Maintenance Mechanic
Greenbrier · Red Oak, IA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Greenbrier (industrial) in Red Oak, IA. Or as environmental conditions dictate.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Welding, EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $57k–$86k.
Median of the low and high ends of 64 live postings that list pay, out of 2470 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Iowa plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 54 other live reliability postings in Iowa.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 60%
- PLC 44%
- ✓ Welding 38%
- ✓ Root cause 25%
- TPM 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from GreenbrierAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.
- ◆Develops standard maintenance programs to be incorporated into operating manuals for customers
- ◆Assists in identifying and resolving recurrent failures
- ◆Supports root cause analysis program for major failures
- ◆Maintains and repairs lift table and lift jacks
- ◆Keeps machinery and production equipment in working condition and always ready for production, including forklift fleet and the service agreements on larger forklift repairs.
- ◆Diagnoses and repairs issues with welding machines, trucks, and golf carts
- ◆Maintains adequate supply of parts to service and maintain equipment, and keeps detailed records for reporting of maintenance performed and parts used.
Qualifications
The following generally describes
requirements
to successfully perform the assigned duties.
Qualifications
- ✓Ability to work independently.
- ✓Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
- ✓Ability to work with tools such as a welder, cutting torch, grinder, lathe, mill, drill, and meter
- ✓1+ year of experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and industrial skills
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓5+ years experience in mechanical maintenance field
- ✓1+ years of Welding Experience
- ✓1+ years of Fabrication Experience.
- ✓Experience working and understanding OSHA regulations
Work Environment and Physical
Requirements
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The physical environment requires the employee to work in hot and cold environments, in and out of the weather, work safely around heavy equipment and on top of and under railcars, as well as around railroad tracks. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment such as steel toe boots, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, welding and grinding shields, etc. or as environmental conditions dictate
Physical Activities and
Requirements
Frequency Key
Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation
Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)
Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5+ hours/day)
Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)
Requirements
- ✓5-10 lbs: Frequently
- ✓10-25 lbs: Frequently
- ✓25-50 lbs: Occasionally
- ✓50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
- ✓75+ lbs: Not Applicable
Push / Pull
Requirements
- ✓Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
- ✓10-25 lbs: Frequently
- ✓25-50 lbs: Frequently
- ✓50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
- ✓75+ lbs: Not Applicable
EOE including Vet/Disability
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At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.
Greenbrier’s heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.
Greenbrier’s success begins with people. We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety, Quality, Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement, Access and Leadership (IDEAL) commitment is rooted in these values, which lead to a culture where employees are engaged and feel good about coming to work every day.
Summary
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for diagnosing equipment including pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical problems by making adjustments and repairs on building and production equipment. This position breaks down equipment and replaces, adjusts or repairs parts.
Working Postures
- •Sit: Occasionally
- •Stand: Frequently
- •Walk: Constantly
- •Bend: Frequently
- •Kneel/Squat: Frequently
- •Crawl: Frequently
- •Climb: Frequently
- •Reach Forward: Frequently
- •Reach Upward: Frequently
- •Handling/Fingering: Frequently
Lift / Carry
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