
Engineering Technician - Maintenance P4 - 1st Shift
Trane Technologies · Grand Rapids, MI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Trane Technologies (industrial) in Grand Rapids, MI.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Machining
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
How this role compares
Against 12 other live reliability postings in Michigan.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 46%
- Root cause 31%
- SAP 31%
- ✓ Union environment 31%
- FDA / GMP 23%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Trane Technologies
We found 2 people at this company and state: 1 on the team, 1 leaders. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
Write to John → (free) - 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Trane Technologies in Grand Rapids
20 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found on the reliability team.
- Mission Critical Customer Quality Engineer · Quality
- Controls Technician · Controls · Technician
- Calibration Technician · Quality · Technician
- OpEx Lean - Continuous Improvement Technician- 1st Shift · Lean / CI · Technician
- OPEX Lean Technician II-P4, 1st Shift · Lean / CI · Technician
- OPEX Lean Technician-P4, 2nd Shift · Lean / CI · Technician
Full description from Trane TechnologiesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
- ◆The Maintenance Technician will have the ability to install, analyze, maintain, and repair all types of mechanical and electrical production equipment.
- ◆They are responsible for the maintenance and repair of machinery and auxiliary equipment, as well as building special items to support multiple production lines.
- ◆They will engage in the repair of tools, machinery, equipment, and repair and maintain machines.
Job
Responsibilities
- ◆Maintain and repair equipment and tools as needed and per the PM schedule.
- ◆Perform duties of both master electrician and master machine repairman classifications.
- ◆Analyze information from work orders, verbal information, daily observations, manufacturer’s manuals, schematics, prints and other sources to maintain equipment to diagnose and correct malfunctions.
- ◆Communicates consistently with internal customers regarding status of equipment.
- ◆Advises supervisor of needs for outside services and works with service representatives on equipment and controls repair and installation.
- ◆Prepares bills of material on jobs requiring major material use and initiates purchase requisitions.
- ◆Makes day to day work-related decisions and prioritize needs to complete more urgent items first.
- ◆Uses various material handling equipment such as hoists, carts, lifts, fork trucks and hand trucks in moving light to heavy weight material.
- ◆Uses a variety of lock-out/tag-out devices as required per plant LOTO Plan.
- ◆Potential to work off-shifts and/or weekends
Qualifications
- ✓3+ years’ experience in Electrical/Machining maintenance environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- ✓Journeyman's certificate preferred.
- ✓Degree in Maintenance Technology or equivalent preferred; High School Diploma required or GED equivalent required.
- ✓Experience with a wide range of mechanical equipment.
- ✓Demonstrate competency in machine repair and electrical trades in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Comprehension of schematics/blueprints.
- ✓Self-starter and motivated to maintain building/machines to 100% uptime via strong preventative activities.
Physical
Requirements
- ✓Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of internal company and external associates, both written and orally, including the telephone.
- ✓Mobility within the work facility.
- ✓Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion.
- ✓Sit or stand for the majority of a normal workday.
- ✓May need to be on your feet for extended periods around the facility.
- ✓Wear proper PPE.
- ✓Ability to reach with hand and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, as required to work with equipment.
- ✓Work safely in all areas of responsibility.
Show full description ↓Show less ↑
Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies , and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King , sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.
Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home.
We boldly go.
Where is the work
On-Site (5 days)
No Sales Commission Eligible
No
Thrive at work and at home
- •Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
- •Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- •401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
- •Paid time off includes 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
- •Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
Safety Sensitive Role
Yes The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.
More Reliability roles nearby
- Maintenance Technician (Night Shift, $36.00 Starting Hourly Pay (Shift Premium Included)) · Schreiber Foods · Grand Rapids
- Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - Nights · H.B. Fuller · Grand Rapids
- Engineering Technician - Maintenance P3 - 2nd Shift · Trane Technologies · Grand Rapids
- Facilities Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift · Trane Technologies · Grand Rapids
