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Production Maintenance Technician III

Amentum
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jul 2025
💰 $66,000/yr($50,000/yr$66,000/yr)

About the role

Amentum is seeking a Production Maintenance Technician III to join our team in Waukesha, WI.

  • Typically hours are AWS Day shift 6:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Hourly Pay Range: $25.00 - $33.00 per hour

Amentum is a multifaceted supplier specializing in providing and managing maintenance and engineering technical support services for commercial and industrial critical facilities.

We are fast-paced, agile, customer-centric, and fiercely committed problem-solvers. Our team is excited to help our customers solve todays and tomorrow’s problems, giving confidence and reassurance that together we’ll accomplish mission success.

As an Amentum employee you can enjoy:

  • Growth opportunities
  • Safe work environment
  • Team focused environment.

In this role you will be responsible for responding to work orders, troubleshooting, and providing preventive and corrective maintenance in an industrial manufacturing environment on all production related industrial systems including, but not limited to pumps, motors, PLC and CNC machinery, robotics, pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, and coolant systems.

Effective communication with your team and the customer is critical to understand and solve complex electrical and mechanical problems. The Production Maintenance Mechanic identifies and corrects any safety-related issues and performs independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures.

Responsibilities:

  • Follows safety protocols and maintains a safe work environment.
  • Maintains and troubleshoots production equipment.
  • Performs quality control checks on products.
  • Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
  • Performs preventive maintenance on production equipment.
  • Operates various production machines and tools.
  • Maintains accurate records of production processes and results.

Minimum Requirements:

  • 3-5 years of experience performing electrical and mechanical maintenance on industrial manufacturing process / production equipment or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to work in an aerial lift or scissor lift at heights up to 30 feet or higher.
  • Must have the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot industrial equipment such as pumps, bearings, blowers, fans, gearboxes, air handlers, and other equipment as required.

Additional Information:

  • Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check to obtain a security badge at our client's location.
  • This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.
  • This position may require various shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules.
  • Must be willing to work overtime when required. May be required to work holidays and weekends.

Physical Requirements:

  • Requires the ability to regularly lift to 50 lbs., the ability to regularly climb ladders and stairs, flexibility to bend/stoop, squat, kneel, stretch, reach, and move in a 90-degree fashion on a repetitive basis for shift. Requires the ability to walk extensively throughout the plant during shift.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Five years of experience performing maintenance on industrial manufacturing production equipment or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements: 

  • Wear steel toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats and other Personal Protective Equipment as needed.
  • Cope with demands (stressors) that are associated with the job and/or the work environment so that acceptable levels of performance and overall contribution are maintained.

Other Attributes:

  • Must be willing to work overtime when required.  May be required to work holidays and weekends.

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

       

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United

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