Weekend Night Industrial Maintenance Technician

Howmet Aerospace Inc.; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace Inc. is seeking an Area Maintenance Technician for weekend night shifts in Hampton, VA. This on-site role involves coordinating maintenance, repairing equipment, and improving uptime across production lines.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in maintenance and a background in manufacturing, with mechanical/electrical/mechatronic credentials preferred. The position offers competitive pay and opportunities to mentor junior staff and participate in continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Certification in mechanical, electrical, or apprenticeship preferred.
• Associates or Bachelors degree in mechatronics preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drawings.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work orders for production equipment.
• Attend meetings with manufacturing and engineering personnel to develop scopes of work and action plans for equipment repair and improvements.
• Inspects machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Utilize basic hand tools and electrical diagnostic tools to troubleshoot and repair equipment deficiencies.
• Train and mentor less experienced technicians on maintenance best practices for their respective area and equipment.
• Develop processes and procedures to improve equipment uptime.
• Leads work efforts for specific project tasks.
• Must comply with all company attendance policies and guidelines; this includes, but is not limited to, regular attendance and occasional overtime.
• Ability to work in team environments, solo work and with management/Eng teams.
• Willing to participate in continuous improvements initiatives within our process to enhance the work task.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Read manuals

Drawings interpretation

Report writing

Public speaking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Mechatronics degree

Associate/Bachelor degree

Job description

Howmet Aerospace Inc. is seeking an Area Maintenance Technician for weekend night shifts in Hampton, VA. This on-site role involves coordinating maintenance, repairing equipment, and improving uptime across production lines.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in maintenance and a background in manufacturing, with mechanical/electrical/mechatronic credentials preferred. The position offers competitive pay and opportunities to mentor junior staff and participate in continuous improvements.