Plant Maintenance Technician

Timken Company; North Carolina; On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Timken Company is hiring for an on-site maintenance technician role focused on reducing downtime and costs. The position involves troubleshooting equipment, performing repairs and rebuilds, and supporting continuous improvement and asset management.

Candidates should have a high school diploma and an associate degree in a related field, with hands-on maintenance experience in hydraulics and electrical systems.

Qualifications

• High School (or Equivalent) required.
• Associate Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Tech preferred.
• 2 years industrial maintenance experience in hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and understanding mechanical prints.
• 2 years electrical maintenance experience including basic PLC, electrical troubleshooting, and understanding electrical prints.

Responsibilities

• PROBLEM SOLVING - practice troubleshooting during equipment breakdowns.
• EQUIPMENT REPAIR/REBUILD - perform repairs/rebuilds and assist senior technicians; help train new reliability technicians.
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT - assist with implementation of projects to increase throughput, improve quality, and enhance safety.
• MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE - maintain asset documentation, vendor catalogs, asset manuals, and spare parts lists; procure spare parts as needed.
• MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES - help develop basic PM procedures; use basic electrical/mechanical techniques for preventative and corrective maintenance; support new/relocated equipment installations.

Skills

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Mechanical Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical Prints

Electrical Maintenance

Basic PLC

Electrical Troubleshooting

Electrical Prints

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Associate Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Tech

Job description

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What Timken makes possible begins with you. Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

This position addresses equipment breakdowns and performance issues to minimize the production down time and maintenance costs. This position includes employees with either mechanical and/or electrical maintenance skills, assigned to perform troubleshooting and repair tasks on production and facility support equipment.

• PROBLEM SOLVING- Practice problem solving and troubleshooting techniques during equipment breakdown situations.
• EQUIPMENT REPAIR/REBUILD -Responsible for performing common equipment repairs/rebuilds. Assist Senior Reliability Technicians in major equipment repair projects and help train new reliability technicians.
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT- Assist with implementation of continuous improvement projects to increase throughput, improve quality, enhance safety, etc.
• MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE- Assist manufacturing engineering in maintaining asset documentation, vendor catalogs, asset manuals, & spare parts lists. Procure spare parts when necessary.
• MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES- Help develop and execute the basic PM procedures. Use basic electrical or mechanical techniques for preventative and corrective maintenance. Support project activities such as new or relocated equipment installations.

Basic Qualifications:

High School (or Equivalent) Required

Associate Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Tech Preferred

Skills:

Required: 2 Years Industrial Maintenance experience of Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical Maint, Troubleshooting, Understand Mechanical Prints

Preferred: 2 Years Electrical Maintenance experience of Basic PLC, Electrical Troubleshooting, Understand Electrical Prints.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.
We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
  
• A culture of top performance
  
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
  
• A conviction to improve communities around us
  
• Competitive salary and benefits
  

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