Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technician troubleshoots, diagnoses, and repairs thermoforming equipment in a manufacturing environment, ensuring reliable and safe operation of all production machinery and support systems.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair a variety of thermoforming equipment within a manufacturing setting.
• Inspect, maintain, and repair mechanical components such as hydraulics, pneumatics, gear boxes, motors, pumps, and conveyors.
• Use PLCs to identify issues and make edits to existing programs as needed to support equipment performance, without developing new programs from scratch.
• Perform electrical and mechanical maintenance tasks to minimize downtime and support continuous production.
• Document maintenance activities, repairs, and adjustments to ensure accurate equipment history and compliance with internal procedures.
• Collaborate with production and other maintenance team members to identify recurring issues and recommend improvements.
• Follow safety procedures and best practices while working on equipment to maintain a safe work environment.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience as a maintenance technician in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for mechanical and electrical systems.
• Hands-on experience working with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Proficiency in maintaining and repairing gear boxes, motors, pumps, and conveyors.
• PLC experience with the ability to make edits to existing programs (no new programming required).
• Solid understanding of electrical maintenance practices and safety procedures.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting thermoforming equipment or similar industrial machinery.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, such as schematics and equipment manuals.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills to work collaboratively with production and maintenance teams.

Why Work Here?

You will work in a stable, climate-controlled manufacturing environment alongside a close-knit team of approximately 50 employees. The organization values reliable, hands-on professionals and offers the opportunity to work with a variety of industrial equipment, build technical expertise, and contribute directly to keeping operations running smoothly.

Work Environment

The role is based in a climate-controlled manufacturing facility with a team of about 50 employees. You will work around thermoforming equipment and related industrial machinery, including hydraulics, pneumatics, gear boxes, motors, pumps, conveyors, and PLC-controlled systems. The environment emphasizes safety and professionalism, with appropriate work attire and protective equipment used as needed around production equipment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sarasota, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $34.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Sarasota, FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 2026.