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Mechanical Technician III

RigUp
Carlsbad, NM Full Time
POSTED ON 10/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/20/2026

Role: Mechanical Technician III

Our Vision: RigUp is where the best workers power the world’s most successful projects. We are united by a common mission: to deliver services and technology that fundamentally change how skilled workers and the businesses they serve get hard work done.

Job Description:

Mechanical Technicians are assigned to carry out maintenance work and typically report to a supervisor. This role involves assisting with the planning, testing, and maintenance of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery, such as engines, instruments, controls, robots, and machines.

Responsibilities:

  • Estimate work load to establish completion dates
  • Assist mechanical engineers in the planning and testing of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery, such as engines, instruments, controls, robots, machines, etc.
  • Help prepare proposals and cost estimates
  • Actively participate in the use of all on the job safety tools
  • Review job packs
  • Identify any safety issues associated with job and ensure removal/mitigation prior to working
  • Execute work as planned
  • Record technical history as required by workgroup (Global Reliability Tool (GRT), data sheet, etc.)
  • Provide feedback on job pack improvements to Execution FLS
  • Request permits and notify Supervisor if permit cannot be issued within 30 minutes of requested time

Skills and Qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience
  • Experience with Caterpillar engines, aerial compression, screw compression, pumps (Impellar and Lact)
  • Steady employment history
  • Discipline appropriate certification(s) if applicable or equivalent professional experience
  • Strong communication skills; ability to clearly and concisely describe conditions in the field and recommend remediation steps
  • Team Player; exhibits effective teamwork when working with persons over whom the person may have no direct authority and willingness to assist others
  • Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs

Role Details:

Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico

Schedule: 5/2, 40 w/approved OT, not more than 16 hours per day

Pay: $50.00/Hr

Salary : $50

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