About this role
🔧 Foundry Maintenance Technician
Keep the Metal Moving. Keep the Machines Running. Keep WAF – Crookston Humming.
⚙️ WERE LOOKING FOR A MACHINE SAVER!
When the foundry is running, theres no time for I wonder what that noise is. We need someone who hears the noise, finds the problem, and gets things back up and running.
WAF – Crookston is looking for a Foundry Maintenance Technician who knows their way around industrial equipment, enjoys troubleshooting, and isnt afraid to get their hands dirty.
If electrical troubleshooting, mechanical repairs, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, and keeping production equipment alive sound like your kind of day — we want to talk to you!
🔥 WHAT YOULL DO
As a Foundry Maintenance Technician, youll be one of the key players keeping our foundry operating safely, efficiently, and reliably.
Your day may include:
- 🔧 Troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
- ⚡ Diagnosing electrical issues, including motors, controls, sensors, switches, and wiring
- 🛠️ Performing preventive and predictive maintenance to keep equipment running smoothly
- 🔥 Working around foundry equipment where things get hot — literally
- 🧰 Repairing and maintaining production machinery, conveyors, pumps, furnaces, molding equipment, and other foundry equipment
- 🔩 Welding, fabrication, machining, and general maintenance as needed
- 🕵️ Finding the root cause of equipment problems rather than simply putting a Band-Aid on them
- 📋 Completing maintenance documentation and keeping records up to date
- 🚨 Responding quickly and safely to equipment breakdowns
- 🦺 Following all safety procedures, including lockout/tagout and other applicable maintenance practices
- 🤝 Working closely with Production and other Maintenance team members to minimize downtime
- 💡 Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, safety, and efficiency
🧠 YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU...
✔ Have industrial maintenance experience — especially in a manufacturing or foundry environment
✔ Have electrical troubleshooting skills
✔ Understand mechanical systems and industrial equipment
✔ Can read and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
✔ Have experience with hydraulics and pneumatics
✔ Can troubleshoot problems logically and methodically
✔ Are comfortable using hand tools, power tools, meters, and maintenance equipment
✔ Can weld and fabricate or are willing to learn
✔ Take safety seriously
✔ Can work independently but also know how to be part of a team
✔ Like figuring out Why did THAT happen? and then making sure it doesn't happen again
💪 WHAT SETS YOU APART
We'd love to meet you if you have experience with:
- PLCs and industrial controls
- Variable frequency drives (VFDs)
- Motor controls
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Welding and fabrication
- Preventive maintenance programs
- Industrial furnaces or foundry equipment
- Automated manufacturing equipment
- Experience in an aluminum foundry or similar heavy manufacturing environment
🏆 WHY JOIN WAF – CROOKSTON?
Because keeping a foundry running is no small job — and we know the people who make it happen are important.
You'll have the opportunity to:
🔧 Fix things that matter.
⚡ Use your electrical skills.
💡 Solve problems every day.
🤝 Work alongside a team that depends on you.
📈 Build your skills and grow with WAF – Crookston.
And yes you'll probably get dirty. That's part of the fun.
🎁 THE PERKS: BECAUSE GOOD WORK DESERVES GOOD BENEFITS!
At WAF – Crookston, we believe taking care of our people is just as important as taking care of our equipment.
💰 Competitive Pay
Earn a competitive wage for your skills and experience, with opportunities to grow.
🏥 Health & Wellness
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Company-paid Short-Term Disability
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
💵 Build Your Future
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Student loan repayment assistance
🏖️ Time to Recharge
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
👨👩👧 Family-Friendly Benefit
- Daycare reimbursement up to $400 per month
🎉 And Theres More!
- $1,000 Employee Referral Bonus
- Up to a 5% discretionary monthly bonus opportunity
- Opportunities for training, development, and advancement
- A team environment where your ideas and skills can make a real difference
🚀 THE BOTTOM LINE
We're looking for a hands-on problem solver who takes pride in keeping equipment safe, reliable, and productive.
If you're the person everyone calls when the machine isn't working — we should probably meet.
Bring your tools. Bring your troubleshooting skills. Bring your I can fix that attitude.
Come help us keep WAF – Crookston running strong!
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Desired Education and Experience: Technical certification or an associate degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance preferred.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
- Regularly required to talk and hear.
- Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- Regularly required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Work in confined spaces requiring agility and the ability to work in restricted areas.