Maintenance Technician

Balcones Recycling is on a mission to recover all recyclables from the waste stream. We are looking for a Maintenance Technician to help us keep our material recycling facility machinery in efficient working order so that we can accomplish this goal.

We love what we do and look forward to partnering with you to build a circular economy, one bale at a time. Learn more about Balcones Recycling at

Job Summary

The Maintenance Technician 1 is responsible for the repair and maintain of machinery and mechanical equipment such as pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment by performing the duties outlined below.

Major Job Responsibilities / Duties

• Observes mechanical equipment in operation to locate causes of trouble
• Diagnoses equipment failures and provide recommendations for proper repair course of action
• Dismantles equipment to remove and replace defective parts
• Adjusts functional parts of equipment and control instruments
• Ensure that all equipment complies with OEMs and Regulatory Agencies operating standards, Ensures proper equipment lubrication in compliance with OEMs lubrication schedule
• Follows Preventive Maintenance Work Order procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

Scope / Impact / Accountability / Global Reach

While performing the duties of this job, the employee should understand the high impact this position holds to maintain cost control, equipment reliability and performance.

Employee will be accountable for effective and efficient repair part gathering, using proper identification of parts needed and ordering procedures.

Educational Background

Technical school preferred

Job Related Experience

3 year minimum mechanical repair related experience in a heavy industrial setting or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Working conditions / physical demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Must be able to work outside under extreme temperature conditions. (Heat, cold, snow etc.)

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and / or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts;

outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Additional Comments

Disclaimer : The above statements are statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of being performed by employees assigned to this classification.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills.