Maintenance Technician / Mechanic / Machine Repair

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Build Your Career. Own Your Future. Join a 100% Employee-Owned Company.

Are you a maintenance technician, mechanic, millwright, or machine repair professional looking for an opportunity to grow your skills while working on heavy industrial equipment?

Scot Forge is seeking skilled maintenance professionals to help maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild the equipment that powers one of North America's leading custom forging operations. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, growing company where your technical expertise directly impacts production, safety, and reliability.

As a 100% employee-owned company, every employee shares in our success. You'll work on large-scale industrial equipment while supporting products used in aerospace, defense, energy, mining, transportation, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure around the world.

Shift Opportunities Available

• 1:00 PM - 12:00 AM
• 3:00 PM - 2:00 AM
• 7:00 PM - 6:00 AM
• 10% Shift Premium

Why Join Scot Forge?

We invest in our employee-owners by offering:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and Profit Sharing
• Competitive Pay with Shift Premium Opportunities
• Career Growth and Advancement Opportunities
• Comprehensive Health and Retirement Benefits
• Paid Time Off and Tuition Reimbursement

Position Summary

As a Maintenance Technician, Mechanic, or Machine Repair Technician, you'll be responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, rebuilding, and maintaining heavy industrial equipment throughout our manufacturing facility.

This role is ideal for mechanically inclined professionals who enjoy diagnosing problems, restoring equipment performance, and supporting critical manufacturing operations. Successful candidates are strong troubleshooters who take pride in solving complex challenges while working safely and efficiently.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will:

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Diagnose equipment problems and rebuild heavy industrial machinery.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to maximize equipment reliability.
• Complete welding, fabrication, brazing, and torch work as needed.
• Document repairs, maintenance activities, and Lockout/Tagout procedures.
• Support continuous improvement efforts while promoting a safe work environment.

Requirements

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Two or more years of industrial or plant maintenance experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting abilities.
• Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical systems, and PLCs.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to climb ladders and work at heights up to 60 feet.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Electro-Mechanical Technology or related technical field.
• Industrial Maintenance or Industrial Mechanics technical training.
• Completion of a Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program.
• Experience maintaining heavy manufacturing equipment.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

This position works in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment and regularly requires working around large production equipment, moving machinery, overhead cranes, and elevated work areas.

Candidates must be able to:

• Lift up to 65 pounds.
• Climb ladders and work at heights up to 60 feet.
• Stand, walk, bend, kneel, and perform physical work throughout the shift.
• Work safely in environments that include heat, noise, dust, and industrial hazards.

Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

A Career with Scot Forge

For more than 130 years, Scot Forge has produced custom open-die and rolled-ring forgings for some of the world's most demanding applications. Our products have supported everything from NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover to nuclear submarines, mining equipment, transportation systems, energy infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing operations.

When you join Scot Forge, you're not just repairing equipment. You're helping maintain the machinery that produces critical components used around the world. And because we're employee-owned, your contributions directly support the success of the company you own a piece of.

Pre-Employment Requirements

Candidates must successfully complete:

• Hair follicle drug screening
• Background check
• Lift assessment (up to 65 lbs.)

Join Our Team

If you're looking for a career where your technical skills are valued, your growth is supported, and your success is shared, we encourage you to apply today.

Join a team of employee-owners committed to safety, quality, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.

Compensation

The estimated pay range for this position is the range we reasonably expect to pay at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on factors including skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, seniority, geographic location, shift assignment, and business needs.

In addition to competitive pay and applicable 10% shift premium opportunities, eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, Hearing, Life Insurance, Disability Coverage, 401(k) with company match, Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Paid Time Off, Vacation, and Paid Holidays.

Scot Forge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employee-owners.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment substance abuse testing.