Maintenance Lead Technician

Full-Time | On-Site | Tacoma, WA

A large Pacific Northwest manufacturing company is seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Lead Technician to oversee maintenance operations within a fast-paced production environment. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives troubleshooting complex industrial equipment, mentoring a small team, and keeping critical manufacturing systems running with minimal downtime.

This opportunity is ideal for a “player-coach” leader — someone who can step in technically at a high level while helping guide and prioritize the work of other technicians.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support a small maintenance team while remaining deeply hands-on in daily operations
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain advanced industrial manufacturing equipment and CNC machinery
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and control system issues across a wide variety of automated production equipment
• Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs to minimize downtime
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, technical drawings, and machine documentation
• Assist with custom fabrication, machine modifications, and process improvements
• Support electrical work including wiring, circuit troubleshooting, and equipment operating at higher voltages
• Work with pneumatic systems, dust collection systems, motors, sensors, and machine controls
• Coordinate maintenance priorities across a large manufacturing operation
• Partner closely with production leadership to keep operations running efficiently

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong troubleshooting ability with CNC or automated production machinery
• Experience with electrical systems, industrial controls, and machine diagnostics
• Ability to read electrical blueprints and technical schematics
• Hands-on mechanical aptitude with the ability to fabricate or modify components when needed
• Welding and machining experience highly preferred
• Experience supporting large production facilities with multiple machine types
• Leadership ability with a collaborative, lead-by-example mindset
• Calm under pressure with a strong sense of urgency and ownership

Preferred Backgrounds

Candidates from the following environments tend to align well:

• Millwork or cabinet manufacturing
• Industrial woodworking or panel processing
• Automated manufacturing facilities
• CNC-heavy production environments
• Large-scale fabrication or industrial plants

Why This Opportunity

• Stable, growing manufacturing company with a large production footprint
• Highly technical environment with sophisticated equipment
• Opportunity to lead while staying hands-on technically
• High-impact role supporting a critical production operation
• Strong compensation for the right technical leader

Compensation & Details

• $65–$75/hour DOE
• Full-Time
• On-Site in Tacoma, WA

This is an urgent hiring need due to increased demand and upcoming changes within the maintenance team. The company is moving quickly for qualified candidates.

Who is Rainier Recruiting? 

Rainier Recruiting is a boutique, award winning national staffing agency and executive search firm. Using an approach that “treats every candidate like an executive search”, we offer positions in contract-to-hire, Full-Time, and executive search. Named the #1 Best Workplace in Washington State in 2022, recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm, and identified as a top recruitment firm by multiple business journals, Rainier Recruiting is fast becoming a respected company. We are no longer the “best recruiters you have never heard of”. Rainier Recruiting is also proud to share our clients have a 93% repeat business rate. Rainier Recruiting is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of every organization that we partner with.