Multicraft Maintenance Technician (PLC/Automation)

MDS Staffing; Hastings (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off + More & Career Advancem

Job summary

MDS Staffing has a role in Hastings, Michigan for a Machine Repair Technician to maintain industrial equipment, ensuring safety and reliability. The position emphasizes multicraft maintenance across mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems, including PLC troubleshooting and PM tasks.

The ideal candidate will perform diagnostics, install and commission new machinery, document activities in CMMS, and support continuous improvement while following LOTO and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and industrial maintenance experience.
• Journeyperson certificate or documented machine repair experience preferred.
• Experience with multicraft maintenance covering mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
• Experience with PLC-controlled machinery and reading schematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance on industrial equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and automation failures.
• Troubleshoot low- and high-voltage electrical systems.
• Install, relocate, and commission new equipment.
• Document maintenance activities in CMMS.
• Support uptime and continuous-improvement projects.
• Follow safety procedures and lockout/tagout.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

PLC troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Root-cause analysis

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma

Apprenticeship preferred

Journeyperson certificate preferred

Tools

CMMS familiarity

Job description

MDS Staffing has a role in Hastings, Michigan for a Machine Repair Technician to maintain industrial equipment, ensuring safety and reliability. The position emphasizes multicraft maintenance across mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems, including PLC troubleshooting and PM tasks.

The ideal candidate will perform diagnostics, install and commission new machinery, document activities in CMMS, and support continuous improvement while following LOTO and safety standards.