Heat Treat Maintenance Technician II

Austin Careers•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Heat Treat Maintenance Technician II is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and supporting the reliability of heat-treating equipment and associated production systems in industrial manufacturing environments. The role helps ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently within required temperature and process specifications. The technician responds to equipment breakdowns, conducts preventive and predictive maintenance, inspects equipment and instrumentation, and documents maintenance work. The position also supports equipment installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement efforts while collaborating with operations and engineering teams to improve reliability and uptime. Work takes place in industrial and construction environments and may involve exposure to weather, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Required personal protective equipment and applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements must be met. Austin Industrial provides maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Typically 2 to 5 years of industrial maintenance experience.
High school diploma or GED required.
Strong troubleshooting skills in mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
Knowledge of industrial maintenance best practices.
Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings.
Experience with control instrumentation, sensors, and calibration procedures.
Understanding of combustion systems, gas burners, and heat-treatment processes.
Familiarity with lockout/tagout (LOTO) and industrial safety procedures.
Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented manufacturing environment.
Strong problem-solving and diagnostic abilities.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
May be required to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds, work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces.
Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience maintaining heat-treating equipment, industrial furnaces, ovens, or heavy manufacturing machinery.
Technical school, vocational training, or certification in industrial maintenance, electrical systems, mechatronics, instrumentation, metallurgy, or mechanical technology.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment failures.
Troubleshoot and maintain heat-treating furnaces, ovens, burners, drives, motors, pumps, and gearboxes.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on production and heat-treatment equipment.
Inspect, calibrate, and maintain temperature-control instrumentation and sensors.
Verify the proper operation of safety systems, alarms, and interlocks.
Repair or replace defective mechanical and electrical components.
Interpret technical manuals, schematics, blueprints, and wiring diagrams.
Maintain gas burner systems and combustion-related equipment.
Inspect equipment to identify and prevent potential failures.
Respond to equipment breakdowns in a timely manner to support production.
Document maintenance activities, repairs, and inspection results.
Follow plant safety procedures, environmental regulations, and maintenance standards.
Assist with equipment installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
Perform additional maintenance duties as assigned.