Maintenance Technician

AGI - Ag Growth International; Alabama; On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical

Vision

Life and AD&D

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Voluntary Life

Employee Assistance Program

Spending Accounts

401k with match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan with mock

Job summary

AGI - Ag Growth International is seeking a Maintenance Technician at our Marshall, IL facility. You will maintain manufacturing equipment, perform preventive maintenance, and ensure safe, reliable production.

The role collaborates with operators and supervisors to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with mechanical, electrical, and PLC systems, reads schematics, and can document work orders and asset records with accuracy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience maintaining industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Knowledge of TPM and preventive maintenance planning.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and OEM manuals.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, motor, sensor, control, and PLC-related equipment issues.
• Maintain fabrication, welding, assembly, material handling, and control panel production equipment and facility utilities.
• Respond to breakdowns, communicate status and recovery, and document failure causes and corrective actions.
• Develop, execute, and improve PM tasks, checklists, frequencies, and standard work based on OEM requirements and operating conditions.
• Enter and close PM and corrective work orders in the CMMS with labor, parts, findings, downtime, and completion dates.
• Create and maintain an asset register with ID, location, description, OEM/model/serial, and maintenance history.
• Track PM compliance, downtime, and asset reliability; review trends with leadership and prioritize actions.
• Support TPM elements with operators and supervisors for autonomous maintenance and improvements.
• Train operators on daily inspection, cleaning, lubrication, and basic checks; reserve tasks for qualified maintenance staff.
• Use root cause analysis to address chronic breakdowns and implement sustainable countermeasures.
• Coordinate purchasing and external vendors to minimize production disruption.

Skills

Industrial troubleshooting

Mechanical systems

Electrical controls

CMMS knowledge

Root cause analysis

Team communication

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Position Title: Maintenance Technician

Compensation Range: $21.00 - $28.00 (based on experience)

Department: Manufacturing

Location: Marshall, IL

About AGI

AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.

The Opportunity

The Maintenance Technician maintains manufacturing equipment and facility systems to support safe, reliable production at the Marshall facility. This position owns execution and documentation of preventive maintenance (PM) maintains accurate equipment asset records, and works with production to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and sustain equipment performance.

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, motor, sensor, control, and PLC-related equipment issues within demonstrated qualifications.
• Maintain fabrication, welding, assembly, material handling, and control panel production equipment, as well as facility utilities and supporting systems.
• Respond to breakdowns, communicate equipment status and estimated recovery, verify safe return to service, and document failure cause and corrective action.
• Develop, execute, and continuously improve time-based and condition-based PM tasks, checklists, frequencies, and standard work using OEM requirements, equipment history, and operating conditions.
• Enter and close PM and corrective work orders in the designated maintenance tracking system, recording labor, parts, findings, downtime, follow-up actions, and completion dates.
• Create and maintain an accurate asset register including asset ID, location, equipment description, criticality, OEM/model/serial number, maintenance history, and associated PM plans.
• Track PM compliance, overdue work, equipment downtime, repeat failures, and asset reliability; review trends with plant leadership and prioritize corrective actions.
• Contribute to TPM principles, including autonomous maintenance, planned maintenance, focused improvement, and early equipment management, in partnership with operators and supervisors.
• Train and support operators on daily inspection, cleaning, lubrication, basic checks, abnormality tagging, and escalation; clearly define tasks reserved for qualified maintenance personnel.
• Use root cause analysis for chronic breakdowns and implement sustainable countermeasures to improve availability, maintainability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Maintain critical spare parts information and coordinate purchasing, vendors, and outside service providers to minimize production disruption.
• Follow lockout/tagout, electrical safety, machine guarding, lifting, and all site safety requirements; identify and correct unsafe equipment conditions.

Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in maintaining and repairing industrial manufacturing equipment; experience in fabrication or metalworking operations preferred.
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, sensors, and controls.
• Ability to read technical manuals, electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and OEM maintenance instructions.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or equivalent work order and asset tracking tools preferred.
• Working knowledge of TPM, preventive maintenance planning, root cause analysis, and basic equipment reliability measures preferred.
• Experience with welding/fabrication equipment, CNC equipment, laser cutting machines, overhead cranes/hoists, and PLC-controlled systems is beneficial where applicable.
• Ability to work independently, communicate effectively with production, and respond to urgent maintenance needs, including overtime when required.

Why AGI?

We're leading the way in global food supply chain solutions and here's how: We're the leading global expert in providing farmers, processors and commercial customers with the right equipment and customized engineering solutions to produce, protect and deliver the world's grain, fertilizer, seed, feed and food supplies. Dedicated to safety, innovation and customization, AGI offers one of the largest catalogsof equipment and full-service planning and engineering services for the storage, blending, mixing, conveying, conditioning, and processing of agricultural products worldwide. Supported by an extensive in-country sales and service team, AGI provides a global distribution network and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy.

Our Culture

Safety and teamwork are the cornerstones of our global culture. In all aspects of our business, diverse and inclusive teams work together to deliver quality products, solutions, and services for our customers around the world.

Benefits offered

• Paid Time Off
• Medical
• Vision
• Life and AD&D
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Life
• Employee Assistance Program
• Spending Accounts
• 401k with match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with match

With AGI, you're choosing an employer dedicated to strengthening and securing the global food supply chain.

Although base salary for this position falls within the above posted range, final compensation will be determined based on the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. Our total rewards approach is designed to provide competitive compensation with a focus on employee experience.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, this position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

AGI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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