Lead Maintenance Technician — 3rd Shift, Aerospace

RTX; Kansas; On-site; USD 53,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance and disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Job summary

RTX Collins Aerospace seeks a Lead Maintenance Technician to support 3rd shift (11:00pm–7:30am ET) in Wilson, NC. You will provide technical leadership, prioritize work, mentor technicians, and troubleshoot complex equipment to improve uptime and reliability across maintenance, production, and site leadership.

The role emphasizes safety, LOTO compliance, and collaboration with Production and Manufacturing Engineering to build a high-performing team and robust PM programs in a critical aerospace

Qualifications

• AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and repairing of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience serving as a lead, senior technician or equivalent technical leadership capacity.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior maintenance presence on the assigned shift, providing technical leadership and support to the maintenance team with advanced troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis of complex equipment issues.
• Prioritize and assign maintenance work based on production needs, equipment criticality, and urgency.
• Coordinate emergency repairs and troubleshooting activities to minimize equipment downtime and production disruptions.
• Identify equipment reliability concerns and recurring failures and elevate issues requiring additional technical or management support.
• Mentor, coach, and support the onboarding, training, and development of maintenance technicians to strengthen technical capabilities and improve overall team effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with lockout/tagout (LOTO), safety procedures, and safe work practices during all maintenance activities.
• Communicate equipment status, major issues, downtime, and shift activities to maintenance and site management.
• Collaborate with Production and Manufacturing Engineering to resolve equipment issues and improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Ensure preventive maintenance (PM) tasks are completed on schedule and meet required quality standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Troubleshooting

Mechanical repair

Electrical repair

Industrial maintenance

Education

AA/AS degree in relevant field

Tools

PLCs

HMIs

Motor controls

Sensors

VFDs

CMMS/SAP

Job description

RTX Collins Aerospace seeks a Lead Maintenance Technician to support 3rd shift (11:00pm–7:30am ET) in Wilson, NC. You will provide technical leadership, prioritize work, mentor technicians, and troubleshoot complex equipment to improve uptime and reliability across maintenance, production, and site leadership.

The role emphasizes safety, LOTO compliance, and collaboration with Production and Manufacturing Engineering to build a high-performing team and robust PM programs in a critical aerospace