Senior Wire-Forming Equipment Technician

Camaco LLC; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Camaco LLC in Lorain, OH is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technician to provide daily support for four-slide and multi-slide forming equipment. You will troubleshoot downtime, inspect and repair gears, bearings, and drive components, and perform preventive maintenance to ensure production readiness.

The role requires 5+ years of experience in industrial mechanical maintenance with strong skills in timing, tooling, and machine alignment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; industrial maintenance training preferred.
• Formal industrial maintenance or millwright training; Journeyman status preferred.
• 5+ years of industrial mechanical maintenance or forming-equipment experience.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, lubrication, tooling, timing, and motion-related systems.
• Experience with four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, or forming equipment preferred.
• Ability to work assigned shift, overtime, weekends, and emergency call-in coverage.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily mechanical support to forming operations and respond to downtime with structured troubleshooting.
• Inspect, repair, and maintain gears, shafts, bearings, belts, cams, slides, lubrication systems and guards.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance including lubrication, alignment checks, wear inspection, and fastener verification.
• Set up and adjust feed length, wire straightening, forming stations, tooling clearances, pressure settings, and machine timing within standards.
• Train operators and junior technicians on lubrication points and inspection checks.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Precision measurement

Hydraulics & pneumatics

Gears & bearings inspection

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Journeyman status preferred

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Indicators

Torque tools

Vibration analysis

Job description

Camaco LLC in Lorain, OH is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technician to provide daily support for four-slide and multi-slide forming equipment. You will troubleshoot downtime, inspect and repair gears, bearings, and drive components, and perform preventive maintenance to ensure production readiness.

The role requires 5+ years of experience in industrial mechanical maintenance with strong skills in timing, tooling, and machine alignment.