Instrumentation & Electrical Technician (Senior I/E Maintenance Tech)
Twin City Fan · Mitchell, SD
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Twin City Fan (industrial) in Mitchell, SD.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- 5S, Root cause, PLC, Robotics, Automation
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
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 $62k–$88k.
Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 3018 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 17 other live reliability postings in South Dakota.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 50%
- Welding 39%
- ✓ PLC 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Twin City FanAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Builds, installs, maintains, and repairs a variety of production equipment. This may include electrical controls, circuits, control panels, forklifts, cranes, and other operations equipment in the plant.
- ◆Solve advanced mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues on various production equipment
- ◆Program and troubleshoot control systems including robotic and PLC based automation. Troubleshoot PLC, I/O including 4-20mA loops, 120V/24DC I/O, and VFD’s.
- ◆Troubleshoot and identify a root cause, repair, or replace parts, rewire and install related instrument/electricalgoods including conduit and/or wiring.
- ◆Develop and improve preventative maintenance schedules
- ◆Collaborating with manager and plant management to improve operational processes with respect to equipment reliability
- ◆Schedule and coordinate with vendors for repairs, training, and installations
- ◆Verifies safety devices are inspected regularly for all machines and equipment.
- ◆Provide training for technicians, manufacturing engineers, and production leads.
- ◆Performs 5S activities and inspections to maintain cleanliness and organization
- ◆Acts as informal leader and mentor to fellow maintenance team members.
- ◆Travel up to 10%
- ◆Act, Live, and Behave by TCF Core Values.
- ◆Additional duties may be assigned, dependent upon location and product line.
Qualifications
- ✓Requires a high school diploma
- ✓South Dakota Journeyman Electrical license preferred but not required.
- ✓5+ years of industrial maintenance experience or Technical Associate’s degree and 3 years’ experience
- ✓Experience working with CMMS to create, approve, and close work orders
- ✓Read and understand safety rules, standard work instructions, electrical diagrams and schematics, test sheets, completion sheets and quality assurance sheets
- ✓Basic Microsoft office required
Certifications, licenses, registrations and required training
The following certifications and training, if required, will be provided by the company:
- ✓Lock Out/Tag Out Certification (desired)
- ✓JSA completion, Forklift Operations, PPE identification and usage, Crane Training, hazard awareness/identification, Lift table operations, Rigging safety
- ✓Understands maintenance Metrics, Issue boards, 5S
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Physical demands/working conditions
To successfully perform the essential function of this position, employees must have the ability to:
- •Continuously lift/move 10 pounds; frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
- •Continuously stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms above shoulder height; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk; and hear.
- •Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach with hands and arms at waist level and below the waist, and work in limited space.
- •Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
Work environment
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is continuously exposed to moving mechanical parts and extreme heat and cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high places, fumes, or airborne particles and/or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Safety
Twin City Fan is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy work environment. Every employee must understand and continually work within the safety and health rules and policies. The use of good judgment and common sense is critical to workplace safety, and Twin City Fan expects every employee to work in a safe and conscientious manner.