Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift
Milwaukee Tool · Grenada, MS
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Milwaukee Tool (industrial) in Grenada, MS. Meanwhile, you’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, CNC, Welding, Tooling
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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.
Mississippi plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 31 other live reliability postings in Mississippi.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 44%
- ✓ PLC 44%
- ✓ Welding 44%
- ✓ Tooling 34%
- EHS / safety 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for CNC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Milwaukee Tool in Grenada
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Full description from Milwaukee ToolAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
responsibilities
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing maintenance services and repairs in the areas of plumbing, carpentry, plastering, machine servicing, and electrical.
Responsibilities
- ◆CNC troubleshooting drives, motors
- ◆Machine repair
- ◆Troubleshoot and correct setups, tooling and malfunctions
- ◆Operate the personnel lifts
- ◆Operate forklifts
- ◆Perform repairs and adaptions of equipment, such as; changing air, grease and coolant lines, switches, belts, guards
- ◆Fabricate miscellaneous items out of wood, metal and Plexiglas
- ◆Build or fabricate devices to improve quality and production
- ◆Use hand and power tools
- ◆Move equipment
- ◆Plumbing, welding, construction of metal/wood, brazing, soldering, maintenance and inventory supply check in / out using CMMS system
- ◆Lookup MRO parts using CMMS system, if not available provide all relevant information to clerk, engineer or manager for prompt order of repair parts and rebuild machines as required
- ◆All non-routine machine maintenance and upkeep machines as required
- ◆Evaluate / repair / replace electrical motors and component
- ◆Wire machines
- ◆Install new equipment to meet all production needs
- ◆Basic PLC maintenance
- ◆Adhere to all safety
requirements
in the work area
- ✓Practice 6S
Requirements
- ✓40 semester hours of industrial trade training or 5 years general maintenance experience
- ✓Qualified electrician and basic electronics
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Job Description
INNOVATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success – so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to create disruptive new technologies and solutions on our electrical engineering teams. Our Engineering Team is responsible for giving life to the batteries, motors, and electronics that power solutions changing the lives of our users. Every developmental phase of these critical components happens in-house under the watch of this team. We continue to invest in electrical engineering resources to design and develop leadership in electronic capabilities; something unique within the industry. And we’re pushing the limits in firmware engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, machine learning, and the use of artificial intelligence.
Behind our doors you’ll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.
Year after year, our team continues to make significant breakthroughs in the industry. We’re just getting started. To learn more about our story click HERE.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- •Understand and follow verbal and written instructions, as well as drawings and blueprints
- •Certified forklift operator
- •Welding
- •Industrial electricity/wiring
We provide these great perks and benefits
- •Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans.
- •Generous 401 (K) savings plan.
- •Education assistance.
- •On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.
- •And many more, check out our benefits site HERE .