About the role
Location: Houston, TX area (onsite)
Type: Permanent · Full time · 3rd shift (nights)
A high-volume wire and cable manufacturer needs a night-shift maintenance technician whose strength is electrical. You'll keep production equipment running through a mix of breakdown response and planned maintenance, troubleshooting down to the PLC level. Uptime matters here, and so does finding the real cause.
What you'll do
- Diagnose and fix electrical, mechanical and pneumatic problems on production lines
- Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment (no programming involved)
- Repair motors, drives, sensors and related parts
- Carry out preventive maintenance that cuts downtime
- Fabricate or modify parts with shop equipment
- Log your work and hand off clearly to the next shift, keeping the area safe and organized
What you bring
- 3+ years of industrial maintenance in manufacturing
- Strong electrical troubleshooting (required)
- Working knowledge of PLCs, motors, drives, hydraulics and pneumatics
- Can read schematics and technical drawings
- Solid mechanical skills: bearings, alignment, general repair, plus hand, power and diagnostic tools
- Comfortable working alone at night, with basic computer skills for work tracking
Nice to have: Forklift experience.
Mural Group is recruiting for this role on behalf of a client. Apply here and a Mural recruiter will be in touch.