Facilities/Equipment Technician

Kelly Services; East Providence (RI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plan

Service bonus

Holiday pay

Transit spending account

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a hands-on Facilities/Equipment Technician in East Providence, RI to keep production equipment, tooling, and facility systems running safely and reliably.

You will work with engineering, operations, maintenance, contractors, and vendors to troubleshoot equipment, support facility projects, build fixtures, and maintain preventive maintenance records in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of industrial maintenance, equipment repair, facilities, or manufacturing experience.
• Hands-on mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic troubleshooting.
• Comfort reading schematics, drawings, manuals, and technical instructions.
• Preventive maintenance experience is a plus.
• Safety-focused in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and facility systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance and respond quickly to equipment breakdowns.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and basic control-system issues.
• Assist with equipment installation, moves, upgrades, and commissioning.
• Build and modify fixtures, tooling, and production equipment.
• Complete maintenance work orders and keep equipment records up to date.
• Support facility repairs involving lighting, plumbing, compressed air, and ventilation.
• Work with engineering, vendors, contractors, and production teams on improvement projects.
• Travel to the Sanford, ME facility approximately 3–5 days per month.

Skills

Mechanical

Electrical

Pneumatic

Troubleshooting

Hand tools

Reading schematics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CAD

Welding

Machining

Fixture building

Job description

Facilities/Equipment Technician – East Providence, RI

Schedule: Monday–Friday | 6:30am–2:30pm

Pay: $28–$35/hr

Join a Team Supporting Mission-Critical Technology!

We’re looking for a hands‑on Facilities/Equipment Technician to help keep production equipment, tooling, and facility systems running safely and reliably. You’ll work alongside engineering, operations, maintenance teams, contractors, and vendors to troubleshoot equipment, support facility projects, build fixtures, and keep preventive maintenance on track.

If you’re mechanically inclined, comfortable troubleshooting electrical and pneumatic systems, and enjoy building, repairing, and improving equipment — this is a great opportunity to put your skills to work in a high‑tech manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and facility systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance and respond quickly to equipment breakdowns.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and basic control‑system issues.
• Assist with equipment installation, moves, upgrades, and commissioning.
• Build and modify fixtures, tooling, and production equipment.
• Complete maintenance work orders and keep equipment records up to date.
• Support facility repairs involving lighting, plumbing, compressed air, and ventilation.
• Work with engineering, vendors, contractors, and production teams on improvement projects.
• Travel to the Sanford, ME facility approximately 3–5 days per month.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of industrial maintenance, equipment repair, facilities, or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Hands‑on mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic troubleshooting skills.
• Comfortable using hand tools, power tools, meters, and diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to read schematics, drawings, manuals, and technical instructions.
• Preventive maintenance or CMMS experience is a plus.
• CAD, welding, machining, fabrication, or fixture‑building experience is a plus.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Safety‑focused, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work‑related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short‑term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.