Manufacturing Maintenance Technician

Austin Manufacturing Company

Manufacturing Maintenance Technician

Austin, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k) matching

    Dental insurance

    Health insurance

    Opportunity for advancement

    Paid time off

    Parental leave

    Profit sharing

    Training & development

    Vision insurance

    Hiring a Manufacturing Maintenance Technician. The role is hands-on and physical — daily machine maintenance, fluid systems, filter changes, facilities coordination, and consumables management. The work is methodical and detail-intensive. If you take pride in doing that kind of work right, there's real room to grow here.

    Position Summary

    • Owns preventive maintenance execution for all production machines and facilities

    • Works from a structured daily task schedule

    • Solo contributor role; grows into full program ownership within 2 years

    • Physical, hands-on role requiring high tolerance for dirty, repetitive, and detail-intensive work

    Essential Duties & Responsibilities

    Machine Maintenance

    • Execute full maintenance schedule daily.

    • Perform fluid checks, top-offs, and visual inspections across all machines

    • Change filters, grease components, clean conveyors and manage recycling

    • Conduct full oil changes on hydraulic systems, high-pressure pumps, and coolant systems

    • Perform precision maintenance: wire guides, tension sensors, die guides, ball screws, linear guides

    • Pull control backups and replace backup batteries across all platforms

    • Complete every task end-to-end including reassembly and cleanup before moving to the next task

    Consumables & Inventory

    • Maintain bulk fluid inventory including reorder triggers: oils, coolants, filters. Ensure zero stockouts.

    • Keep tool cart fully organized, inventoried, and labeled at all times

    • Schedule waste pickup and manage disposal per regulatory requirements

    Facilities Coordination

    • Serve as primary point of contact for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical vendors

    • Schedule vendor service visits, maintain service records, and escalate issues to management

    • Maintain facility equipment (compressors, downdraft tables, HVAC filters, etc.) per schedule

    Documentation & Continuous Improvement

    • Record all completed maintenance accurately

    • Identify and document opportunities to improve PM intervals or procedures

    • Propose schedule changes with written rationale for approval to management

    • Support planning for future shop expansion as directed

    Qualifications

    Required

    • US Person (citizenship or legal permanent resident) - regulatory requirement

    • Must pass pre-employment background check (NICS)

    • Demonstrated mechanical aptitude with tools, fluid systems, and machine components

    • Ability to read and follow detailed maintenance procedures without deviation

    • Experience servicing precision mechanical equipment and diligence required

    • Clean-as-you-go work habits; leaves work area in better condition than found

    • Accurate documentation practices; records actual work performed and inventory consumed

    • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

    • Physical ability to perform hands-on shop work including lifting, bending, and working in confined spaces

    Preferred

    • Lean Manufacturing training or background (5S, TPM, kaizen)

    • CMRP or equivalent maintenance reliability cert

    • HVAC, electrical, or plumbing trade experience or certifications

    Working Conditions

    • Manufacturing shop environment; exposure to coolants, oils, metal chips, and industrial chemicals

    • Regular use of PPE required

    • Physical demands: standing, lifting (regularly 50 lbs, occasionally up to 75 lbs with appropriate equipment or team lift), bending, kneeling, working in tight spaces

    • Majority of work performed independently on the shop floor

    • Occasional overtime required; scheduled in advance where possible

    Growth Path

    • Year 1–2: Full independent execution of all maintenance tasks; consumables and vendor coordination owned; Mgmt-tier tasks executed with minimal oversight

    • Year 2+: PM schedule ownership, potential addition of maintenance assistant or manufacturing helper

    • Year 3–5: Full facilities ownership (HVAC, plumbing, electrical); input on shop expansion planning; team leadership