Maintenance Technician (6824)

Keep the equipment running at a brand-new advanced-materials site, working hands-on across reactors, process equipment, and the facility itself.

About the role

You are responsible for the efficient operation, reliability, and upkeep of the facility infrastructure, equipment, and machinery. Beyond preventive maintenance and repairs, you support technical projects: equipment modifications, fabricating specialty parts and fixtures, coordinating outside vendors and machine shops, and executing small-scale projects.

What you will be doing

• Routine inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs on reactors, pumps and valves, mixers and agitators, storage tanks, instrumentation, and control systems
• General facility and production maintenance: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), building exterior, security systems, fire safety systems, and chemical process equipment
• Troubleshoot electrical and plumbing issues to keep operations uninterrupted
• Replace and install electrical components in industrial machinery and equipment
• Diagnose electrical faults, run root cause analysis, and implement repairs
• Use test equipment and read schematics to identify faults in electrical systems and machinery
• Keep the work area clean and the department spare-parts inventory current and organized
• General upkeep as needed: painting, carpentry, HVAC filter changes, lighting fixture repairs

What we are looking for

• 5 or more years of hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting
• Mechanical background with some electrical capability
• Vocational training or certification in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance preferred
• Confident troubleshooting common electrical and plumbing problems
• Comfortable working in a lab and plant environment around industrial chemicals, wearing the required personal protective equipment
• Must have permanent US work authorization; this client does not sponsor

Site and environment

• Fremont, CA 94538, fully onsite
• Day shift. 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Pacific, five days a week. A swing-shift position (2:00 PM to 10:30 PM Pacific) is open separately, so tell us if evenings suit you better
• Work is performed primarily in a research and development lab environment, with plant and facility work as needed
• Assigned work uniform, protective eyewear, and additional personal protective equipment as indicated

Compensation

Hourly range $34.52 to $51.79, plus a performance bonus. Hay grade 14.