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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair industrial equipment and facility systems.

Responsibilities

  • Perform electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic repairs.
  • Maintain motors, pumps, conveyors, and industrial machinery.
  • Troubleshoot high-voltage electrical systems.

Requirements

  • Read schematics and complete maintenance work orders.
  • Respond to maintenance issues to minimize equipment downtime.
  • Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience.
  • Experience with hydraulics and industrial machinery.
  • Ability to work independently and read electrical schematics.
  • Stick welding experience preferred.
  • Machining or lathe experience is a plus.
  • Printing press or paper-converting equipment experience is a plus.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, good attendance, and attention to quality.

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person
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How this job compares in Roanoke, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Virginia currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$41/hr across 95 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Roanoke, VA

Roanoke, VA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 163 other active welding openings from 82 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (14), General Dynamics NASSCO (10), and Atlantic Constructors, Inc. (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $40/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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