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Maintenance Technician

Rotating Machinery Svcs Inc
Chicopee, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2026

Based: Chicopee Massachusetts

Job Overview

Maintenance technician, 1st shift.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
  • Dismantle and repair machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.
  • Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
  • Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
  • Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, or machinery
  • Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
  • Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs, online stores, and suppliers.
  • Plan repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
  • Clean work areas and perform general cleaning of buildings or properties.
  • Fabricate, paint or repair counters, benches, partitions, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
  • Align and balance new equipment after installation.
  • Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring instruments.
  • Cutting, grinding, brazing and fabrication activities.
  • Assist in developing preventive maintenance programs.
  • Develop equipment or component configurations.

Experience:

  • 3-5 years of experience in maintenance activities.
  • Experience with maintenance of CNC machinery is preferred, but not necessary.
  • Experience with corrective and preventive maintenance of plant equipment and machinery.

Education:

  • High School Diploma
  • Technical School Degree and/or Military Training a plus

Required Skills / Knowledge:

  • Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
  • Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
  • Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
  • Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
  • Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
  • Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Installation — Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
  • Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
  • Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
  • Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
  • The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Salary : $32 - $40

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