Maintenance Technician - Part Time

Hutchinson; Wytheville, Northern (VA, KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Hutchinson in Wytheville, VA is seeking a part-time technician to repair and maintain machinery and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment. You will troubleshoot, dismantle, adjust parts, and use metalworking tools to repair components. This role requires an Associate's degree or equivalent and PLC experience.

The position emphasizes adherence to safety procedures, reading maintenance instructions, and contributing to a high‑quality, compliant production environment in a loud industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
• Six months to one year related experience and/or training; PLC exposure required.
• Ability to read safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Must be able to perform essential maintenance duties in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides maintenance support for production operations.
• Observes, troubleshoots and repairs production equipment and associated devices.
• Trouble shoots and repairs electrical equipment.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Electrical understanding

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Tools

PLC programming

Hydraulic systems

Job description

Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment by performing the following duties:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides maintenance support for production operations.
• Observes, troubleshoots and repairs production equipment and associated devices.
• Trouble shoots and repairs electrical equipment.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts. Installs special functional and structural parts in devices. Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Start devices to test their performance.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Initiates action to prevent the occurrence of any non-conformities relating to product, process, and quality systems.
• Identifies and records any problems relating to the product, process, and quality system.
• Initiates, recommends, or provides solutions through designated channels.
• Verifies the implementation of solutions.
• Control further processing, delivery or installation of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory activities, including internal quality audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have PLC experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None required.

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 stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

HEALTH AND SAFETY:

Must actively support our Health Safety and Environmental policy, immediately report all Safety hazards and correct them when able to safely do so, participate in all required Safety Training, meetings, inspects, and use all required PPE.

Job Info

• Job Identification 8714
• Job Category General maintenance
• Posting Date 09/03/2026, 03:51 PM
• Apply Before 10/03/2026, 12:00 AM
• Job Schedule Part time
• Locations 1150 S 3rd St, Wytheville, VA, 24382, US

1150 S 3rd St, Wytheville, VA, 24382, US