Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of production equipment and plant facilities, focusing on troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining various systems while adhering to safety procedures. This role involves maintaining accurate records and supporting overall plant operations.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect production equipment and plant facilities regularly to help ensure a safe working environment.
  • Perform all maintenance mechanic duties in a safe manner, adhering to established safety procedures and guidelines.
  • Respond promptly to equipment issues and perform immediate repairs to production machinery as required to minimize downtime.
  • Implement and execute preventative maintenance schedules on all relevant equipment and systems.
  • Accurately document maintenance work performed each day, including materials, parts used, and any associated Job Safety Analyses (JSA) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
  • Maintain general cleanliness and orderliness of work areas, ensuring tools, equipment, and materials are stored properly.
  • Use troubleshooting skills to diagnose mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic problems on production equipment.
  • Read and interpret electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and structural prints and schematics to guide maintenance and repair work.
  • Fabricate steel components using a torch, welder, and associated tooling as needed for repairs or modifications.
  • Operate power tools safely and effectively as part of maintenance and repair activities.
  • Collaborate with supervisors and plant leadership to prioritize maintenance tasks and communicate equipment status.
  • Perform all other related duties as assigned by supervisory personnel to support efficient plant operations.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience as an Industrial Mechanic in a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Hands-on experience with maintenance and repair of production equipment in a manufacturing setting.
  • Working knowledge of machine operations within a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to implement and follow preventative maintenance programs, including familiarity with CMMS systems.
  • Basic computer skills, including the use of MS Office applications.
  • Ability to troubleshoot 24 VDC, 110 VAC, and 480/600 3-phase VAC electrical systems.
  • Ability to troubleshoot hydraulic systems used in industrial equipment.
  • Ability to troubleshoot pneumatic systems used in industrial equipment.
  • Ability to fabricate steel using a torch, welder, and associated tooling.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and structural prints and schematics.
  • Ability to safely operate a variety of power tools used in maintenance work.
  • Possession of a personal set of hand tools suitable for industrial maintenance work.
  • Physical ability to stand, stoop, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to perform repetitive work with hands and arms above and below shoulder level.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This is a Permanent position based out of Rittman, OH.
  • The pay range for this position is $50000.00 - $63000.00/yr.
  • This is a fully onsite position in Rittman, OH.
  • This position is anticipated to close on Nov 10, 2026.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Rittman, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio, whose middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 72 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 57% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Rittman, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Rittman, OH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 136 other active welding openings from 90 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

Aerotek currently has 6 other openings live in Ohio, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), Staffmark (5), and Pro Mechanical Services (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Columbus at $28/hr and Cincinnati at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Rittman, OH

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