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1st Shift Maintenance Technician

Forgent Power Solutions, Inc.
Dayton, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 7/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/17/2026
Description

Job Summary:

Responsible for equipment and facility maintenance. Ensures total productive maintenance strategies are established and executed. Leads a team of maintenance technicians to ensure preventative maintenance tasks are scheduled and performed. Performs minor machinery, equipment, and facility repairs.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

  • Schedules and manages preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment and facility needs.
  • Performs equipment and machinery preventative maintenance.
  • Established vendor connections for the timely diagnosis and repair of equipment.
  • Established key parts inventory considering cost and lead time.
  • Tracks repair costs, downtime and other performance measures and works with team and others on continuous improvement of our maintenance costs and effectiveness.
  • Ensures environmental regulations are followed during the repair and disposition of facility/processing wastes.
  • Maintains an organized, clean and safe environment and maintains 5 “S” standards. Complies with safety rules including PPE and OSHA standards.
  • Participates in Lean initiatives eliminating wastes including overproduction, defects, transportation, waiting, inventory, motion, and over-processing.

Required Skills And Abilities

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Understanding of metal forming, cutting equipment function, troubleshooting, and repair.
  • Ability to read and interpret equipment and machinery service manuals.
  • Knowledge of industrial math including arithmetic.
  • Knowledge and working experience procurement using the internet.
  • Knowledge of General Industry OSHA regulations.
  • Ability to identify and evaluate ambiguous mechanical issues and provide well thought out solutions.
  • Cooperative attitude, shares critical information, and remains professional in difficult situations.
  • Self-directed; ability to work independently and within teams.
  • Proficient reading, writing, oral communication, and comprehension in English language.

Benefits

  • PTO/ESST
  • Paid holidays
  • $100 individual deductible and $300 family deductible health insurance
  • Paid weekly
  • Vision and Dental Insurance
  • 401K / Life Insurance / STD

Salary : $100

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