Maintenance Technician
Description
Spreetail propels brands to increase their ecommerce market share across the globe while improving their operational costs. Learn how we are building one of the fastest-growing ecommerce companies in history: www.spreetail.com.
We are building a new, in-house Facilities Technician team to provide dedicated, on-site facilities and material handling equipment (MHE) support for our warehouse operations across the United States. This role is critical to ensuring safe, reliable, and uninterrupted fulfillment operations by maintaining building systems, MHE, and conveyance assets, and by responding quickly to unplanned downtime events. The Facility Technician will serve as the primary on-site technical resource, working closely with operations leadership, network engineering, procurement, and third-party vendors.
How will you achieve success
Preventative Maintenance
Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on material handling equipment (MHE), conveyors and conveyance systems, storage racking, and facility infrastructure (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and life-safety systems) as permitted by municipal code.
Corrective Maintenance
Diagnose equipment failures and respond to downtime events with urgency to restore operations safely and efficiently. Execute hands-on repairs and coordinate external vendors when issues exceed onsite capabilities. Hands-on repairs can include Conveyance, PIT, Racking.
Facilities & Operations Support
Serve as the on-site facilities point of contact for warehouse leadership. Partner with operations teams to minimize disruption during repairs and maintenance activities. Support facility readiness for peak, expansion, and new equipment deployments.
Asset & CMMS Management
Maintain accurate asset registries for MHE, conveyance, racking, spare parts, and facility systems. Use a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to track work orders and preventative maintenance schedules, document repairs and downtime events, and support lifecycle planning and capital replacement decisions.
Team & Vendor Oversight
Interface with third-party service providers for specialized maintenance, inspections, and repairs and manage a team of temporary or contract housekeepers/janitorial staff. Oversee day-to-day task execution, scheduling, and performance of on-site support labor.
Compliance
Ensure compliance with safety standards, OSHA requirements, and internal policies.
What experiences will help you in this role
3+ years of experience as an industrial, facilities, or maintenance technician in a warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, or similar environment Hands-on experience maintaining and repairing conveyor and sortation systems, material handling equipment, and industrial facility systems. Formal technical education, certifications, or training in areas such as conveyor system repair and maintenance, Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), and electrical or mechanical systems. Strong working knowledge of MEP principles (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) Familiarity with CMMS platforms (e.g., Limble, MaintainX, UpKeep, Maximo, Fiix) Experience supervising contractors or temporary labor. Experience working in fast-paced, uptime-critical environments.