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Job Description
Build Reliability. Keep Production Moving. RL Industries is looking for a skilled, hands-on Maintenance Technician to join our manufacturing team. This role is critical to maintaining production equipment, facility systems, and material-handling equipment while minimizing downtime and ensuring safe, efficient operations. What You'll Do Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and HVAC systems. Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on production equipment and facility infrastructure. Diagnose equipment failures and respond quickly to breakdowns. Install and replace motors, bearings, belts, pumps, valves, sensors, switches, relays, contactors, hoses, and other components. Test and adjust control systems to verify proper equipment operation. Maintain accurate maintenance records, repair documentation, and spare-parts inventory. Coordinate with outside contractors and service providers when specialized repairs are required. Perform general facility maintenance including lighting, plumbing, painting, storage rack repairs, and building upkeep. Support equipment upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives. Follow all company safety procedures, including Lockout/Tagout requirements and safe work practices. What We're Looking For High school diploma or GED. Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or facility environment. Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic troubleshooting skills. Ability to read schematics, equipment manuals, work orders, and technical drawings. Experience using hand tools, power tools, measuring instruments, and testing equipment. Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of electrical safety practices and the ability to recognize when work must be performed by qualified personnel. Ability to prioritize work, solve problems independently, and work effectively with minimal supervision. Preferred Qualifications Industrial maintenance training, certification, or related technical education. Experience with CNC machinery, waterjet systems, PLC controls, cranes, compressors, forklifts, HVAC equipment, and dust collection systems. Forklift and aerial lift experience. 6:00 AM - 3:30 PM, plus alternating half-day Saturdays
Benefits
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What they do
An Electrician works on electrical systems in buildings. Installs electrical wiring and lighting in new construction, and repairs or upgrade wiring, outlets or other parts of older electrical systems. Checks safety and makes installations or repairs that are in compliance with local building codes. May also specialize in electrical work required in different manufacturing industries, electrical systems for cars, plane or boats, or electrical and lighting work in the film industry.
$66,202 / year median in Connecticut
+1% projected growth