E-3 Visa Equipment Technician Jobs
Equipment Technician roles in manufacturing, semiconductor, and industrial sectors qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, applied science, or a related technical field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a practical path for Australian technicians with a U.S. job offer in hand.
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Maintenance Front End/Kitchen Equipment Technician
Job Description Summary
Kitchen equipment technicians are responsible for maintaining, modifying, troubleshooting, and repairing a large inventory of electric and gas commercial kitchen equipment and appliances. The kitchen equipment technician’s job description entails fielding, prioritizing, and carrying out service support requests by in-person inspections and from an online work order system.
Job Description
Kitchen equipment technicians are responsible for maintaining, modifying, troubleshooting, and repairing a large inventory of electric and gas commercial kitchen equipment and appliances. The kitchen equipment technician’s job description entails fielding, prioritizing, and carrying out service support requests by in-person inspections and from an online work order system. He/she performs end-user interactions frequently with dining staff requiring advice on equipment operation or status. His/her role also involves assisting in major repairs and upgrades and participating in large-scale maintenance duties as part of the dining team. The kitchen equipment technician’s responsibilities also include carrying out the documentation of procedures, processes, and best practices in on-plan sets and end-user manuals, or modifying what has previously been documented. He/she is also responsible for performing preventative maintenance as well as scheduled predictive maintenance checks following manufacturers’ recommendation or/and as assigned. The technician also provides on-site support during special events as well as during off hours, holidays, and weekends. His/her work description also entails swiftly correcting unsafe conditions in workplaces and bringing to the supervisor’s attention any non-correctable condition noticed. It also involves installing new equipment, repairing leaks, maintaining settings on wiring controls, and replacing defective or old parts. It is also the kitchen technician’s duty to maintain inventory, as well as to ensure that tools and equipment are properly maintained.
Kitchen Equipment Technician Job Description
- Perform repairs and maintenance duties on a wide variety of kitchen and refrigeration equipment such as walk-in freezers, industrial-sized steam cookers, refrigerators, ice machines, washers, ovens, dryers, dishwashers, and water coolers.
- Carry out periodic inspection, cleaning, and equipment servicing.
- Log into the work order management system to find, accept, and complete the work requests.
- Carry out installation of new equipment; perform repairs on leaks; ensure settings on wiring controls; change equipment parts that have become old or defective.
- Collaborate with other maintenance workers, company’s officials, and staff to effectively provide solutions to maintenance problems.
- Attend quickly to emergency calls on equipment repair issues, as well as to after work hour calls.
- Perform other duties the supervisor may assign.
Requirements – Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities – for Kitchen Equipment Technician Role
- Profound knowledge of how various types of kitchen and refrigeration equipment work
- Outstanding soldering and blazing skills, applying oxygen/propane
- Strong ability to read and comprehend wiring diagrams, and to follow manuals on operation and installation to successfully complete tasks.
- Strong ability to apply various types of equipment safely and efficiently, and to maintain and service them.
- Exceptional ability to work independently without direct supervision and take responsibility for the repair of assigned equipment.
- Strong ability to prioritize assigned tasks for increased job delivery.
- Exceptional ability to properly investigate problems with food equipment, discover the issue, and correct it.
- Ability to work in a team setting with other maintenance workers, and with staff and members of the public.
- Strong ability to quickly understand and carry out both written and oral instructions effectively.
- Strong keyboarding and basic computer skills
- Possess refrigerant transition and recovery certification.
- Repair and maintenance experience in the commercial kitchen or dining service field
- Strong knowledge of plumbing repair and installation practice and procedure
- Strong knowledge of basic electrical practice, theory, and safety
- Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of commercial refrigeration practice and theory.
- Performs additional job duties as requested.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $25.50 - $30.00
C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at C&W Services, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
Job Title
Maintenance Front End/Kitchen Equipment Technician
Job Description Summary
Kitchen equipment technicians are responsible for maintaining, modifying, troubleshooting, and repairing a large inventory of electric and gas commercial kitchen equipment and appliances. The kitchen equipment technician’s job description entails fielding, prioritizing, and carrying out service support requests by in-person inspections and from an online work order system.
