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Job Title: Press Brake Maintenance Technician
Job Summary
This position is responsible for improving the uptime, performance, and service life of industrial equipment and machinery across multiple sites. The role applies best-practice maintenance strategies, data analysis, and root cause analysis to reduce equipment failures and minimize unplanned downtime.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Live the Valmont 4 core values - Passion, Continuous Improvement, Integrity and Deliver Results.
Reports to Critical Asset Manager
Ability to travel domestically & internationally 75% of the time
Manage equipment projects from start to finish
Ensure compliance with machine safety standards and best practices
Operate all shop equipment and machinery in a safe and productive manner
Check finished part to blueprints and electrical drawings
Participate in department functions, such as Lean teams, safety, peer review, and employee training
Ability to effectively manage projects with shop, maintenance personnel and contractors
Provide hands-on support for safety-critical machinery in live production environments
Create clear, field-ready technical documentation, including:
Automated press brake operating instructions
Preventive maintenance programs
Reliability, efficiency, and performance improvement procedures
Drive process optimization based on real production conditions and field experience
Deliver secure, real-time remote diagnostics and troubleshooting via software applications
Provide advanced technical support for press brake systems, including:
Hydraulic system functionality and performance optimization
Mechanical and hydraulic crowning systems
Perform remote fault isolation to minimize downtime and improve first-time fix rates
Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Investigate equipment failures and determine the root cause, implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Data Analysis & Reporting: Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), specifically to press brakes.
Asset Lifecycle Management: Manage the entire lifecycle of assets, ensuring reliability is built into new installations and optimizing existing ones.
Technical Support & Training: Provide technical guidance and training to maintenance technicians and operators regarding best practices.
CMMS Management: Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to document service activities, maintain equipment history, and track spare parts.
Safety Compliance: Ensure all maintenance activities adhere to OSHA and company safety guidelines.
Requirements
Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, controls and automation as well as blueprint/schematic reading.
Electrical systems and control integration
Tandem press brake alignment and synchronization
Absolute leveling, calibration, and synchronization of single and tandem press brake systems
Software Proficiency: Experience with CMMS (e.g., SAP PM, Oracle), Microsoft Office Suite, and CAD/CAM software.
Problem-Solving: Proven ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex equipment issues.
Maintain a calm, structured approach to troubleshooting during high-stress, high-downtime situations.
Act as a trusted escalation point for complex technical and safety-related issues.
Ability to work independently and lead complex technical efforts.
High attention to safety, detail, and system reliability.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience, Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience.
Ability to configure, back up, diagnose, and troubleshoot industrial control systems using:
Cybelec / VisiTouch
Siemens Step7 v5.4+ SP1 with WinCC Flexible Advanced 2005 SP1 HF7PRONETA for ProfiBus and ProfiNet diagnostics
SICK CDS Program and FlexiSoft Designer
ETIC M2Me Connect for secure remote diagnostics and live PLC monitoring
Kollmorgen S600 and DriveGUI for servo amplifier backups, diagnostics, and modifications
Schneider Electric SoMove for VFD backups, diagnostics, and modifications
Benefits
Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:
Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
401k retirement plan with company match
Paid time off
Employer paid life insurance
Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
Work Life Support
Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more
Equal Employment Opportunity
Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Valmont Industries began in 1946 when our founder, Robert B. Daugherty combined his $5,000 savings and wholehearted belief that business could and should be done better. Since that modest start more than half a century ago, our company has grown to be an international leader in engineered products and services for infrastructure and water-conserving irrigation equipment for agriculture. From the lighting and traffic structures that guide your way, to communication towers and utility structures that power your home and business, to irrigation equipment that waters the croplands on which your food is grown, Valmont products improve lives worldwide. Valmont’s employees are passionate about the products we make. Along with our customers, they are the cornerstone of our success. We pride ourselves on being people of integrity who excel at delivering optimal results. We pursue opportunities for growth by taking our products and processes to new markets, introducing new products to regions where we have a presence, and continually improving our services to ensure that Valmont solutions are second-to-none.