Facilities Technician – Parker Aerospace

Role Overview

Parker Aerospace is looking for a Facilities Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve manufacturing equipment and plant systems. This is a highly hands-on maintenance role supporting production equipment such as mills, lathes, compressors, hydraulic systems, electrical/electronic controls, sensors, and motion-control equipment.

The technician will be responsible for both preventive/predictive maintenance and emergency troubleshooting, with a strong emphasis on equipment reliability, safety, and minimizing production downtime.

Compensation & Schedule

• Salary: $54,000–$66,500 based on experience
• Bonus: 5% annual bonus
• Hourly position with overtime available
• Typical schedules:
  • 7:00 AM–3:00 PM
  • 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Must be flexible for occasional nights, weekends, variable schedules, and additional hours

What They Will Actually Be Doing

Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

• Troubleshoot and repair production machinery including:
  • Mills
  • Lathes
  • Heavy manufacturing equipment
  • Hydraulic presses/systems
  • Compressors
  • Air dryers
  • Pneumatic systems
  • Electrical/electronic equipment
  • Sensors and control components
• Perform mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic repairs.

Electrical Troubleshooting

• Read and interpret advanced electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, and symbols.
• Troubleshoot industrial electrical systems using:
  • Multimeters
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Ammeters
  • Other diagnostic equipment
• Diagnose issues involving fuses, switches, sensors, voltage drops, control panels, and motion-control components.

Hydraulic Maintenance

• Install, assemble, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair hydraulic systems.
• Diagnose and repair:
  • Hydraulic pumps
  • Motors
  • Valves
  • Cylinders
  • Hydraulic lines
  • Proportional valves
• Understand hydraulic contamination control, flushing, and proper system restart procedures.

Preventive / Predictive Maintenance

• Follow established PM procedures and maintain accurate maintenance records.
• Determine appropriate PM, PdM, or run-to-failure strategies based on equipment criticality and failure history.
• Help establish PM requirements for new machinery.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and identify root causes.

Facilities / Plant Support

• Maintain plant utilities and infrastructure, including:
  • Air compressors
  • Air dryers
  • Gas systems
  • Water systems
  • Vacuum systems
  • HVAC
  • Plumbing
  • Alarm systems
  • Building and grounds equipment

Continuous Improvement / Safety

• Participate in 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, improve equipment reliability, and eliminate safety hazards.
• Follow OSHA and plant safety requirements.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, injuries, and near misses.
• Maintain a clean and organized maintenance area.

Operator Training

• Help establish basic autonomous maintenance procedures.
• Train machine operators on routine maintenance such as:
  • Fluid checks
  • Cleaning
  • Basic inspections
  • Identifying abnormal machine conditions

Ideal Candidate

MUST-HAVES

Look for someone with:

• 5+ years of industrial/manufacturing maintenance
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting
• Strong hydraulic troubleshooting/repair
• Strong pneumatic experience
• Strong industrial electrical troubleshooting
• Ability to read advanced electrical schematics
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing machinery
• Experience with mills, lathes, presses, CNC or similar production equipment
• Experience with motors, pumps, valves, sensors, switches, controls
• Preventive maintenance experience
• Experience using a multimeter
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical problems systematically
• OSHA/safety knowledge
• Technical school, vocational degree, or equivalent experience

NICE-TO-HAVES

• Oscilloscope experience
• Ammeter experience
• PLC/control troubleshooting
• Electronic motion controls
• Proportional hydraulic valves
• CNC maintenance
• Compressor/air dryer experience
• HVAC
• Welding
• Forklift certification
• Scissor lift/JLG/Jenny boom experience
• Aerospace/manufacturing experience
• 5S / Lean / continuous improvement