Industrial Maintenance Technician — Hydraulics & Changeovers

ITW; Tennessee; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW) Sexton division seeks a Maintenance Technician to ensure safe, reliable operation of factory mechanical systems at the Decatur, AL facility.

You will troubleshoot, maintain, and improve equipment while documenting activities and adhering to safety standards. Responsibilities include equipment installs, repairs, changeovers, lockout procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent required.
• Specific mechanical and/or welding coursework, certifications, and degrees highly desired.
• Previous experience in mechanical maintenance required.
• Ability to read, understand and follow blueprints.
• Familiarity with precision gauges such as calipers, micrometers, and dial gages.
• Previous experience with mechanical equipment, machine operation, troubleshooting, hydraulics, and inspection/SPC highly preferred.
• The position requires frequent lifting, keen vision, team orientation, and careful attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assess and troubleshoot all capital equipment in plant.
• Support new equipment installations, repairs, and changeovers.
• Lockout and control equipment being repaired, maintained, overhauled, or in changeover.
• Repair all mechanical issues with production equipment and facility systems.
• Rebuild hydraulic cylinders, replace gears, sprockets, bearings, drives, gearboxes and related machinery.
• Learn machine-specific setup, changeover, and maintenance protocols.
• Troubleshoot tooling, hydraulic, and mechanical drive issues.
• Maintain stock of supplies and spare parts with Maintenance Management.
• Complete PMs, work orders, and projects as directed by Maintenance Management.
• Complete all required documentation accurately.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Capital equipment troubleshooting

Troubleshooting mechanical systems

Hydraulics

Pneumatic systems

Blueprint reading

Precision measurement tools

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Mechanical/welding coursework or certs

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Dial gages

Job description

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW) Sexton division seeks a Maintenance Technician to ensure safe, reliable operation of factory mechanical systems at the Decatur, AL facility.

You will troubleshoot, maintain, and improve equipment while documenting activities and adhering to safety standards. Responsibilities include equipment installs, repairs, changeovers, lockout procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives.