Maintenance Technician – Precast Concrete Plant

About the role

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving plant equipment and facilities in a precast concrete manufacturing environment. The role ensures equipment reliability, minimizes downtime, and supports safe, efficient production through proactive maintenance and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on plant equipment such as mixers, conveyors, cranes, batching systems, molds, and hydraulic systems.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues and complete timely repairs.
• Conduct routine inspections of equipment, tools, and facility systems to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Support production by responding quickly to equipment breakdowns and minimizing downtime.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and parts usage documentation.
• Assist with installation, modification, and relocation of equipment and plant infrastructure.
• Follow all safety policies, lockout/tagout procedures, and environmental compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and leadership teams to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in maintenance areas and across the facility.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training or trade certification preferred.
• 2+ years maintenance experience in manufacturing, construction materials, or heavy industrial environments preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with working knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Welding, fabrication, and industrial troubleshooting experience preferred.
• Ability to read technical manuals, schematics, and equipment documentation.
• Comfortable working in a physically demanding industrial environment with outdoor exposure, dust, noise, and varying temperatures.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work at heights when required.

Required skills

• Preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance
• Mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic troubleshooting
• Welding (SMAW, GMAW) and fabrication
• Plasma cutting and oxy/acetylene cutting
• Operation of forklifts, bobcats, aerial lifts, cranes, and yard tractors
• Lockout/tagout (LO/TO) procedures
• Hot work permit procedures
• Confined space procedures
• Use of CMMS/IFS systems
• Reading technical manuals and schematics