Engineering Technician

Job Title: Engineering Technician Job Description
The Engineering Technician provides hands-on technical coverage for manufacturing production lines and serves as an advanced escalation resource for difficult equipment issues. The position diagnoses and resolves mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation-related problems, conducts preventive maintenance training, and partners with OEMs when specialized support or equipment modification is required. The technician also supports process optimization by implementing equipment upgrades, assisting with new-machine installation and commissioning, and leading engineering projects or production-line modifications.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation-related problems.
- Conduct preventive maintenance training and partner with OEMs for specialized support or equipment modification.
- Implement equipment upgrades and assist with new-machine installation and commissioning.
- Lead engineering projects or production-line modifications and ensure changes are properly applied, documented, communicated, and supported through stakeholder training.
- Maintain records of maintenance activity, equipment performance, and downtime.
- Prepare detailed troubleshooting and repair reports.
- Ensure work complies with applicable safety requirements.
- Work closely with operations to maintain equipment readiness and participate in continuous-improvement efforts focused on production efficiency and quality.
Essential Skills
- Strong mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic troubleshooting ability.
- Ability to read technical drawings, schematics, equipment manuals, and engineering documentation.
- Hands-on PLC and HMI diagnostics.
- Experience commissioning or modifying automated production equipment.
- Experience communicating directly with machine builders or OEM technical-support teams.
- Evidence of leading root-cause investigations rather than only replacing failed parts.
- Experience training operators or junior maintenance personnel.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Associate degree, equivalent technical training, or a related credential in Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, or a comparable discipline.
- At least three years of experience as an Engineering Technician or Controls Technician.
- Manufacturing experience, with food and beverage experience preferred.
- Food-processing, packaging, filling, aerosol, dairy, beverage, or other high-speed consumer-goods manufacturing experience.
Work Environment
Fast-paced, onsite manufacturing environment. Twelve-hour 2-2-3 schedule with defined day and night shift assignments. Day shifts operate from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and night shifts operate from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Burlington, NC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $80000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. % Bonus
96 Hours PTO
Phone Reimbursement
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Burlington, NC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 23, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Burlington,NC. About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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