Night Shift Maintenance Technician (Industrial / Heavy Equipment)

Experience Level: Mid–Senior
Experience Required: 7+ Years
Job Function: Technician & Mechanic
Industry: Environmental Services
Schedule: Night Shift – 5:30 PM to 3:30 AM (Flexible 10-hour shifts)
Positions Available: 1
Relocation Assistance: No
Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

Position Overview

This role is responsible for the maintenance, protection, and uptime of a high-value industrial shredding system used in an e-waste recycling operation.

This is not a general maintenance role. The technician in this position is accountable for the mechanical integrity, safety, and continuous operation of the facility’s primary production asset. The role operates independently on the night shift, responding to critical breakdowns, preventing failures, and ensuring peak performance.

Downtime directly impacts revenue. This position owns prevention and rapid recovery.

Core Responsibility: Asset Protection & Equipment Uptime

The Night Shift Maintenance Technician is expected to:

• Maintain high equipment uptime and system reliability

• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical failures accurately and efficiently

• Prevent catastrophic failures through proactive inspections and preventative maintenance

• Protect critical components including rotors, cutter stacks, screens, shafts, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, and drive assemblies

• Identify early warning signs of failure (vibration, abnormal noise, heat patterns, amperage spikes)

Key Responsibilities

Advanced Mechanical Maintenance

• Replace bearings, motors, couplings, shafts, seals, and high-wear components

• Perform alignment, torque verification, and structural repairs

• Conduct cutter stack inspections and component replacements

• Perform welding and fabrication repairs as required

Electrical & Controls

• Troubleshoot 3-phase motors and high-amperage electrical systems

• Diagnose electrical panels, relays, sensors, overloads, and safety circuits

• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment (programming not required)

• Strictly follow lockout/tagout and safety procedures

Hydraulics & System Integrity

• Diagnose and repair hydraulic pumps, cylinders, valves, and pressure systems

• Monitor hydraulic temperature and pressure consistency

• Identify leaks and inefficiencies before failure occurs

Downtime Response & Accountability

• Respond immediately to production stoppages

• Perform structured root cause analysis on major failures

• Communicate clearly with operations leadership during incidents

• Document repairs and preventative maintenance accurately

• Recommend improvements to reduce repeat failures

Performance Expectations

This role requires:

• High mechanical and technical competency

• Independent decision-making under pressure

• Strong sense of urgency and ownership

• Professional communication and accountability

• Ability to operate with minimal supervision during night shift

This is a high-trust, high-expectation position within a fast-paced industrial environment.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of industrial maintenance experience (heavy machinery required)

• Experience with industrial shredders or similar heavy-duty equipment strongly preferred

• Advanced mechanical troubleshooting skills

• Strong knowledge of 3-phase electrical systems

• Hydraulic systems experience required

• Welding and fabrication experience required

• Ability to read mechanical and electrical schematics

• Ability to work night shifts independently

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 75+ lbs

• Ability to work in a loud, high-output industrial environment

• Ability to perform physical repair work on large industrial components