Industrial Maintenance Technician

Carter Lumber Company; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance after

Disability insurance

Company-paid life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance

Company-match 401(k)

Vacation time and paid holidays

Vendor incentives

Growth from within

Military encouraged to apply

Job summary

Carter Lumber Company is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Technician to maintain a clean, functional facility and perform daily repairs, emergency and preventative maintenance in Hagerstown, MD.

The role requires troubleshooting and repair of electrical systems, hydraulics/pneumatics, and mechanical components, with a focus on safety and uptime. On-site work with a collaborative team, growing within the company will be encouraged.

Qualifications

• Preferred hands‑on experience inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial production machinery.
• Must be able to work on-site and unsupervised.
• Knowledge and experience in industrial maintenance, including electrical troubleshooting, welding, fabrication, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and equipment manuals.
• Strong organizational skills and excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to work at a fast pace and successfully multi-task.
• Friendly, outgoing personality; works well with others.
• Ability to carry 25-50lbs
• Strong computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Facility Maintenance: Ensure that all facilities, buildings and assets that are used by the company are maintained and repaired in a proper and cost-effective manner.
• Facility Maintenance: Makes recommendations on maintenance and improvements.
• Facility Maintenance: Prioritizes and sets goals based on importance of project that needs attention.
• Industrial Equipment Maintenance: Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems including servos, limit switches, PLCs, sensors, motors, and basic machine controls
• Industrial Equipment Maintenance: Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on all production machinery to minimize downtime
• Industrial Equipment Maintenance: Inspect, maintain, and repair mechanical systems such as conveyors, saws, motors, gearboxes, bearings, and hydraulic/pneumatic components
• Industrial Equipment Maintenance: Document all maintenance activities and maintain accurate service records
• Industrial Equipment Maintenance: Recommend and maintain inventory of critical spare parts to ensure continuous operation
• Safety: Adheres to safety requirements when operating tools and equipment.
• Safety: Ensures safety functions on equipment are operating properly.
• Safety: Handles material in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Safety: Reports any defects or safety issues immediately.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Maintenance experience

Communication skills

Self-starter

Physical ability

Computer skills

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

A Carter Lumber Industrial Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean, functional facility while performing daily repairs, emergency and preventative maintenance. Inspects all machinery to ensure safety functions are working properly. A strong belief in the mission and goals of the company are necessary to this position.

Requirements

• Preferred hands‑on experience inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairingindustrial production machinery
• Must be able to work on‑site
• Must be a self‑starter and able to work unsupervised
• Knowledge and experience inindustrial maintenance, including electrical troubleshooting, welding, fabrication, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and equipment manuals
• Strong organizational skills and excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work at a fast pace and successfully multi-task
• Friendly, outgoing personality; works well with others
• Ability to carry 25-50lbs
• Strong computer skills

Responsibilities

Facility Maintenance

• Ensure that all facilities, buildings and assets that are used by the company are maintained and repaired in a proper and cost-effective manner.
• Makes recommendations on maintenance and improvements.
• Prioritizes and sets goals based on importance of project that needs attention.

Industrial Equipment Maintenance

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems including servos, limit switches, PLCs, sensors, motors, and basic machine controls
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on all production machinery to minimize downtime
• Inspect, maintain, and repair mechanical systems such as conveyors, saws, motors, gearboxes, bearings, and hydraulic/pneumatic components
• Document all maintenance activities and maintain accurate service records
• Recommend and maintain inventory of critical spare parts to ensure continuous operation

Safety

• Adheres to safety requirements when operating tools and equipment.
• Ensures safety functions on equipment are operating properly.
• Handles material in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Reports any defects or safety issues immediately.

Benefits (full-time employees)

• Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
• Optional supplemental life insurance
• Company-match 401(k)
• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Vendor incentives
• Room for growth; we promote from within!
• Military encouraged to apply!