Maintenance Technician — Career Preview

Keep facilities running — fix anything, anytime

Maintenance technicians perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot breakdowns, and repair mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in industrial plants, commercial buildings, and facilities.

A day in the life

You review the morning's work orders, perform a PM on a conveyor motor, troubleshoot a faulty sensor on a packaging line, replace bearings on a pump, and document everything in the CMMS before shift end.

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