Maintenance Technician

Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You.

Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication shipbuilding aerospace and defense manufacturing.

That means when you join Keel youre joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results.

We build ships defense systems aerospace components and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions and we do it with pride.

Your Mission:

As a Maintenance Technician for Keel Midwest you will be responsible for repairing and maintaining machinery and equipment such as engines motors pneumatic tools conveyor systems and production machines and equipment.

Explore the Depth of the Role:

• Maintain clean lubricate repair and perform preventive maintenance to production machinery.
• Cleans up and ensures equipment is ready for production.
• Troubleshoot electrical hydraulic pneumatic and mechanical systems.
• Maintains fixtures/equipment to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose repair issues.
• Maintains physical structure of fixtures and equipment.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts.
• Operates cutting torch to cut metal parts.
• Repairs or replaces gauges valves pressure regulators and related equipment.
• Maintains facilitys utilities/support equipment: air water drain steam hydraulic electric etc.
• Ensure personal safety and the safety of team members; understand how machines work and how to operate them safely; knowledge of emergency stops; and utilization of personal protective equipment.
• Maintain clean work environment.
• Perform routine cleaning of equipment and general housekeeping at and around maintenance shop.
• Collects and handles solid and hazardous waste generated at the work site and deposits separately in designated containers.
• All other duties as assigned.

Mission Readiness:

• High school diploma or GED required and five (5) years maintenance technician experience required.
• Ability to utilize hand-held tools/machinery/instruments both manual and powered both precision and non-precision. Perform basic maintenance tasks such as plumbing painting greasing oiling grinding drilling disassembling and reassemble simple machine parts.
• Ability to weld and cut with gas torches troubleshoot machine controls.
• Ability to follow maintenance procedures and maintain proper documentation drawings and files.
• Knowledgeable in hydraulic electrical and pneumatic controls materials and components. Ability to operate set and regulate/adjust machinery.
• Ability to troubleshoot machine controls disassemble and assemble machine parts.
• Ability to install conduit pipe regulators and hoses
• Knowledgeable in PLC and computer controls relay ladder logic and electronic controls preferred.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs and maneuver 200lbs without assistance.
• Ability to take oral direction
• Ability to work in a team environment successfully

Travel Requirements:

• Occasional travel between facilities and customer sites as needed.

Physical Requirements:

• May be required to stand walk sit reach/pull/push with hands and arms climb or balance stoop or kneel regularly.
• May lift or carry 50lbs. Weights exceeding 50lbs will require mechanical means to maneuver.

Become a part of our Builders and you too can...

• Uphold Safety and Quality Standards
• Embody Team Spirit
• Relentless Customer Focus
• Convey Integrity Trust and Professionalism
• Execute with Excellence and Velocity

What Keel will build for you:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) Match
• HSA/FSA
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Internal Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Shift Differentials
• Overtime Potential
• Paid on the Job Training
• Certification Sponsorship Opportunities
• Committed to Individual Career Growth
• We Do Fun Things Plus More!

Need Assistance

If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the employment process please email with details about your request and your contact information. Accommodation requests are reviewed individually on a case-by-case basis. Please note that this email address is monitored only for inquiries related to reasonable accommodation requests.

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What we build builds us.