Machine Refurbishment Technician

Laitram • New Orleans, LA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Laitram Machinery, Inc. is hiring a Machine Refurbishment Technician to inspect, refurbish, test, and manage inventory for returned lease-fleet components. The role uses mechanical skills and basic electrical knowledge to perform approved, de-energized motor testing safely and ensure reliable parts are ready for service.

The technician manages returned components from receipt and inspection through refurbishment, testing, inventory, and return to service. Work includes determining component disposition, documenting and maintaining traceable inventory records, prioritizing and performing approved refurbishment, and completing inspections before releasing components. The position follows safety, quality, lockout/tagout, sanitation, contamination-control, and housekeeping requirements, and escalates safety-critical or uncertain conditions.

Laitram Machinery manufactures shrimp-peeling equipment, steam cookers, blanchers, nut pasteurizers, roasters, and sorters designed to improve efficiency, product quality, and yield for processors worldwide. It is one of four operating divisions of Laitram, L.L.C.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of mechanical assembly or related experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and experience with hand and power tools, lifting equipment, and measuring instruments.
• Basic knowledge of three-phase motors, electrical hazards, resistance, continuity, grounding, insulation, and absence-of-voltage verification.
• Ability to safely perform approved, de-energized motor testing using a digital multimeter and megohmmeter.
• Ability to read basic mechanical drawings, electrical diagrams, and inspection criteria.
• Basic computer and inventory-system skills, with the ability to maintain accurate, traceable records.
• Strong safety awareness, attention to detail, organization, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform extended hands-on work, lift 50 pounds, use lifting assistance, and wear required personal protective equipment in an industrial environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with food processing, packaging, conveying, material-handling, or similar equipment in a high-mix, low-volume environment.
• Experience with repairable-core, exchange, lease-fleet, aftermarket, or remanufacturing programs and related business systems.
• Experience inspecting, testing, or repairing motors, bearings, shafts, seals, gearboxes, pneumatic components, pumps, stainless-steel components, or fabricated assemblies.
• Experience with final inspections, root-cause investigations, forklifts, overhead cranes, or powered industrial trucks.

Responsibilities

• Manage returned lease-fleet components from receipt and inspection through refurbishment, testing, inventory, and return to service.
• Verify documentation, inspect for defects or missing parts, and determine whether items should be refurbished, evaluated, salvaged, or scrapped.
• Document inspections, photos, repairs, test results, inventory transactions, and dispositions; escalate safety-critical or uncertain conditions.
• Maintain accurate, traceable ERP inventory and separate uninspected, in-process, held, scrap, and service-ready components.
• Prioritize work based on safety stock, service demand, and fleet needs; disassemble, clean, repair, and reassemble components using approved methods.
• Perform authorized, de-energized motor inspections and tests; refer energized work, electrical repairs, and advanced diagnostics to qualified personnel.
• Complete required visual, dimensional, mechanical, functional, and basic electrical inspections before releasing approved components to inventory.
• Follow safety, quality, lockout/tagout, sanitation, contamination-control, and housekeeping requirements.
• Support counts, investigations, improvements, and training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED