Maintenance Apprentice - 2nd Shift
EATONAbout 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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