Industrial Maintenance Tech II (Overnight)
Waiakea Inc · Hilo, HI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- Includes overnights
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 20 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Waiakea Inc (industrial) in Hilo, HI. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC, Automation, Welding, Packaging lines, Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · overnight travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 1734 other live reliability postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Typical $75k–$103k, from 95 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 49%
- ✓ PLC 39%
- ✓ Welding 34%
- ✓ Root cause 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Packaging lines, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Other Duties
- ◆Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities
that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
Requirements
- ✓Must obtain lockout certification and be able to wear OSHA-approved safety gear
- ✓Working knowledge of electrical, electronic controls, pneumatics, mechanical, and tooling
- ✓Ability to attend and retain Internal and or External technical training
- ✓Packaging operation and high-speed automation experience is preferred
- ✓Ability to wear OSHA-approved personal protective equipment (PPE)
- ✓Complies with all standard safety practices, safety rules, good manufacturing practices, and all other company rules and
requirements
- ✓Required to continuously stand, walk, reach with arms & hands
- ✓Required to continuously use hands to handle product, materials, and machine
- ✓Required to frequently twist, bend, stoop, lift, climb and balance
- ✓Required to frequently lift and or move 10-20 pounds, lift and or move 20-30 pounds with reasonable accommodation, lift and or move 40-50 pounds with the aid of a co-worker and/or reasonable accommodations
Education and Experience
- ✓High school diploma/ GED required
- ✓5 years of mechanical or working with heavy machinery required
- ✓2 years of experience in an automated or semi-automated packing environment preferred
- ✓Welding certification a plus
- ✓Electrical certification or license a plus
- ✓1 year of maintenance experience required at Waiakea or equivalent education/training preferred
Core Values: The ideal candidate will align with our company core values:
- ✓It’s a Kakou Thing- Works together with team members to find solutions.
- ✓Live Aloha- Be positive, love unconditionally.
- ✓Kulia i ka nuu- Constant improvement; Strive to reach the summit.
- ✓Be Pono- To have integrity and find harmony within yourself, the Aina, your community and work.
- ✓Ho'okuleana- An action or mindset “to take responsibility.” It is our individual and collective responsibility to: participate rather than ignore, prevent rather than react and preserve rather than degrade.
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Description
Position Overview
- •The Industrial Maintenance Technician II will be the senior technician on shift, with their knowledge and skill set leading the maintenance team while fostering a positive partnership and working hand and hand with the Industrial Maintenance Technician I. This role will be responsible for the facilitation and leadership to install, repair, troubleshoot, and maintain commercial and industrial machinery on our bottling line at our manufacturing plant. The Industrial Maintenance Technician II will be heavily engaged in improving maintenance procedures and manufacturing processes for the improvement of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and culture. The Industrial Maintenance Technician II will report to the Maintenance Supervisor on duty.
Schedule & Hours
- •Current Schedule (Upon Hire): Monday – Friday, 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM, plus one Saturday overtime shift per month.
- •Upcoming Schedule (Effective November 1, 2026): We are transitioning to a 24/7 operation! You will move to a 12-hour Pitman rotating schedule (6:00 PM – 6:30 AM).
- •You will enjoy 3 to 4 days off every single week and have every other full weekend off.
- •You will work a 2-2-3 rotation, meaning your hours will alternate between 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next (with built-in overtime).
Shift Differentials will be paid as outlined below
Overnight shift receives an additional 5% hourly wage differential
Benefits
- •Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water offers competitive pay that is direct-deposited weekly
- •Annual sick, personal and vacation leave
- •Paid volunteer hours through the Waiakea award winning Kokua Initiative program
- •Employee + Dependent(s) HMSA health/vision/prescription/dental insurance
- •FSA & Dependent Care FSA with $500 employer contribution
- •Discounted gym memberships
- •Discounted company water
- •$300 monthly child care reimbursement
- •401k with up to a 5% employer match & more!
Essential Job Functions
- •Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical systems on equipment.
- •Demonstrate troubleshooting capabilities on control systems, servo drives, motors, HMIs, and PLCs on complex high-speed packaging lines.
- •Perform various equipment preventive maintenance tasks as necessary, but routinely in cases requiring advanced technical expertise
- •Review documentation for maintenance activity using the maintenance database, adequately communicate maintenance issues to appropriate employees (e.g., other maintenance techs, operators, engineers, supervisors, etc.), and properly utilize the maintenance inventory system.
- •Repair and maintain items necessary to maintain equipment in optimum operating condition
- •Lead process improvement initiatives in assigned areas by analyzing equipment maintenance history, identifying significant causes of waste, coordinating with appropriate employees to develop root cause analysis (RCA), and providing maintenance assistance as necessary.
- •Assist in day-to-day support of operators for adjustments, setups, and change overs
- •Assist other maintenance technicians as required
- •Work with engineers and vendors on special projects
- •Use machine tools, welding equipment, and measuring devices to modify machinery as needed
- •Will assist in the training and coaching others on best practices.
Other Skills/Abilities
- •Ability to comprehend basic verbal and written instructions
- •Ability to distinguish and identify different products by reading labels