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Maintenance Lead - 2nd Shift

Quanex
Rice, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2026
Quanex is looking for a Maintenance Lead - 2nd Shift to join our team located in Rice Lake, WI.

The hours for this position are Monday - Friday, 2:30pm - 11:00pm.

We Offer You!

  • Competitive Salary
  • Bonus Potential
  • 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years
  • 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
  • Employer-paid disability plans and life insurance
  • Paid Time Off & Holidays
  • Tuition support for degree and continuous education
  • Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment

What’s attractive about the Maintenance Lead?

  • Hours & pay w/overtime potential
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Variation of job tasks
  • The company LIVES its values

The hourly wage for this position starts at $27/hr $3/hr shift differential.

What Success Looks Like

  • Guide the daily workflow for each employee within the department and leads tier meetings
  • Responsible for updating daily work logs, general and preventative maintenance work orders, and tool crib procurements
  • Has excellent mechanical skills and is familiar with all power transmission equipment
  • Able to perform high-level PMs/repairs on equipment and able to identify potential machine issues.
  • Sufficient skills to fabricate and install machine components, bases, frames, guards, etc.
  • Can install or troubleshoot most drives and components, understands relay logic and DC power supplies, and can install an electrical supply without instructions
  • Able to assemble and/or install most pneumatic valves, FLRs, plumbing, and air piping without assistance
  • Able to install new or replace solenoid valving, understands fluid power basics, and can integrate into machines
  • Fully understands the needs of production and communicates well with all aspects of plant personnel
  • Willing to train others up to their skill level and willing to take further training or education

Your Credentials

  • Minimum of 2 years of on-the-job experience in a related field or a 2-year technical degree
  • Ability to read and interpret technical manuals and schematics.
  • Experience driving a forklift
  • Experience with the use of all measurement tools to identify problems with machines or products.(Multimeter, Tachometer, Micrometer, Caliper, Thermal Sensors, QA Gauging)

Click the link below to learn more about what we do in our Rice Lake, WI facility.

Rice Lake, WI Spotlight Video

About Quanex, A Part Of Something Bigger

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive. Learn more at Quanex.com.

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