Maintenance Technician — TPM & Reliability Focus

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

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.