United States, Georgia, Atlanta
TechOps
10-Mar-2026
Ref #: 31792
Starting Pay: $38.47 per hour
Industrial Equipment Technician
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta, GA, USA
Posted on Mar 20, 2026
How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)
The role of an Industrial Equipment Technician centers on ensuring equipment reliability through the troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, and calibration of mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic systems within Technical Operations, following established manuals and procedures. This position entails performing repairs and preventive maintenance on various industrial equipment throughout the facility. To excel in this role, candidates must possess strong skills in diagnosing and fixing industrial machinery, along with a solid understanding of AC/DC motors and controls, Programmable Logic Controllers, combustion systems, metering, air conditioning, conduit work, and the ability to read schematics.
Summary of responsibilities (not comprehensive of all tasks):
- Utilize the computer maintenance management system to execute and finalize daily maintenance tasks while effectively operating various hand and power tools, measuring instruments, and testing equipment.
- Communicate clearly and collaborate with team members, ensuring continuity across shifts by documenting actions and addressing any irregularities or planned activities.
- Adhere to safety protocols and maintain a clean work environment, while proactively identifying and resolving issues to support overall team objectives.
- Follow instructions and respond to management direction.
- Exercise strong communication skills and being a good team player.
- Equipment troubleshooting.
Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing
Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:
- Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives.
- 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%.
- New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31).
- In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period.
- 10 paid holidays per calendar year.
- Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave.
- Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave.
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits.
- Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages.
- Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health.
- Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members.
- Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals.
- World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.
- Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies.
- Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together.
- Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare.
What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)
- Use multimeters and electrical meters.
- Must have minimum of five-years of maintenance experience in an industrial environment.
- Must have a 2-year technical degree in industrial related study (Electromechanics, Mechatronics, Electrical, Industrial Tech or etc) or completion of an approved apprentice program.
- Must have knowledge of National Electric code.
- Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs.
- Troubleshoot Ladder Logic on PLC systems.
- Read schematics and electrical drawings to perform electrical maintenance.
- Repair switch boxes, conduits, lighting fixtures, regulators, motors, hydraulic control systems, and other electrical components.
- Maintain instrumentation including PH, temperature, pressure transmitters, and scales.
- Consistently makes safety and security, of self and others, the priority's.
- Embraces diverse people, thinking and styles.
- Must be performing satisfactorily in present position.
- Must meet the physical requirements which include the ability to lift at least 70 pounds.
- Must have already achieved the status of a “Qualified Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technician” in Department 589 by successfully demonstrating proficiency on a minimum of 2 maintenance lines.
- Must have the ability to work without close supervisory direction and to complete the job without assignment of tasks.
- Must be able to read and write at a level to comprehend and apply information contained in detailed and complex technical manuals, procedural manuals, blueprints, etc. with no assistance.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and provide outstanding customer service.
- Must have good computer ability with above average problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a variety of environments.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
- Prior Equipment Maintenance Experience with a 2-year degree in an electrical field.
