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:

Repairs and maintains 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 related duties as assigned.

Mission Readiness:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 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.

Travel Requirements:

Between facilities 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

What we build builds us.