Job Description

NOW HIRING: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Department: Manufacturing

Reports To: Plant Manager

Location: On-site only | 531 Old Swede Road, Douglassville, PA 19518 (No remote work available)

Schedule: Monday–Friday | Full-time | 5:00AM-1:30PM | Overtime as required based on plant schedule

Classification: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Compensation: Competitive hourly rate based on experience, mechanical skills, and market data

Build Your Career with ACECO

We are seeking a Maintenance Technician to help keep our manufacturing operations running safely, reliably, and efficiently.

This role is the backbone of our production environment. When a machine goes down, production stops. When equipment runs well, good product ships on time. The Maintenance Technician is the person who makes the difference between those two outcomes.

We are looking for someone with strong mechanical aptitude who can diagnose problems, fix what's broken, maintain what's working, and keep the facility and equipment in the condition our production teams need to do their jobs.

The right person is hands-on, reliable, and takes pride in keeping things running. You'll work directly with production teams, respond to equipment issues in real time, and perform preventive maintenance that keeps problems from happening in the first place.

You won't get lost here. Your perspective will matter, your judgment will be relied upon, and your impact will be visible across our organization.

What This Role Really Is

This is a hands-on, floor-level maintenance role in an active heavy manufacturing environment.

ACECO builds electric overhead cranes, hoists, and heavy material handling equipment. Our production floor includes welding, machining, fabrication, assembly, painting, and testing operations. The equipment and facility systems that support all of that work need someone who can keep them running — and who can figure out what's wrong when they don't.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining and repairing production machinery, mechanical equipment, and facility systems. That means preventive maintenance on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, and production machines. It means troubleshooting mechanical problems using precision measuring instruments, diagrams, manuals, and engineering specs. And it means routine building maintenance to keep the facility safe and operational.

You'll also operate cranes, forklifts, and other material handling equipment as part of the work. This role requires someone who is comfortable climbing ladders, working at heights, performing confined space entry, and lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds.

Success requires strong mechanical skills, the ability to read drawings and blueprints, attention to detail, and the flexibility to shift priorities when equipment needs change — because in a manufacturing plant, they will.

Who Thrives Here — and Who Does Not

You'll do well here if you:

This role is likely not a fit if you:

What Success Looks Like in the First Year

First 90 Days

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Why Join ACECO?

Your Work Keeps Production Running

This isn't a role where your contribution is invisible. When equipment runs, product ships. Everyone on the floor knows who made that possible.

Variety Every Day

You'll work on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, production machines, facility systems, and material handling equipment. No two days look exactly the same.

A Real Manufacturing Environment

ACECO builds custom cranes and heavy material handling equipment. You'll maintain the machines that make real, tangible products.

A Business in Growth Mode

ACECO is continuing to invest in people, equipment, technology, capabilities, and operational scale. The work you do will support that growth directly.

Stability and Benefits

Competitive hourly rate, full benefits, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement. A place where showing up and doing good work is noticed and valued.

A Team That Has Your Back

You'll work alongside production teams, other maintenance personnel, and leadership who understand that keeping equipment running is what makes everything else possible.

What You'll Do

Equipment Maintenance and Repair

Facility Maintenance

Material Handling and Equipment Operation

Communication and Support

Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

This role requires full-time, on-site availability. Overtime is required based on the manufacturing plant schedule.

Candidates should be located within a reasonable daily commuting distance of:

531 Old Swede Road

Douglassville, PA 19518

If relocation is required, the selected candidate must relocate prior to starting. American Crane & Equipment Corporation does not provide relocation assistance.

Ideal Candidates Should Be Able to Demonstrate the Following:

Education

Experience

Technical & Mechanical Skills

Requirements

Work Environment

This role is performed primarily in a manufacturing shop environment with exposure to moving mechanical parts, elevated noise levels, electrical systems, and occasional temperature fluctuations.

The Maintenance Technician may be exposed to dust, fumes, and other airborne particles. Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, gloves, and hearing protection is required. The technician must adhere to strict safety protocols and follow all OSHA and company regulations.

Occasional work may be performed outdoors or in non-climate-controlled areas depending on project requirements. The role involves close coordination with production teams, engineers, and other shop departments.

Physical Demands

What's In It for You?

At ACECO, this role offers the opportunity to keep a growing, privately held, custom-engineered manufacturing operation running at its best.

What to Expect From Our Hiring Process

Every application is reviewed by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We do not rely on automated screening tools.

We encourage applicants to tailor their resume to accurately reflect their maintenance experience, mechanical skills, equipment knowledge, troubleshooting ability, and any relevant certifications or training.

We focus on candidates who demonstrate reliability, mechanical aptitude, safety awareness, professionalism, and attention to detail throughout the application process.

Qualified candidates typically hear from us within a few business days depending on applicant volume.

During the interview process, candidates should be prepared to discuss specific examples involving equipment troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, mechanical repair, working in a manufacturing environment, prioritizing competing maintenance needs, and maintaining safety standards. We will ask follow-up questions to better understand your hands-on experience, problem-solving approach, and work ethic.

Ready to Apply?

We are looking for a maintenance technician who takes pride in keeping equipment running, solves problems hands-on, and understands that reliable maintenance is what makes reliable production possible.

If you want to put your mechanical skills to work inside a growing industrial organization that builds custom, engineered-to-order heavy equipment, we encourage you to apply.

Submit your application online through our Career Center.

Build your career with ACECO.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

American Crane & Equipment Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The company maintains and observes employment policies that do not discriminate against any person because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, age, ancestry and any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. This applies to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, job classifications, work assignments, promotions, demotions, layoffs, terminations, transfers, and all other conditions of employment.

This position requires:

The pay for this position is dependent on circumstances including an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.

American Crane & Equipment Corporation offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts to our benefits-eligible employees. Additional benefits include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid time off, paid holidays, and disability coverage. Some benefits offerings are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.

NOTE: American Crane & Equipment Corporation is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities, unless they have a written agreement for the position they are contacting us about. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at American Crane & Equipment Corporation without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of American Crane & Equipment Corporation, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by American Crane & Equipment Corporation as a result of the referral or through other means.