Maintenance Technician - Weekend Shift
Kato Cable LLC · Mankato, MN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Kato Cable LLC (industrial) in Mankato, MN. Rare to Occasional (R/O) = 0-20 times during a shift or up to 33% of the time.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $61k–$87k.
Median of the low and high ends of 73 live postings that list pay, out of 2864 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 80 other live reliability postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (3+ vs 2+)
Typical $72k–$103k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 43%
- PLC 33%
- Welding 26%
- Automation 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma or GED
- ✓At least three years of industrial maintenance experience
- ✓Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- ✓Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals
- ✓Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- ✓Basic Microsoft Office and general computer skills
If you’re a dependable, hands-on maintenance professional looking for a consistent weekend schedule, excellent earning potential, and four days off each week, we’d like to hear from you.
Apply today to join our team.
Requirements
REPORTS TO: Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor
JOB PURPOSE: Create and maintain a high standard in equipment and building maintenance; procedures, documentation, and follow through. Assist in production and take on some engineering duties as needed while keeping maintenance a priority. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
Responsibilities
- ◆Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair: Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatic and Hydraulic issues.
- ◆Perform preventative maintenance on all manufacturing equipment and facilities.
- ◆Respond promptly to maintenance requests to minimize downtime.
- ◆Maintain inventory of tools, parts, and supplies.
- ◆Develop and maintain strong communication lines between Maintenance, Production, Engineering and Management.
- ◆Assist with optimization of equipment efficiency.
- ◆Support set-up/installation of new equipment.
- ◆Record maintenance work orders in CMMS system.
- ◆Improve and maintain documented maintenance program in accordance with ISO guidelines.
- ◆Perform projects as needed.
- ◆Perform production set-ups as needed.
- ◆Submit purchase orders as needed.
In addition, may also be responsible for a variety of tasks as needed by our ongoing business and company requirements.
Qualifications
- ✓Experience, Competencies and Education
- ✓Must possess an education or experience level that permits the employee to effectively communicate and perform duties, assignments and
responsibilities
of the job.
- ◆High school diploma or GED required.
- ◆Minimum of 3 years of experience in a maintenance role.
- ◆Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents relating to the job, function or assignment.
- ◆Mathematical Skills
Ability to perform basic mathematical equations.
- ◆Reasoning Ability
Ability to make decisions when identifying in-process problems. Ability to deal with a variety of job assignments.
Required computer skills
- ✓Microsoft Word
- ✓Microsoft Excel
- ✓Microsoft Outlook
- ✓General internet and computer use
Preferred experience
- ✓3+ years of hands-on experience in industrial maintenance.
- ✓Proficiency in troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
- ✓Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Requirements
0 – 10 lbs: Frequent
11 – 25 lbs: Frequent
26 – 50 lbs: Rare/Occasional
51 – 75 lbs: Rare/Occasional
76 – 100 lbs: Rare/Occasional
100+ lbs: Rare/Occasional
- ✓Rare to Occasional (R/O) = 0-20 times during a shift or up to 33% of the time
- ✓Frequent (F) = 20-100 times during a shift or 33-66% of the time
- ✓Constant (C) = Over 100 times during a shift or 66-100% of the time
- ✓Vision
Requirements
- ✓Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
- ✓Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
- ✓Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
- ✓Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
- ✓Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
- ✓Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
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Description
Now Hiring: Weekend Maintenance Technician
Put your industrial maintenance experience to work in a role that offers competitive pay and a four-day break every week.
Schedule: Friday–Sunday, 6:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Pay: $25–$30 per hour, plus a $2 per hour shift differential
In this position, you’ll play an essential role in keeping our manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently.
include
- •Troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems
- •Performing preventive maintenance on manufacturing equipment and facilities
- •Responding promptly to maintenance requests to minimize downtime
- •Supporting equipment installations, production setups, and efficiency improvements
- •Recording work orders in the CMMS
- •Maintaining documentation in accordance with ISO guidelines
- •Collaborating with Production, Engineering, and Management
Accountabilities and measures
- •Accomplishment of assigned tasks.
- •Adherence to the Quality Policy and ISO Procedural Requirements.
- •Ability to maintain clean work areas and follow good housekeeping practices.
- •Ability to follow work rules, work independently, be flexible and be willing to perform a variety of jobs.
- •Ability to use any machinery/equipment required to accomplish any given job assignment.
- •Ability to work effectively, courteously and respectively with other personnel.
Physical demands
Stand: Frequent
Walk: Frequent
Sit: Frequent
Use of Hands or Fingers: Constant
Reaching: Rare/Occasional
Climb or Balance: Rare/Occasional
Crouching or Kneeling: Rare/Occasional
Talk or Hear: Constant
- •Weight
Personality
- •We are looking for a self-driven, hands-on individual with a positive outlook, an emphasis on quality and preventative rather than reactive documentation, a natural forward planner who is able to multi-task efficiently, strong communication skills, and someone who is able to see things from the other person’s point of view.
Work environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the e