Maintenance Technician
$40 - $45/hr
Mid
South San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance
About the job
Requirements
- Equivalent to graduation from high school and three years of experience in the maintenance and repair of a variety of equipment, structures, and facilities in similar industrial settings.
- Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and other documents, and write reports, correspondence, and procedures.
- Effectively respond to questions from staff, managers in other departments, and technical representatives.
- Use computer systems and applications, including Google Suite, Slack, Microsoft Visual Studio, command prompts, and Click Up.
- Use hand tools and reach with hands and arms into tight spaces; talk or hear in person, by telephone, or by radio.
- Hear equipment operation to analyze it.
- Work and walk at elevated heights while using fall protection equipment.
- Stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to access equipment.
- Occasionally use smell to determine process or equipment problems.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
- Have close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Be available to work on-call or standby, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Work in a warehouse environment with variable temperatures, including cold, heat, and humidity, and exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, manufacturing conditions, heat, electric-shock risk, vibration, and occasionally high or precarious places.
Responsibilities
- Work with management and lead technicians to prioritize daily tasks and assignments.
- Repair machines, tools, building infrastructure, and other grounds equipment and resources.
- Inspect, evaluate, and repair a variety of mechanical equipment.
- Use assigned software to enter work performed on work orders and track daily tasks and assignments.
- Communicate with team members on site and abroad to gather information needed for accurate repairs.
- Maintain accurate records of work performed, parts used, and time taken for tasks.
- Read and interpret specifications, diagrams, manuals, and other documentation, including standard operating procedures created by engineering and management.
- Confer with staff to determine equipment problems and suggest ways to minimize problems in an operational setting.
- Help maintain inventory levels of supplies, tools, and replacement parts, working with management and distribution to ensure stock is replaced promptly.
- Follow appropriate safety procedures and applicable codes and guidelines, and recommend improvements.
- Attend assigned training and safety sessions.
Desired Qualifications
- Solve practical problems involving concrete variables and limited standardization; interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions; define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and recognize, mitigate, and correct unsafe conditions.
- Interact professionally with co-workers, supervisors, and subordinates; accept constructive criticism; work independently or as a team member; prioritize assignments, meet deadlines, and arrive and work as scheduled.
- Work with mathematical concepts including probability, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
About the company
Nimble Robotics uses AI to optimize eCommerce logistics, coordinating fulfillment, inventory planning, and delivery speed with robotic systems that handle bin-sized items; larger items are handled manually. It offers a pay-as-you-go model with no upfront capital, plus pilot programs and plug-and-play integrations with Shopify, Netsuite, and Skubana. Its edge comes from combining AI-driven optimization, robotic fulfillment, flexible pilots, and seamless platform integrations to speed deliveries and improve order accuracy and customer satisfaction. The goal is to help eCommerce brands—from startups to Fortune 500s—scale fulfillment efficiently without upfront investment while achieving faster deliveries.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$221M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2017
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- February 2026's $47 million Series B from Norwest extended runway and hiring capacity.
- AI4 2026 launch creates a pipeline for enterprise demos and partner conversations.
- FedEx Fulfillment adoption can expand if Nimble proves lower-cost autonomous operations in 2026.
What critics are saying
- Nimble's robotics-to-search pivot confuses customers and employees, especially after 2026 website repositioning.
- Nimble's 21-point accuracy and 51% token claims are self-reported, not independently verified.
- OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity can bundle live retrieval by 2027, commoditizing Nimble's core.
What makes Nimble Robotics unique
- July 2026 Nimble launched domain-specialized Web Search Agents with API, SDK, and MCP access.
- Nimble claims 90 million daily searches, giving it real traffic and tuning data.
- FedEx's 2024 alliance validates Nimble's automation credibility with enterprise logistics buyers.
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Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Health Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Commuter Benefits
- Referral Bonus
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Company Equity