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Garden Grove, United States

Equipment Maintenance Technician - Contract

Harbinger Motors Inc. · Garden Grove · United States

Mechanic / Technician

Posted: 8/6/2026 · Last checked: 10/12/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from Harbinger Motors Inc.'s job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Equipment Maintenance Technician to join our team in the electric vehicle manufacturing industry. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the optimal operation of industrial equipment, performing mechanical adjustments, preventive and corrective maintenance, and complying with industrial safety standards. 

What You'll Do:

  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on industrial machinery and equipment.
  • Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic failures.
  • Conduct mechanical adjustments to optimize equipment performance.
  • Ensure compliance with industrial safety standards, including LOTO procedures.
  • Operate forklifts as needed for maintenance tasks.
  • Record and document maintenance activities in the management system (MaintainX or other CMMS).
  • Participate in the installation and commissioning of new equipment.
  • Monitor equipment performance indicators and propose improvements.
  • Conduct periodic inspections to minimize downtime.
  • Create and update preventive maintenance (PM) documents and equipment operation instructions based on performance data.
  • Maintain and manage critical spare parts inventory for machines.
  • Work closely with Manufacturing Engineers (ME) and Design Engineers.
  • Align work with company goals and objectives.
  • Keep the work area clean and organized, following 5S principles.
  • Availability to work weekends as needed.

Who You Are:

  • Multidisciplinary Diagnostics & Repair: Ability to perform preventive and corrective maintenance while diagnosing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic failures on industrial machinery.
  • Industrial Safety Standards: Strong knowledge and enforcement of workplace safety protocols, specifically Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
  • Equipment Operation & Handling: Practical experience with mechanical adjustments and forklift operation for maintenance tasks.
  • Technical Documentation: Ability to write and update preventive maintenance (PM) instructions, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation based on performance data.
  • Workplace Standards & Schedule: Proficiency in 5S methodology to maintain clean work areas, along with the flexibility to work weekend hours as needed.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • CMMS Experience: Hands-on experience utilizing MaintainX or similar Computerized Maintenance Management Systems for task tracking and logging.
  • Relevant Industry Background: Prior maintenance experience within electric vehicle (EV), automotive, or advanced manufacturing environments.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demonstrated background working alongside Manufacturing Engineers (MEs) and Design Engineers during equipment installation, commissioning, and continuous improvement projects.
  • Inventory Control: Experience overseeing and managing critical spare parts inventory to minimize downtime.

 

 

California Pay Range

$27—$39 USD

Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at info@harbingermotors.com.
 
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
 
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
 
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
 
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.

 

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