Maintenance Mechanic

Molex; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 27,552 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid vacation and time off

Education assistance

Job summary

Molex in Saint Cloud, Minnesota is looking for a Maintenance Mechanic to ensure the safe operation of manufacturing equipment in an aerospace and defense environment. Your role will involve troubleshooting, repairing equipment, and performing preventive maintenance to minimize downtime and maintain production schedules.

We're seeking someone with 3-5 years experience and a technical background that includes mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems. A high school diploma or technical certification is preferred, and you should be ready to work a rotational schedule.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a maintenance mechanic in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to understand technical documentation and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair various manufacturing equipment.
• Perform scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Maintain and repair automated manufacturing equipment.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical skills

Electrical controls

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical certification or vocational training

Job description

Your Job

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation within an aerospace and defense manufacturing environment. You will play a critical role in minimizing downtime, supporting production schedules, and maintaining compliance with quality and safety standards in a missioncritical facility.

This role may require working a rotational schedule to support continuous manufacturing operations.

Our Team

Our manufacturing team operates in a highreliability, highly regulated aerospace and defense production environment, where equipment performance, uptime, and safety are essential. Maintenance is a key partner to operations, manufacturing engineering, and quality, ensuring that production equipment and infrastructure are capable of meeting demanding performance and compliance requirements.

The team supports lowtomedium volume, highmix manufacturing, requiring strong technical skills, adaptability, and disciplined preventive maintenance practices. Maintenance mechanics are empowered to identify issues, recommend improvements, and contribute directly to operational excellence.

What You Will Do

In this role, you will provide handson technical support to maintain manufacturing readiness and equipment reliability. Key responsibilities include:

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues on manufacturing and facility equipment.
• Perform scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Support production by responding promptly to equipment breakdowns and operational issues.
• Maintain and repair automated and semiautomated manufacturing equipment.
• Read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, drawings, and work instructions.
• Document maintenance activities, repairs, and parts usage in maintenance management systems.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and recommend corrective actions or improvements.
• Support equipment installations, moves, upgrades, and commissioning activities.
• Follow all safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, including lockout/tagout and EHS procedures.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering, operations, and external vendors as needed.
• Support audits and inspections by maintaining equipment compliance and documentation.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to equipment reliability and maintenance practices.
• Work assigned shifts, including rotational schedules, overtime, or oncall support as required.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical certification or vocational training preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a maintenance mechanic or technician in a manufacturing environment.
• Handson experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical controls, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Ability to read and understand technical documentation and schematics.
• Ability to safely lift, move, and work around industrial equipment.
• Willingness and ability to work a rotational schedule as required.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in aerospace, defense, electronics, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with automated equipment, PLCcontrolled systems, or robotics.
• Preventive and predictive maintenance program experience.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems and maintenance documentation practices.
• Strong problemsolving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize work in a fastpaced manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with crossfunctional teams.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulation.

For this role, we anticipate paying $20 - $35/hr. (Based on Experience). This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).