Maintenance Technician - Austin Industrial (Phoenix)

Austin Industries; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Phoenix, AZ for the PM shift to support production and ensure safe plant operation. The role involves maintaining industrial equipment, packaging systems, and automated equipment, with focus on ongoing preventive maintenance and improvements.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of mechanical maintenance experience and hold NCCER Boilermaker certification, a valid driver’s license, and a TWIC card. Education requirements are flexible.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of Mechanical Maintenance experience.
• NCCER Boilermaker certification, a valid driver’s license, and a TWIC card.
• No minimum education requirements; candidates with relevant certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on processing and packaging equipment.
• Maintain hydraulics, pneumatics, utilities, pumps, reactors, rotary equipment, and pressure vessels.
• Perform preventative and routine maintenance of equipment and facility systems.
• Specify system components or modify equipment to meet design specs.
• Investigate failures and diagnose issues to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with Engineering to implement improvements and install new equipment.
• Plan installation of machinery and parts per design plans and timelines.
• Perform minor electrical maintenance on control equipment and components.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Preventive maintenance

Electrical maintenance

PLC/Robotics familiarity

HMI familiarity

Education

NCCER Boilermaker certification

TWIC Card

Valid Driver’s License

Job description

Austin Industrial, Inc. is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician for Phoenix AZ for the PM shift.

The Industrial Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing mechanical services to support the needs of production and ensure safe operation of the plant. Experiences and knowledge with maintaining industrial equipment (reactor, blending vessel, dryer, heat exchanger, vacuum pump), packaging equipment (blister, bottle, box, label, pouch, sealer, wrap, box), and/or automated equipment (robotic, HMI, PLC) are desirable. The Industrial Maintenance Technician is also responsible for conducting Preventative Maintenance work, including the review and evaluation of its cost-effectiveness and performance. In addition, the Industrial Maintenance Technician will be working closely with the Engineering to implement continuous improvement initiatives and install new equipment.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Processing and/or packaging plant maintenance
• Knowledgeable in all aspects of production plan maintenance including hydraulics, pneumatics, utilities (chiller, compressed air, hot water, hot oil, and LNC), pumps, reactors, rotary equipment, pressure vessels, etc.
• Maintain and repair mechanical equipment, systems, and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of mechanical principles.
• Preventative maintenance and routine maintenance of equipment and facility systems.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations.
• Confer with management and other personnel to implement operating procedures and resolve system malfunctions.
• Plan and install of machinery and parts in line with design plans and timescales.
• Performs minor electrical maintenance, including but not be limited to replacement or repair of fixtures industrial and electrical control equipment and components

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Experience – 3-5 years of Mechanical Maintenance experience.

Must be able to pass drug screen and background check.

No Per Diem and no relocation funding.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education: no minimum education requirements.

Certification/License: NCCER Boilermaker certification, a Valid Driver’s License and TWIC Card

Experience: 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

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