Maintenance Tech III

Venture Metals +; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Metals+ is seeking a maintenance technician to repair and maintain recycling facility equipment, install new assets, and conduct preventive maintenance. The role requires strong troubleshooting skills for heavy machinery, documenting repairs, and sourcing parts efficiently.

You will operate in a safety-focused environment and support ongoing improvements across shifts as needed. Applicants should have 3–5 years of relevant experience, own basic hand tools, and be able to read safety and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of verifiable experience in industrial troubleshooting and heavy equipment maintenance.
• Own basic hand tools.
• Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain recycling facility equipment, including heavy mobile equipment, conveyors and shredders.
• Install new equipment and perform preventive maintenance tasks.
• Complete work orders and document repairs.
• Identify needed parts and source replacements using research tools.
• Work in varied positions and adhere to safety requirements.
• Provide and receive constructive feedback to support coaching.
• Possibly work multiple shifts and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Heavy equipment maintenance

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Team collaboration

Tools

Sennebogen

Caterpillar equipment

Job description

• This position consists of repairing and maintaining all recycling facility equipment (this includes heavy mobile equipment, conveyors, ballers, shredders, etc.), installing new equipment, and performing preventive maintenance tasks.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair heavy equipment and industrial recycling equipment to minimize downtime and make improvements.
• Responsible for maintaining the Sennebogen and caterpillar machine handlers.
• Perform repair work on systems including hydraulics, electronic/electrical systems, mechanical repairs, basic fabrication, preventive maintenance, and other tasks as assigned.
• Complete work orders and keep detailed notes of repairs performed.
• Identify necessary parts for repairs.
• Use computers/internet to research and source part/equipment replacements.
• Work in multiple positions, including but not limited to kneeling, bending, crouching, elevated in lifts, for extended durations.
• Observe all safety requirements and lead by example in working safely.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback for coaching.
• Ability to work various shifts if needed.
• Other duties as assigned or directed by maintenance and operations management team.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 – 5 years of verifiable experience related to industrial troubleshooting, maintenance and repair experience on heavy equipment or in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities. Able to build consensus.
• Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Must have your own basic hand tools.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Valid State Driver’s License.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; climb; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled production facility.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 - 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Venture Metals+ provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.