Industrial Maintenance & Reliability Technician

Washington Penn; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Penn is seeking a Maintenance Technician to execute the facility's equipment maintenance program and sustain asset value. The role focuses on reliability, safety, and cost reduction to enable production requirements.

The ideal candidate will have strong mechanical skills, PLC familiarity, and experience with preventative maintenance, electrical work, and alarmed systems. On-site position with exposure to challenging tasks and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in industrial or manufacturing maintenance roles.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with hydraulics, pneumatics, gear-driven equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair motors, conveyors, pumps, compressors and other machinery.
• Familiarity with PLCs and basic automation systems.
• Electrical maintenance including wiring and drives.
• Preventative and predictive maintenance experience.
• Welding, fabrication and machine shop skills preferred.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics and manuals.
• Lockout/tagout and OSHA safety practices knowledge.
• Basic computer skills and downtime response ability.

Responsibilities

• Follow EHS policies and support safety initiatives.
• Lead safety meetings and perform audits as needed.
• Provide technical guidance on equipment and processes.
• Complete work orders and document maintenance in the system.
• Maintain spare parts and ensure production uptime.
• Perform electrical work to NEC standards.
• Coordinate with vendors and engineers for capital projects.
• Inspect equipment lines and perform routine checks.
• Shut down production to correct quality issues when needed.
• Support continuous improvement of manufacturing processes.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting motors

PLCs

Electrical maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Welding

Blueprints

Lockout/Tagout

OSHA safety

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

AS/technical degree preferred

Tools

Industrial automation systems

Programmable logic controllers

Job description

Washington Penn is seeking a Maintenance Technician to execute the facility's equipment maintenance program and sustain asset value. The role focuses on reliability, safety, and cost reduction to enable production requirements.

The ideal candidate will have strong mechanical skills, PLC familiarity, and experience with preventative maintenance, electrical work, and alarmed systems. On-site position with exposure to challenging tasks and safety protocols.