Maintenance Technician - SLA

Protolabs; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k with company match

Paid PTO (3 weeks) + Holidays

Job summary

Proto Labs, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform preventative maintenance and repair across a variety of manufacturing equipment. The role requires hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, calibration, and adherence to safety protocols.

The position offers a Monday–Friday schedule with standard business hours and opportunities to contribute to equipment reliability improvements within an additive manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Maintain and repair equipment and machines on a production floor.
• Perform technical calibrations using basic measuring tools.
• Follow safety procedures and OSHA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repair on equipment and machines.
• Calibrate equipment as needed.
• Install, start-up and shut down equipment according to safety procedures.

Skills

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical

Electrical

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Technical/Engineering degree

Job description

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.

Be yourself at Protolabs

Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

Join our team as a

Maintenance Technician - SLA

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

• Perform preventative maintenance & repair on a variety of support equipment and machines, scheduling and communicating and necessary machine down time to the Supervisor and scheduling teams.
• Perform technical calibrations utilizing basic measuring equipment, as necessary.
• Install, start-up and shut down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures and utilize LOTO procedures where required along with following OSHA requirements
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, following any applicable checklists.
• Assist other technicians to ensure procedures are accurately being executed.
• Identify improvements in equipment reliability and functionality, partnering with Engineering to execute any changes as needed.
• Design and build parts to improve machine performance.
• Design and execute experiments to determine the root cause of build failures
• Complete assignments given by the Supervisor or Production Manager.
• Continually seek ways to improve work processes and individual performance.
• Ensure all tools and supplies are returned to the appropriate storage space.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience in a mechanical, electrical, or relatable equipment maintenance role.
• Work schedule flexibility to adjust to maintenance scheduling with hours as outlined by manager
• Ability to follow directions
• Ability to work safely in a congested environment
• Ability to analyze data for problem resolution
• Prior experience in an additive manufacturing environment.
• 2- or 4-year degree with a technical or engineering focus.
• 2+ years of experience in a mechanical, electrical, or relatable equipment maintenance role.

• We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package
• We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
• Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid caregiver leave
• You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
• 401k with company match and immediate vest
• Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate
• Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
• And More!

Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Physical Demands:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.