Industrial Maintenance Technician PLCs & Hydraulics

Precoat Metals; La Porte (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k)

Training opportunities

Career growth

Job summary

Precoat Metals in Indiana is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep production equipment and facility systems running safely and reliably. The role involves troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and improving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fabrication, and building systems in a manufacturing setting.

You will read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, fabricate and modify equipment as needed, perform preventive maintenance, and coordinate repairs across shifts while

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 4+ years hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Ability to read work orders, manuals, blueprints, and electrical schematics.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, reading, and writing skills.
• Experience with overhead cranes, forklifts, hoists, three-phase motors, variable speed drives and controls, and heavy industrial wiring preferred.
• Coating line experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, install, modify, and maintain mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and programmable control systems.
• Maintain and repair boilers, compressors, sprinklers, cooling towers, pumps, plumbing, piping, and related plant systems.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, mechanical drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
• Fabricate, weld, and modify equipment or systems to support production needs.
• Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, and safety equipment checks.
• Use the Maintenance Management/MVP system to enter and retrieve maintenance information.
• Coordinate repairs with production and department leaders; communicate clearly across shifts.
• Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, housekeeping, and 6S standards.
• Requisition parts, tools, and materials as needed.

Skills

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Blueprints & schematics

Preventive maintenance

MVP system

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical education (equivalent)

Tools

MVP system

Job description

Precoat Metals in Indiana is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep production equipment and facility systems running safely and reliably. The role involves troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and improving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fabrication, and building systems in a manufacturing setting.

You will read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, fabricate and modify equipment as needed, perform preventive maintenance, and coordinate repairs across shifts while