**Description**

The Industrial Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing mechanical services to support the needs of production and ensure safe operation of the plant. Experiences and knowledge with maintaining industrial equipment (reactor, blending vessel, dryer, heat exchanger, vacuum pump), packaging equipment (blister, bottle, box, label, pouch, sealer, wrap, box), and/or automated equipment (robotic, HMI, PLC) are desirable. The Industrial Maintenance Technician is also responsible for conducting Preventative Maintenance work, including the review and evaluation of its cost-effectiveness and performance. In addition, the Industrial Maintenance Technician will be working closely with the Engineering to implement continuous improvement initiatives and install new equipment.

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities:**

+ Processing and/or packaging plant maintenance

+ Knowledgeable in all aspects of production plan maintenance including hydraulics, pneumatics, utilities (chiller, compressed air, hot water, hot oil, and LNC), pumps, reactors, rotary equipment, pressure vessels, etc.

+ Maintain and repair mechanical equipment, systems, and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of mechanical principles.

+ Preventative maintenance and routine maintenance of equipment and facility systems.

+ Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.

+ Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations.

+ Confer with management and other personnel to implement operating procedures and resolve system malfunctions.

+ Plan and install of machinery and parts in line with design plans and timescales.

+ Performs minor electrical maintenance, including but not be limited to replacement or repair of fixtures industrial and electrical control equipment and components

+ Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

**Qualifications Required for this Position:**

**Education** – no minimum education requirements.

**Experience** – 3-5 years of Mechanical Maintenance experience.

Must be able to pass drug screen and background check.

No Per Diem and no relocation funding.

**Benefits & Compensation**

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. **We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)!** To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned .

**Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.**

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**About Austin Industrial**

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .

**No Third-Party Inquiries Please**

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( _i.e._ , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

**Accessibility Note**

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the **People Services Team** at **(877) 831-1217.**

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.