Maintenance Technician / 2nd Shift

Maintenance Technician– 2nd Shift

Syracuse, NY

Shift: 2nd Shift (2:30 PM – 11:00 PM, Monday – Friday)

Hourly Rate: $39.04 per hour ($81,203 annual base)
Benefits: Comprehensive full-benefit package included.

We are seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Technician to join our Syracuse-based manufacturing facility. This role is critical in ensuring the operational excellence of our automated foundry production equipment. You will be responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining complex electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems to manufacturer standards.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostics & Repair: Troubleshoot and correct malfunctions in automated foundry machinery, ensuring equipment operates within established safety and performance limitations.

• System Maintenance: Perform repairs, adjustments, and piping for water, air, gas, and oil systems to meet equipment specifications.

• Technical Interpretation: Work from blueprints, schematics, operational manuals, and manufacturer specifications to perform precision maintenance.

• Process Management: Check sequences of machine operations, test instruments, and readjust machinery to meet close-tolerance assembly standards.

• Operational Support: Locate and record parts/tools from the maintenance crib and operate fork trucks as needed to complete job duties.

• Safety & Organization: Maintain a clean, orderly work area and strictly adhere to all prescribed safety regulations and OFCCP compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Electrical Expertise: Strong foundational knowledge of D.C. and A.C. electrical theory.

• Technical Proficiency: Proven experience with pneumatic and hydraulic theory, plumbing/piping repair, and machine repair involving close-tolerance fits.

• Diagnostic Skills: Experience analyzing the sequence and intra-relationship of machine operations, including the evaluation of pressure, flow, and dimensions.

• Legal: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship (current or future).

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience (Journeyman level preferred).

• Active or previous Forklift Certification.

• Prior experience in a foundry or heavy industrial setting.