Industrial Maintenance Technician-Direct Hire

Job Description

Job Description

Industrial Maintenance Technician II

Direct Hire | $38.06/hr + $2 Shift Differential | 3rd Shift | Waukesha, WI

Kelly Services is hiring an experienced Industrial Maintenance Technician II for a direct-hire opportunity in a large manufacturing facility in Waukesha, WI.

If you’re the person others call when production equipment goes down, this could be a strong next move.

This is a hands-on, advanced maintenance role where you’ll independently troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and improve a wide variety of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial equipment . You’ll also have opportunities to fabricate components, modify machinery, improve equipment reliability, and solve problems even when documentation is limited.

Job Details

Location: Waukesha, WI
Base Pay: $38.06/hour
Shift Differential: +$2.00/hour
Effective Hourly Rate: $40.06/hour

Shift: 3rd Shift
Hours: 11:00 PM–7:00 AM
Schedule: Sunday–Thursday

Why You'll Want This Job

• $40.06/hour including shift differential

• Direct-hire opportunity

• Consistent 3rd-shift Sunday–Thursday schedule

• Advanced troubleshooting rather than repetitive maintenance work

• Work across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems

• Opportunity to improve and retrofit existing equipment

• Hands-on welding, fabrication, machining, and equipment repair

• Work with cranes, metalworking equipment, production machinery, and plant utilities

• High level of independence and ownership

• Opportunity to expand your technical knowledge across multiple skilled maintenance disciplines

What You'll Be Doing

As an Industrial Maintenance Technician II, you’ll help keep production equipment, plant utilities, and facility systems operating safely and reliably.

You’ll independently diagnose problems, perform repairs, and identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and reliability.

Your day may include:

• Troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical production equipment

• Diagnosing hydraulic and pneumatic system failures

• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance

• Repairing and maintaining production and facility equipment

• Troubleshooting equipment even when drawings or documentation are incomplete

• Planning and completing equipment modifications and retrofits

• Replacing or upgrading components to improve reliability and functionality

• Setting up and operating common machine shop equipment

• Performing precision equipment adjustments and alignments

• Using precision measuring instruments

• Fabricating replacement parts, brackets, guards, and other components

• Performing welding and fabrication as needed

• Rigging, moving, loading, unloading, and installing machinery

• Maintaining plant utilities and supporting facility-related repairs

• Working from work orders, drawings, schematics, sketches, and equipment manuals

• Using multimeters and other diagnostic equipment

• Following proper Lockout/Tagout procedures

• Maintaining accurate maintenance records

• Keeping tools, equipment, and workspaces organized and safe

Equipment You'll Work With

This position supports a wide variety of industrial equipment, which may include:

• CNC and NC machinery

• Burn machines

• Hydraulic shears

• Press brakes

• Metalworking and cutting equipment

• Coil winders

• Industrial ovens

• Overhead cranes

• Welding equipment

• Hydraulic systems

• Pneumatic systems

• Motors and mechanical drive systems

• Plant utilities and facility equipment

If you enjoy variety, this is not a role where you'll spend every night working on the same machine.

What We're Looking For

This could be a strong fit if you have:

• 3–5 years of industrial maintenance experience with a technical diploma

OR

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience with formal technical training

We're especially interested in candidates with strong experience in several of the following areas:

• Industrial mechanical maintenance

• Electrical troubleshooting

• Hydraulics

• Pneumatics

• Motors and mechanical systems

• Welding and fabrication

• Machine repair

• Equipment alignment and precision adjustments

• Industrial machinery installation

• Rigging and equipment moving

• Plant utilities

• Preventive maintenance

Technical Skills That Will Help You Succeed

• Ability to independently troubleshoot equipment failures

• Strong mechanical aptitude

• Electrical troubleshooting knowledge

• Ability to read electrical and mechanical schematics

• Experience using multimeters and diagnostic tools

• Strong welding and fabrication skills

• Ability to operate machine shop equipment

• Experience using precision measuring instruments

• Ability to repair equipment using manufacturer specifications and technical documentation

• Ability to identify improvements that increase equipment reliability or functionality

• Comfortable using email, internet-based resources, and computerized maintenance or data-entry systems

More Than Repair Work

This is a Level II maintenance position , so you'll be expected to do more than replace failed components.

You'll have opportunities to:

• Determine the root cause of equipment problems

• Develop solutions when documentation is incomplete

• Retrofit existing machinery with improved components

• Participate in the planning of equipment modifications

• Improve equipment reliability and functionality

• Work independently with limited supervision

• Partner with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineering teams

Physical & Work Environment

This is an active industrial maintenance position in a large manufacturing facility.

Candidates should be comfortable:

• Standing and walking for extended periods

• Climbing, balancing, bending, pushing, pulling, and carrying

• Working in tight or difficult positions when equipment repairs require it

• Performing overhead work, including repairs to cranes

• Working at heights ranging up to approximately 70 feet

• Occasionally working on rooftops

• Working in environments that may be wet, oily, dirty, hot, or cold

• Occasionally performing outdoor maintenance work

• Handling moderate to heavy materials, with mechanical lifting assistance available when required

• Following all required PPE and LOTO safety procedures

Ready for a Maintenance Role That Uses Your Full Skill Set?

If you have strong industrial maintenance experience and enjoy troubleshooting, repairing, fabricating, modifying, and improving equipment , this is an opportunity to put those skills to work in a role with real technical variety and responsibility.

Apply today for this direct-hire Industrial Maintenance Technician II opportunity with Kelly Services in Waukesha, WI.

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