Senior Maintenance Technician — Weekend Days
Location: St. Louis, MO 63147
Schedule: Friday–Sunday, day shift | Three 12-hour shifts
Employment type: Full-time, non-exempt
Shift differential: 11% — work 36 hours and earn approximately the equivalent of 40 hours at your base rate.
We’re seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical and mechanical equipment in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment. This role serves as an on-site electrical resource, supports preventive and predictive maintenance, and helps train other technicians. With two maintenance technicians per shift at this smaller facility, this is a hands-on position requiring strong troubleshooting skills across both electrical and mechanical systems. Salary is $73,000 per year.
Key Responsibilities
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and instrumentation systems.
• Diagnose, maintain, and replace electrical components and instruments; perform calibrations and assist with PLC troubleshooting.
• Install, maintain, and repair industrial machinery and rotating equipment.
• Perform equipment alignment, balancing, vibration analysis, ultrasonic testing (UT), and thermography inspections.
• Document inspection findings and maintenance activity in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance efforts to improve equipment reliability.
• Train and mentor maintenance technicians, lead assigned tasks, and provide coverage for the Maintenance Supervisor when needed.
• Follow safety procedures and promptly address hazards, near misses, and incidents.
Required Qualifications
• At least five years of maintenance technician experience in a heavy industrial environment.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills and hands-on mechanical maintenance experience.
• Ability to read electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic blueprints and schematics.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment and instrumentation.
• Ability to safely use hand and power tools, torches, welding equipment, and precision measuring tools.
• Stick and MIG welding certifications.
• Strong communication, organization, and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or related software.
• Ability to perform duties involving stairs, elevated work areas, and work around industrial machinery and chemicals while following safety procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
• Previous lead technician experience or experience training others.
• Experience with rotary kilns, granulators, or other rotating equipment.
• Category I certifications in vibration analysis, thermography, or ultrasonic testing.
Interested?
Apply with your resume for consideration. This opening is exclusively for the Friday–Sunday day shift.
