Sr. Maintenance Technician
Enerpac Tool Group Corp · Columbus, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 12 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Enerpac Tool Group Corp (industrial) in Columbus, WI.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Machining, Welding, Tooling
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Maintenance Technician roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $54k–$86k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 150 maintenance technician openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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- Experience asked
- Not stated
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- PLC 48%
- ✓ Team leadership 48%
- ✓ Welding 46%
- Robotics 22%
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Summary – basic function of the role
The Sr. Maintenance Technician is a senior-level individual contributor responsible for advanced troubleshooting, maintenance, and reliability improvement of machining and manufacturing equipment, test fixtures, and facility systems. Building on the Maintenance Technician role, this position independently resolves complex and recurring equipment failures, develops sustainable corrective actions, and improves maintenance practices to reduce downtime and extend asset life. The role provides hands-on technical guidance and mentoring, coordinates assigned maintenance work and equipment-readiness activities, and partners with production, engineering, procurement, vendors, and other Enerpac facilities as needed. This position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and has no direct reports or formal supervisory authority; staffing decisions, performance management, disciplinary action, and departmental priorities remain with management.
Responsibilities
- ◆Independently perform advanced preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on machining and production machinery, test fixtures, facility systems, and related equipment; serve as a technical resource for complex maintenance issues.
- ◆Diagnose and repair complex, intermittent, and interrelated mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic failures, including machine-control components within training and authorization; interpret schematics and diagnostic data to isolate underlying causes.
- ◆Respond to critical equipment breakdowns, evaluate repair options and operational risks, and coordinate technical troubleshooting through safe restoration and verification of equipment performance.
- ◆Partner with the Maintenance Supervisor and production leadership to recommend maintenance priorities and coordinate assigned repairs, planned shutdown activities, parts availability, and vendor support within approved schedules; escalate competing priorities and resource needs to the supervisor.
- ◆Provide hands-on technical coordination for equipment installation, relocation, modification, testing, and startup; partner with engineering and suppliers to verify safe operation, maintainability, and readiness before release to production.
- ◆Conduct root cause analysis of recurring failures using equipment history, inspection findings, and operating data; recommend and implement approved corrective actions, evaluate effectiveness, and refine preventive and predictive maintenance tasks and intervals.
- ◆Maintain accurate work orders, equipment histories, inspection and calibration records, failure findings, repair details, and parts usage in the maintenance tracking system; develop and update troubleshooting guides and standardized maintenance instructions.
- ◆Model and follow company safety policies and procedures, including lockout/tagout and applicable electrical and equipment-safety requirements; identify and report hazards, support corrective actions, and perform specialized work only within
required qualifications
and authorization.
- ✓Use hand tools, power tools, diagnostic equipment, and measurement instruments safely and effectively.
- ✓Perform welding, fabrication, equipment calibration, and facility-maintenance activities as qualified and assigned.
- ✓Assist with maintaining plant property, utilities, building systems, and equipment in good working condition.
- ✓Safely handle and properly dispose of solvents, lubricants, chemicals, hazardous materials, and maintenance-related waste.
- ✓Communicate equipment condition, failure causes, repair status, downtime risks, and recommended follow-up actions to employees and leaders; provide clear technical handoffs for work continuing across shifts or teams.
- ✓Collaborate with production, engineering, procurement, vendors, equipment suppliers, and other Enerpac facilities as needed to resolve difficult technical issues, obtain specialized support, and share effective maintenance and reliability practices.
- ✓Evaluate repair-versus-replacement options and provide technical and cost input for equipment refurbishment, tooling, and capital needs; support sourcing of spare parts and outside repairs, obtaining purchase approvals under established authorization requirements.
- ✓Maintain safe, organized maintenance work areas, storage locations, tools, and supplies; support asset identification, critical-spare identification, inventory accuracy, and replenishment recommendations to improve traceability and equipment readiness.
- ✓Mentor Maintenance Technicians and support hands-on training in troubleshooting, equipment care, maintenance procedures, and safe work practices; share technical knowledge without assuming formal employee supervision or performance-management responsibilities.
- ✓Perform other related duties consistent with the position’s purpose and level of responsibility.
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Overview
Enerpac Tool Group is a premier industrial tools and services company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 25 countries. The Company’s businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol “EPAC”.
Our vision is to be our customer’s preferred partner through relentless innovation of industrial tools and services that help them safely and reliably tackle their toughest jobs around the world.
For further information on Enerpac Tool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at https://www.enerpactoolgroup.com/ .
Skills and Competencies
- •Advanced troubleshooting expertise across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, with the ability to diagnose complex and intermittent failures involving multiple sy
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