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Maintenance Set Up Technician

Milwaukee, WI

Posted: 10/17/2025 Industry: General Warehouse Pay Rate: $25 to $30

Job Description

Duties and Tasks:
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all – inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
 
  • Ensures safe work environment and practices
  • Completes LOTO
  • Set up molds
  • Runs 1st piece samples
  • Takes molds apart, repairs, and exchanges inserts
  • Repairs or reworks damaged or broken molds and replaces shims and ejector pins when needed
  • Connects and troubleshoots electrical heaters on molds
  • Connects and troubleshoots cylinders and oil lines for heat transfer on molds
  • Lubricates and cleans parts
  • Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments
  • Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts
  • Identifies and uses correct hand tools
  • Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble
  • Repairs or replaces defective parts
  • Starts devices to test their performance
  • Troubleshoots and repairs basic mechanical drive systems
  • Repairs electrical equipment
  • Troubleshoots and repairs basic electrical circuits
  • Performs basic plumbing
  • Troubleshoots and repairs basic hydraulic and pneumatic circuits, including full understanding of line numbering and symbols used on prints
  • Sets up and operates drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts
  • Performs and maintains general PM’s, PDM’s, condition monitoring programs
  • Supports and drives continuous improvement, 5S, and Lean Manufacturing (OPEX) initiatives implementation
  • Fills out all required paperwork
  • Other tasks as assigned by management
Qualifications: 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Education / Experience:
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 1-3 years relevant experience
  • Understands PM techniques
  • Basic understanding and use of multi-meter
  • Read basic wiring diagrams, including understanding wire numbering/coding and symbols used
  • Understands Metric and English descriptions for fasteners, torque, etc. 
  • Understands fastener markings for strength in ISO and English format
  • Ability to read mechanical and assembly prints
 
Language Skills: 
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, production schedules, purchase orders, maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals
  • Ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and other employees
 
Mathematical & Reasoning Skills:
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals 
  • Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages
  • Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  • Ability to interpret a variety of specifications and information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Meet Your Recruiter

James Fletcher
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