Maintenance Technician - 1st shift

Siemens España

Sacramento (CA)

On-site

USD 73,000 - 85,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

Siemens AG in the United States is seeking a Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on facility equipment, including diesel engines and heavy machinery. You will support startups, installations, and commissioning activities while ensuring safety and uptime.

The role requires 3–5 years of hands-on experience in industrial maintenance, with strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic skills.

Qualifications

  • 3–5 years of hands‑on experience in industrial maintenance, equipment repair, assembly, or machine installation within a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills with experience supporting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Proven ability to diagnose complex equipment issues, perform repairs, and work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Experience reading technical drawings, schematics, manuals, and maintaining accurate maintenance documentation.
  • Familiarity with diesel engines and heavy equipment; experience with Deutz engines is a plus.
  • Strong communication, teamwork, and problem‑solving skills with a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on facility equipment, including diesel engines, transportation equipment, heavy machinery, and large forklifts, addressing both mechanical and electrical issues.
  • Plan and execute assigned maintenance projects with minimal supervision, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and with a focus on equipment reliability and uptime.
  • Support equipment installations, ramp-ups, setups, startups, and commissioning activities, partnering with Industrial Engineers and other teams to prepare machinery for safe and effective operation.
  • Perform maintenance, modifications, and repairs across a variety of facility equipment, using technical knowledge to diagnose problems and determine the appropriate solution.
  • Maintain accurate technical documentation and support the maintenance team by updating equipment and process information, reporting technical issues, and providing guidance to junior technicians when needed.

Skills

Troubleshooting
Preventive maintenance
Diesel engines
Electrical systems
Mechanical systems
Reading drawings

Tools

Deutz engines

Job description

Pioneering in America, from the first mile to the last. This is what drives us.

We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® certified—a reflection of our commitment to creating an environment where innovation thrives, and every voice matters.

Bring your troubleshooting skills to a role where you’ll solve real mechanical and electrical challenges and help keep a fast-paced manufacturing operation moving. As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll work hands‑on with diesel engines, heavy machinery, forklifts, and advanced manufacturing equipment while supporting repairs, preventive maintenance, equipment startups, and improvement projects alongside a skilled engineering and maintenance team.

This is a first shift position.

What Your Day May Look Like:
  • Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on facility equipment, including diesel engines, transportation equipment, heavy machinery, and large forklifts, addressing both mechanical and electrical issues.
  • Plan and execute assigned maintenance projects with minimal supervision, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and with a focus on equipment reliability and uptime.
  • Support equipment installations, ramp-ups, setups, startups, and commissioning activities, partnering with Industrial Engineers and other teams to prepare machinery for safe and effective operation.
  • Perform maintenance, modifications, and repairs across a variety of facility equipment, using technical knowledge to diagnose problems and determine the appropriate solution.
  • Maintain accurate technical documentation and support the maintenance team by updating equipment and process information, reporting technical issues, and providing guidance to junior technicians when needed.

This posting outlines the primary responsibilities of the role, but is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned in alignment with business needs.

What Will Make You Thrive in This Role
  • 3–5 years of hands‑on experience in industrial maintenance, equipment repair, assembly, or machine installation within a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills with experience supporting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Proven ability to diagnose complex equipment issues, perform repairs, and work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Experience reading technical drawings, schematics, manuals, and maintaining accurate maintenance documentation.
  • Familiarity with diesel engines and heavy equipment; experience with Deutz engines is a plus.
  • Strong communication, teamwork, and problem‑solving skills with a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Additional Information:

Upon offer of employment, candidates will be subject to a background check and drug screen.

The physical demands described here are representative of those necessary to successfully perform the essential job duties:

  • Frequently walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • Frequently required to climb stairs, steps, and ladders
  • Frequently required to work on elevated platforms.
  • Occasionally lift and move at most 40 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Candidates should be willing to work in non-climate-controlled environments and inclement weather if required or if applicable.

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Purpose is the reason a company exists. It's not about making money or selling products - it's the deeper "why" behind everything we do. It answers the question: What problem are we solving? What positive change are we creating?

For Siemens, our purpose has been clear for over 175 years: We create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone.

The world needs technologies that work. Technologies that matter. Technologies that solve today's challenges and help shape a better tomorrow. And that's exactly what we build. By bringing together the real world (factories, buildings, power grids, trains) with the digital world (software, data, AI, digital twins), we help our customers become more competitive, resilient, and sustainable.

Our technology is everywhere - in trains and transportation, we help move people faster, safer, and more sustainably.

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You’ll Benefit From

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay range for this position is $72,702.00 - $85,414.00 annually. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

EEO is the Law

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any characteristic protected by Federal or other applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing a job application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please fill out the accommodations form by clicking on this link Accommodationfor disability form . If you’re unable to complete the form, you can reach out to our AskHR team for support at 1-866-743-6367. Please note our AskHR representatives do not have visibility of application or interview status.

Application Deadline

This role will be posted for a minimum of five (5) days from the original posting date. The posting timeline may change based on applicant volume to ensure we attract and consider a strong and representative candidate pool.

California Privacy Notice

California residents have the right to receive additional notices about theirpersonal information. To learn more, click here .

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

EEO is the Law

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any characteristic protected by Federal or other applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing a job application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please fill out the accommodations form by clicking on this link Accommodationfor disability form . If you’re unable to complete the form, you can reach out to our AskHR team for support at 1-866-743-6367. Please note our AskHR representatives do not have visibility of application or interview status.

Pay Transparency

Siemens follows Pay Transparency laws.

Application Deadline

This role will be posted for a minimum of five (5) days from the original posting date. The posting timeline may change based on applicant volume to ensure we attract and consider a strong and representative candidate pool.

California Privacy Notice

California residents have the right to receive additional notices about theirpersonal information. To learn more, click here .

Criminal History

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered foremployment in accordance with applicable local and state laws.

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