3rd Shift Maintenance Technician — Dies & PLC, Bonus Included

Bestaff; New Albany (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed annual bonus

Excellent benefits

Job summary

BESTAFF is hiring a Maintenance Technician for a growing manufacturing partner in New Albany, IN. You'll keep critical production machinery — including dies and molds — running strong through hands-on troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and tooling support.

After a two-month day-shift training period, you'll move to 3rd shift, where your pay jumps with a .75x shift differential on top of your base rate. This role offers amazing benefits and a guaranteed annual bonus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a technical or manufacturing environment.
• Experience as a maintenance or equipment technician.
• Ability to read product blueprints.
• Electrical experience with proximity sensors, servo motors, production cameras, and PLC programming/troubleshooting — a big plus.
• Background in basic machinist skills, die mechanics, bench work, and soldering — a plus.
• Comfort with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to multitask and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• A 2- or 4-year Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering/Technical degree is preferred, and a Tool & Die or Electrical Journeyman certification is a plus — relevant experience can supplement or replace formal education.

Responsibilities

• Set up, maintain, test, adjust, and support manufacturing machinery and processes, including dies and molds.
• Perform preventative maintenance to catch problems before they cause downtime.
• Troubleshoot a wide range of tooling and production equipment.
• Coordinate PM tasks with production to minimize downtime while helping the team hit a 90%+ on-time delivery goal.
• Support the Maintenance Supervisor and Engineering team on equipment projects and upgrades.
• Perform light machining and basic electrical controls repairs as needed.
• Assemble, debug, troubleshoot, and maintain tooling.
• Order and maintain tooling and replacement parts to keep production running.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Electrical experience

MS Office suite

Multitasking/independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering degree preferred

Tool & Die or Electrical Journeyman certification a plus

Tools

PLC programming

Job description

BESTAFF is hiring a Maintenance Technician for a growing manufacturing partner in New Albany, IN. You'll keep critical production machinery — including dies and molds — running strong through hands-on troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and tooling support.

After a two-month day-shift training period, you'll move to 3rd shift, where your pay jumps with a .75x shift differential on top of your base rate. This role offers amazing benefits and a guaranteed annual bonus.