Position Title: Maintenance Technician
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor / Operations Manager
Supervision: No
Type: Full-time hourly position
Company information:
Volumod (Vol-U-mod) is a multi-family modular construction company located on the Far East Side of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Volumod’s team of more than 100 skilled professionals builds apartment buildings and other multi-family housing in sections - called modules - within a heated-and-cooled facility. On the factory floor, each home moves through 20 different stations, including framing, electrical, plumbing, flooring, drywall, siding, roofing, and interior finish, with kitchens and bathrooms installed, to produce a home that is 90% complete!
The modules are then wrapped, transported by semi truck, and lifted with a crane to form multifamily communities. Modular construction improves speed, consistency, quality, and efficiency compared with traditional, onsite construction, bringing value to our clients.
At Volumod, we’re not just delivering a better product to our clients. We’re helping transform lives by creating beautiful, affordable housing - sacred spaces where people live and are proud to call home. We’re also passionate about seeing lives transformed within the Volumod organization as our employees improve their lives with a great job and whole-person support that helps them thrive in every area. We offer living wages, major medical coverage, 401K contributions, and a culture of hope. Will you join us?
Position Summary
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing equipment, machinery, and facility systems to ensure safe and efficient operations within the Volumod manufacturing environment. This role supports production by minimizing downtime and maintaining a high standard of safety and quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment and machinery
- Perform routine and preventive maintenance
- Maintain building systems (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, lighting)
- Follow all safety policies and OSHA regulations
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic issues
- Complete work orders accurately and on time
- Support production teams and equipment changeovers
- Maintain tools and monitor parts inventory
- Recommend process improvements
- Respond to equipment breakdowns and emergencies
FUNCTIONAL DUTIES:
1. Where safety is always our top priority, balance safety, quality, cost, productivity and to achieve positive results in all areas.
2. Demonstrate commitment to an injury-free environment and safety and health management program.
3. Evaluates systems or facilities to determine maintenance or repairs that need to be performed and completes these tasks or coordinates with contractors/vendors as needed.
4. Ability to properly operate power tools, and associated equipment
5. Collaborates with team members to discuss upcoming work and coordinates schedules for maintenance work to have minimal impact on production.
6. Assists, coordinates, and executes installation of new equipment and/or equipment upgrades.
7. Ensures equipment is operational to support production and down time is minimized. Establishes preventive maintenance plans and emergency maintenance process.
8. Ensures maintenance and repair work is completely safely, effectively, and in a timely manner for internal or external workers.
9. Creating and executing a maintenance system for both facility and equipment.
10. Maintains records and coordinates all facility/plant equipment inspections, certifications, and audits.
11. Ability to run 120/240/480 1 & 3 phase from panel to equipment in plant or device in housing module
12. Maintain proper inventory levels of spare parts for maintaining the facility and equipment.
13. May lead meetings to communication key maintenance or production topics and engage with the workforce.
14. Experienced in supervision and training working with metal fabrication; working knowledge of welding and fabrication techniques.
Benefits:
Volumod offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, financial well-being, and work-life balance. Eligible employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with company-paid life and disability coverage. We provide a 401(k) plan with company contributions, generous paid time off, and paid holidays. Additional benefits include ancillary coverage such as critical illness, hospitalization, accident, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance programs, and production bonus programs. Our goal is to invest in our team by providing meaningful benefits that help you thrive both personally and professionally.
We are not accepting candidates from recruiting or staffing agencies.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training preferred.
- Experience in industrial maintenance and knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems is beneficial.
- Skills & Abilities
- Strong troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, ability to work independently and in a team, and good communication skills.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs and work in a manufacturing environment.
- Work Environment
- Indoor manufacturing facility with exposure to noise, dust, and moving equipment. PPE required.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of standing, walking, stooping, bending
- May have periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds as required
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Indianapolis, IN 46226: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Warehouse Facility Maintenance: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person