Industrial Maintenance Technician – Keep Presses Running

Energy Jobline ZR; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ledger, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, in Lakeland, Florida, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join our production team. You will diagnose, repair, and maintain industrial production equipment including printing presses, conveyors, motors, pumps, and related mechanical systems to keep operations running safely and efficiently.

You will troubleshoot equipment, perform repairs, fabricate components, and support a fast-paced production operation while adhering to safety

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience maintaining and repairing industrial machinery, production equipment, conveyors, motors, pumps, printing equipment, or other mechanical systems.
• Willingness to troubleshoot equipment, perform repairs, fabricate components, and support a fast-paced production operation.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial production equipment and mechanical systems.
• Perform advanced mechanical repairs and fabrication as needed.
• Maintain equipment including printing presses, inserting equipment, stackers, strappers, conveyors, motors, pumps, dryers, labelers, applicators, bindery equipment, and other production machinery.
• Perform preventive maintenance to help reduce equipment downtime.
• Assist with the installation, modification, and upgrading of production equipment.
• Identify mechanical problems and determine appropriate repairs.
• Work with management, production employees, and outside service providers when needed.
• Help maintain production quality, accuracy, efficiency, and on‑time performance.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Ensure machine guards and other safety equipment are properly installed and functioning.
• Follow OSHA, EPA, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, Hazard Communication, Hearing Conservation, forklift, and other required safety procedures.
• Immediately report equipment concerns, safety hazards, accidents, injuries, and near misses.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Machinery troubleshooting

Conveyors

Motors and pumps

Job description

The Ledger, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, in Lakeland, Florida, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join our production team. You will diagnose, repair, and maintain industrial production equipment including printing presses, conveyors, motors, pumps, and related mechanical systems to keep operations running safely and efficiently.

You will troubleshoot equipment, perform repairs, fabricate components, and support a fast-paced production operation while adhering to safety