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Maintenance Apprentice - 2nd Shift

EATON
Beltsville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Aug 2026
💰 $48,000/yr

About the role

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Maintenance Apprentice - 2nd Shift to join our team in Beltsville, MD!

The core hours are 3 pm - 11:30 pm, M-F. 

The hourly rate for this position is $23.50 per hour + a 10% shift premium.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

 

Eaton's Beltsville, MD manufacturing facility is home to 400+ innovative team members driving advancements in aerospace technology. The products built here power hundreds of military and commercial aircraft, with a focus on reliability, weight reduction, and fuel efficiency. From contributing to the Mars Rover to protecting the Declaration of Independence, and keeping passengers safe and comfortable in flight—our work makes a real-world impact. We’re proud to set the standard for engineering excellence while developing next-generation solutions for the future of aviation. If you’re looking for meaningful, exciting work where your contributions truly matter, we invite you to join us!

What you’ll do:

The Maintenance Apprentice focuses on completing daily rounds consisting of lubrication, maintaining oil level, checking pH/concentration levels, moving metal waste barrels and visual checks on skimmers and fans throughout the manufacturing facility. Labor duties including equipment moves & facility upkeep will also be necessary. Assist maintenance team members with higher level tasks and repairs.

In this role, you will:

  • Complete daily machine lubrication, oil fills, and chip/chip barrel removal per schedule.
  • Complete daily visual inspections and replacements of mill and lathe fans & filters.
  • Drive a forklift and load/unload pallets of chip barrels from a trailer.
  • Provide support and back up for other members of department as needed by leadership.  
  • Assist periodic coolant change and chip cleaning on mills and lathes.
  • Assemble devices received in kit form such as furniture and shelving units.
  • Periodic equipment and bulk material moves.
  • Updates records in CMMS.
  • Follows all safety related policies, rules, regulations, technical instructions and guidelines.  Situational awareness and identify unsafe behaviors and conditions
     

Qualifications:

Required (Basqic) Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment, immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  • No relocation benefit is offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered.  Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
  • This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C.  1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.

 

 

 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience in maintenance 

Skills:

  • Ability to comply with all national and local safety and environmental standards, guidelines and policies by driving EBS/World class workforce initiatives such as ISO14001 and/or applicable regional initiatives.
  • Understanding of how to use precision gauging instruments.
  • Understanding of basic electrical and mechanical systems and able to perform repairs.
  • Ability to proactively work with other team members under limited supervision.
  • This position requires the ability to stand and/or walk for 8-12 hours with or without reasonable accommodation. 
  • Ability to comprehend and follow technical standards and maintenance procedures.

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