Are you an experienced Maintenance Technician looking for a new place to plant your feet? You could be a part of our growing maintenance department. We’re looking for someone with industry knowledge, someone who enjoys troubleshooting and repairing heavy equipment and machinery. This position is crucial to our business, and we know it. The successful running of our machines depends on you.

As a Maintenance Technician at Steel Technologies, your main responsibility is to continue to improve our safety, quality, and efficiency. How? By performing preventative, routine, and emergency mechanical and/or electrical maintenance and providing effective troubleshooting, you are a huge part in ensuring operations is running effectively at all times.

How you’ll contribute to our company:

Preventative Maintenance

• Perform routine maintenance on all plant machinery
• Carry out the preventative maintenance program for the plant
• Ability to accept and control maintenance operations and communicate non-compliance problems to the supervisor for instruction
• Identify and address safety concerns throughout the facility
• Maintain general housekeeping and organization of the maintenance department and all equipment repair work areas

Minimize Downtime

• Continuously review the operation of plant equipment and systems
• Anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner
• Identify opportunities for improvement

Effective Troubleshooting

• Must have knowledge and ability to troubleshoot electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repairs through a quick and effective root cause analogy
• Ability to accurately fill out documentation on work orders
• Ability to perform emergency maintenance repairs to all plant machinery

Knowledge & Understanding

• Knowledge of motor control systems, hydraulic systems, fire protection, and mechanical bearing systems
• Knowledge of equipment installation
• Ability to interpret blueprints to fabricate parts and equipment properly

Here’s what we can offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision after 60 days of employment
• Competitive Wellness Program, providing up to 100% discount on medical premiums
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Accident Insurance through Allstate for additional coverage on accidents + cancer
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance 
• 401(k) after 60 days of employment + competitive match after one year
• Paid Time Off starting after 90 days of employment
• Paid Holidays starting day one!
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Great discount programs in automotive, technology, and more
• Boot and Glasses Allowance after 60 days of employment
• Free uniforms after 60 days of employment
• Monthly Incentive Bonus after one full month of employment
• Education Assistance is available for job-related courses to further your education, with up to 100% paid tuition for maintenance-related coursework and certifications
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Teammate Assistance Program (TAP) which offers professional assistance for Counseling, Financial, Legal, and Family services

Here’s what is needed to be successful:

• Ability to correctly retrieve and input data in a computer using Excel and CMMS System
• Ability to successfully troubleshoot and repair industrial equipment/machinery
• Strong mechanical and industrial knowledge, and basic electrical knowledge
• Ability to operate motor control systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatics, hoists, fire protection, and mechanical bearing systems
• Ability to comply with safety rules and requirements
• Experience operating metalworking tools such as grinders, band saws, drill presses, and welding equipment.
• A mechatronics certificate is strongly desired but not required
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Self-motivation and drive for continuous improvement
• Flexibility to work any shift hours as needed
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds

Steel Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to any classification protected by federal, state and/or local law.