Plant Maintenance Technician: Reliability & Safety

FR Conversions; Westminster (MD); On-site; USD 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

FR Conversions is hiring a Maintenance Technician to ensure equipment uptime and plant reliability in a hands-on role. You will maintain facilities and production equipment, drive preventive maintenance, and troubleshoot complex issues to support on-time production.

The position requires 2-5 years of industrial maintenance experience, strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and HVAC systems, and the ability to read schematics. OSHA/LOTO familiarity is essential.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience with electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and HVAC systems.
• Able to read schematics and use diagnostic tools.
• Experience with preventive maintenance and reliability improvements.
• Familiar with OSHA and lockout/tagout.

Responsibilities

• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Execute preventive maintenance tasks while monitoring reliability metrics (MTBF, MTTR).
• Equipment Coverage: Maintain and troubleshoot systems including powder-coat line and ovens, air compressors/dryers, HVAC/RTUs, sandblasters, vehicle lifts, forklifts, overhead doors, and building utilities (lighting, plumbing, alarms, ventilation).
• Technical Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair electrical (24V-480V), mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic PLC/VFD systems to implement permanent fixes.
• Work Order & Documentation: Perform work orders as assigned, ensuring accurate records aligned to FR’s quality system and compliance standards.
• Vendor & Inventory Management: Work with external vendors, and monitor inventory and company tools.
• Safety & Compliance: Enforce OSHA requirements, including lockout/tagout and machine guarding, while adhering to NFPA 70E/70B practices.
• Communication: Communicate the initiation and completion of critical jobs to plant floor leadership.
• Continuous Improvement: Perform small reliability projects to help ensure plant production efforts.
• Reliability Support: Be on call after hours and weekends as needed to support urgent maintenance needs.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

HVAC systems

Read schematics

Troubleshooting

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

FR Conversions is hiring a Maintenance Technician to ensure equipment uptime and plant reliability in a hands-on role. You will maintain facilities and production equipment, drive preventive maintenance, and troubleshoot complex issues to support on-time production.

The position requires 2-5 years of industrial maintenance experience, strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and HVAC systems, and the ability to read schematics. OSHA/LOTO familiarity is essential.