Senior Equipment Maintenance Tech — Lead Reliability & PM

LightForce Orthodontics; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

401k Retirement plan

Fringe benefits

Paid parental leave

Workplace perks such as food/coffee

Job summary

LightForce Orthodontics is seeking a Maintenance Technician III to serve as the senior technical resource within the Maintenance Operations team. This role provides advanced troubleshooting, repair, and reliability expertise for production equipment and facility systems while supporting safe, efficient, and compliant manufacturing operations.

This role works closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to lead preventive maintenance, calibration programs, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; technical cert/associate in Industrial Maintenance; relevant experience considered.
• 5+ years of industrial maintenance in manufacturing medical device, aerospace or precision production.
• Experience supporting preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, equipment troubleshooting and CI activities.
• Experience in GMP, ISO, medical device or similar regulated environments preferred.
• Experience with equipment installations, commissioning, facility improvements or capital projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead diagnosis, troubleshooting and repair of complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and control system failures; document in CMMS.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of furnace systems, compressed air, gas infrastructure, and facility electrical systems.
• Administer calibration program with schedules, calibrations, documentation review and traceability.
• Provide technical escalation and mentoring to Maintenance Technician I & II.
• Ensure compliance with LOTO and confined space procedures across shifts.
• Review and optimize PM task lists to improve equipment reliability.
• Review maintenance work orders for quality and accuracy; provide coaching.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Serve as first responder for critical equipment issues and determine repair strategies.
• Provide formal/informal training and maintain training records; act as Qualified Trainer.
• Support new equipment installations, commissioning and upgrade projects.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to minimize downtime and drive reliability initiatives.
• Lead Lean, 5S and CI efforts focused on safety, uptime and productivity.
• Promote safe work practices and GMP/regulatory compliance.

Skills

Advanced troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

PLC programming

VFDs

CMMS

Lean Manufacturing

5S

Safety compliance

Training mentorship

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical certificate or Associate’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance

Journeyman or technical school program preferred

Tools

CMMS software

Calibration tooling

Electrical testing tools

Hydraulic tools

Pneumatic tools

Job description

LightForce Orthodontics is seeking a Maintenance Technician III to serve as the senior technical resource within the Maintenance Operations team. This role provides advanced troubleshooting, repair, and reliability expertise for production equipment and facility systems while supporting safe, efficient, and compliant manufacturing operations.

This role works closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to lead preventive maintenance, calibration programs, and