


• Comply with company procedures, rules, and regulations


• All other duties as assigned by Supervision

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent


• Minimum 3 years experience as an industrial maintenance technician/machine repairman or associated work


• Strong verbal and oral communication skills


• Ability to read blueprints/design schematics


• Ability to work in a strong safety-focused environment


• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the job


• Working knowledge of mechanical systems


• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required

Preferred

• Experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment


• Relevant certifications


• Proven problem-solving & critical thinking skills

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Facts about the job

Entry level: Production workers / General labor

Part- / Full-time: Full Time

Functional area: Production

Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Location: Dayton, OH, US, 45404

Company: MTFS Dayton (US)

Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend- setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.