Commissioning, Computer Skills, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Continuous Improvement, Conveyor Systems, Documentation, Electronics Manufacturing, Hand Tools, High School Diploma, Hydraulic Engineering, Identify Issues, Lean Manufacturing, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Machining, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance, Manufacturing Operations, Mechanical Maintenance, Production Machining, Production Specifications, Production Systems, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Pumps, Robotics, Safety/Work Safety, Schematics, Semiconductors, Solar Power, Technical Writing, Welding
Ready to keep advanced production moving?
Express Employment Professionals in Lynchburg is partnering with a client in the Lynchburg area to add an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to a high‑precision solar panel manufacturing team. If automated equipment, mechanical systems, and safe, reliable throughput are your thing, read on.
Is this you?
- Do you have 3+ years maintaining mechanical equipment in manufacturing or industrial environments?
- Can you diagnose issues on conveyors, laminators, glass handlers, and robotic or PLC‑controlled systems using drawings, manuals, and inspections?
- Are you confident replacing bearings, motors, gearboxes, belts, pumps, valves, and pneumatic/hydraulic parts?
- Do you document your work in a CMMS and contribute to root cause and corrective actions?
- Are you committed to LOTO, PPE, and hazard communication while working around heights, confined spaces, noise, and temperature changes?
Your impact
- Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to sustain quality and uptime.
- Troubleshoot automated lines, robotic systems, conveyors, and precision assemblies.
- Inspect equipment to spot wear, defects, safety concerns, and inefficiencies before they become downtime.
- Tune, align, and adjust precision machinery to meet production specs.
- Assist with installing, commissioning, and validating new equipment and upgrades.
- Collaborate closely with production, engineering, and maintenance peers to enhance performance and prevent repeat failures.
- Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work area and report hazards immediately.
What you’ll need to succeed
- High school diploma or GED required; technical certification or associate degree in industrial maintenance/mechanical technology preferred.
- Experience in solar, semiconductor, electronics, clean manufacturing, or similar settings preferred.
- Solid grasp of mechanical systems—conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics, rotating equipment.
- Comfort reading mechanical drawings, schematics, technical manuals, and equipment documentation.
- Hands‑on skill with hand tools, power tools, and precision measurement instruments.
- Computer literacy for CMMS recordkeeping.
- Familiarity with automated production, robotic cells, and PLC‑controlled equipment preferred.
- Welding, fabrication, or machining experience preferred.
- Knowledge of lean, 5S, and continuous improvement preferred.
- Able to stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Comfort in production environments with varying temperatures and noise, plus heights and confined spaces as required.
Schedule and pay
$27–$29 per hour. Panama schedule with 12‑hour shifts on a fixed 3‑2‑2 rotation: 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off, then 2 days on and 2 days off.
Join through Express Employment Professionals in Lynchburg and help keep a cutting‑edge solar manufacturing operation running strong.
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