Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Employment Type: 6-12 month contract with opportunity for permanent hire
Industry: Transportation Manufacturing
Compensation: $25/hour + 10% shift differential
Schedule: Multiple shifts available - must be flexible with availability for the first few months of training
- 2nd Shift - 2:00 PM-10:30 PM
- 3rd Shift - 10:00 PM-6:30 AM
- All shifts run Monday-Sunday. 5 days will be worked each week for a regular 40-hour per week schedule. Contractors who have hours on weekends will have two weekdays off to make up for it.
- Optional overtime available
About the Opportunity:
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining a train system, including vehicles, guideway equipment, switches, platform doors, and related subsystems. The role involves performing preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, diagnosing equipment failures, replacing defective components, and supporting system reliability and safety. Technicians follow established maintenance procedures, respond to equipment issues in a timely manner, and continuously develop certifications and technical knowledge in both vehicle and wayside systems.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Safety-first environment
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Troubleshoot and identify failure causes; repair or initiate the repair of failed items and perform recovery/corrective or preventive maintenance of train vehicles and wayside subsystems (guideway rail, switches, platform doors) and components.
- Preventive maintenance, inspection, and adjustment tasks and procedures are well established and need normal supervision. Incumbents will follow the direction of higher-level personnel in preventive or corrective maintenance phases of work.
- Associates exercise considerable latitude and open judgment in the troubleshooting and recommended repair of equipment.
- Troubleshoot and repair wayside systems, vehicles, and components as assigned.
- Repair or replace defective parts or equipment utilizing manuals, blueprints, schematics, drawings, and other written or verbal instructions.
- Support recovery of malfunctioning vehicles from the system as needed.
- Respond to system failures to recover vehicles and restore system operation.
- Respond to customer requests in a timely fashion
- Assist passengers during emergency operations.
- Conduct thorough and complete preventive maintenance checks on vehicles, wayside, and subsystems as assigned.
- Achieve and maintain all functional certifications in the assigned area.
- Continuous learning and progression through the training program.
- This position is an essential element of our success in delivering our products and services to our customers and meeting the terms of our contract.
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in maintaining and repairing automotive or transportation systems either personally or professionally
- Minimum of 2 years of experience troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems.
What Sets You Apart:
- Associate Degree or Technical/Trade School Degree showcasing mechanical aptitude
- Experience in the railroad, APM (Automatic People Mover), or transportation industry
- Knowledge of basic electronic theory
- Aptitude for mechanical operations and the operation of equipment
- Knowledge in the use and application of a variety of hand and power tools
- Ability to read and follow instructions.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Willingness to work various shifts, as needed
- The position needs regular exposure to outside weather in challenging environmental conditions.
- Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. EHS procedures must be followed and proper PPE (provided by the company) must be worn.
- Be able to work from elevated work areas and use ladders, squat, and climb as needed
- Employees may be needed to work in a train yard with live power tails and moving equipment.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Aleron
May 09, 2026