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Maintenance Technician - 2nd shift

BlueScope · Evansville, WI · Full time

Posted Jul 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a repair you are proud of. What made it hard?

What they are checking: Whether they have solved real problems independently and can explain their reasoning clearly.

Tell me about a time you found a repeat failure and fixed the root cause instead of the symptom.

What they are checking: Whether they think beyond the quick fix, which reduces downtime over the long run.

How do you hand off unfinished work to the next shift so nothing gets missed?

What they are checking: Whether they document and communicate clearly, since maintenance runs across shifts.

What would you do

You are the only tech on second shift and two lines go down at the same time. How do you decide which one to work on first?

What they are checking: Whether they prioritize by safety and production impact and communicate the call to supervisors.

Production is pushing you to get a machine running fast, but you think it needs a full repair. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they use judgment and hold firm on safety while finding a workable plan with production.

About the work

Walk me through how you troubleshoot a machine that stopped and nobody knows why.

What they are checking: Whether they work through a logical sequence of checks instead of swapping parts until something works.

What preventive maintenance have you done on drives, motors and belts, and how did you decide what needed attention?

What they are checking: Whether they understand PM as catching wear before failure rather than just checking boxes.

Tell me about the electrical work you have done on industrial equipment. What voltages and components are you comfortable with?

What they are checking: Whether their electrical skills are real and safe enough for transformers, wiring and machine controls.

How do you use blueprints, repair manuals and parts catalogs when you are working on equipment you have not seen before?

What they are checking: Whether they can teach themselves an unfamiliar machine, since they will often work alone on second shift.

Walk me through your lockout tagout process before you put your hands in a machine.

What they are checking: Whether they follow energy control every time, which is the line between a repair and a fatality.

What electrical or electronic test equipment do you use, and how do you use it to find a fault?

What they are checking: Whether they can use meters and testers to isolate a problem instead of relying only on visual checks.

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The full job description

As published by BlueScope.

Company Description For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them! Join Our Team as a Maintenance Technician! Under limited supervision, the Maintenance Technician is a multi-skilled, multi-craft technician who works independently and uses judgement to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment and building systems. • Performs preventive maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other predictive maintenance actions. • Diagnoses mechanical problems and determines how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary. • Repairs machines, equipment, or building systems, using equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices. • Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment. • Repairs machines, equipment or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools or power tools. Provides support of die maintenance and troubleshooting roll forming equipment. Installs, programs, and repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers. • Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures and tools. Operates cutting torch or welding equipment. • Actively participates in continuous improvement and corrective action activities • Perform housekeeping, 5-S, and other duties as assigned Qualifications Minimum: • High School diploma or equivalent • Attain ACT WorkKeys Assessment at certified job profile skill level • 6 months of experience in industrial maintenance; or a combination of technical school degree, craft certification, or completion of maintenance skills/craft courses and experience in industrial maintenance Preferred: • Associate's degree in industrial maintenance or Technical school degree • 5+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical, machinist and/or related fields • Working knowledge of drawing software such as AutoCAD • Proficient in reading blueprints, designing and fabricating parts • Experience in the diagnostics and repair of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and/or robotics Additional Information The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level. The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement. EEO: Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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