Job Description
Kitchen equipment technicians are responsible for maintaining, modifying, troubleshooting, and repairing a large inventory of electric and gas commercial kitchen equipment and appliances. The kitchen equipment technician’s job description entails fielding, prioritizing, and carrying out service support requests by in-person inspections and from an online work order system. He/she performs end-user interactions frequently with dining staff requiring advice on equipment operation or status. His/her role also involves assisting in major repairs and upgrades and participating in large-scale maintenance duties as part of the dining team. The kitchen equipment technician’s responsibilities also include carrying out the documentation of procedures, processes, and best practices in on-plan sets and end-user manuals, or modifying what has previously been documented. He/she is also responsible for performing preventative maintenance as well as scheduled predictive maintenance checks following manufacturers’ recommendation or/and as assigned. The technician also provides on-site support during special events as well as during off hours, holidays, and weekends. His/her work description also entails swiftly correcting unsafe conditions in workplaces and bringing to the supervisor’s attention any non-correctable condition noticed. It also involves installing new equipment, repairing leaks, maintaining settings on wiring controls, and replacing defective or old parts. It is also the kitchen technician’s duty to maintain inventory, as well as to ensure that tools and equipment are properly maintained.
Kitchen Equipment Technician Job Description
- Perform repairs and maintenance duties on a wide variety of kitchen and refrigeration equipment such as walk-in freezers, industrial-sized steam cookers, refrigerators, ice machines, washers, ovens, dryers, dishwashers, and water coolers.
- Carry out periodic inspection, cleaning, and equipment servicing.
- Log into the work order management system to find, accept, and complete the work requests.
- Carry out installation of new equipment; perform repairs on leaks; ensure settings on wiring controls; change equipment parts that have become old or defective.
- Collaborate with other maintenance workers, company’s officials, and staff to effectively provide solutions to maintenance problems.
- Attend quickly to emergency calls on equipment repair issues, as well as to after work hour calls.
- Perform other duties the supervisor may assign.
Requirements – Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities – for Kitchen Equipment Technician Role
- Profound knowledge of how various types of kitchen and refrigeration equipment work
- Outstanding soldering and blazing skills, applying oxygen/propane
- Strong ability to read and comprehend wiring diagrams, and to follow manuals on operation and installation to successfully complete tasks.
- Strong ability to apply various types of equipment safely and efficiently, and to maintain and service them.
- Exceptional ability to work independently without direct supervision and take responsibility for the repair of assigned equipment.
- Strong ability to prioritize assigned tasks for increased job delivery.
- Exceptional ability to properly investigate problems with food equipment, discover the issue, and correct it.
- Ability to work in a team setting with other maintenance workers, and with staff and members of the public.
- Strong ability to quickly understand and carry out both written and oral instructions effectively.
- Strong keyboarding and basic computer skills
- Possess refrigerant transition and recovery certification.
- Repair and maintenance experience in the commercial kitchen or dining service field
- Strong knowledge of plumbing repair and installation practice and procedure
- Strong knowledge of basic electrical practice, theory, and safety
- Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of commercial refrigeration practice and theory.
- Performs additional job duties as requested.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $25.50 - $30.00
C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at C&W Services, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Equipment Technician
Align your credentials to specialty occupation requirements
USCIS requires that an Equipment Technician role involve theoretical and practical application of a specific discipline. Document that your degree, whether in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering, directly maps to the technical scope of the advertised position.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data for employers who have previously filed LCAs for technician or engineering roles. Prior LCA activity signals a compliance team that already understands the E-3 process.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for your LCA and paperwork
Once you have a signed offer letter, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA submission, DS-160, and consulate preparation. This keeps your employer's administrative burden minimal, which matters when you're negotiating with a hiring team unfamiliar with E-3 sponsorship.
Clarify your degree equivalency before the offer stage
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 purposes. Get a credential evaluation completed in advance so you can provide documentation immediately when an employer requests it.
Confirm your role is classified under a relevant SOC code
The LCA your employer files must reference a Standard Occupational Classification code tied to your actual duties. For equipment technician roles, relevant codes span industrial engineering technologists and electro-mechanical technicians. Misclassification can delay DOL certification.
Prepare for consulate questions on nonimmigrant intent
E-3 is a nonimmigrant visa, so consular officers will probe your ties to Australia and your intent to return. Bring documentation of financial ties, property, or family commitments to Australia alongside your employment offer and LCA.
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Find Equipment Technician JobsEquipment Technician E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Equipment Technician jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Most job boards don't filter by visa type, which makes it difficult to identify which Equipment Technician roles come with genuine E-3 sponsorship. Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search, letting you filter by roles and employers with active E-3 or LCA filing history so you're not guessing which companies will support your application.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Equipment Technician role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
It depends on how the role is written. Equipment Technician positions qualify when they require a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field, such as mechanical or electrical engineering, as a standard entry requirement. Roles where the degree is listed as preferred rather than required may not meet the USCIS specialty occupation threshold, so the job description wording matters significantly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Equipment Technician roles?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian citizens and has no annual cap or lottery, so you can apply at any point in the year once you have a job offer. The H-1B is capped at 85,000 per year and subject to a randomized lottery, meaning many qualified applicants are not selected. For Australians, the E-3 is a far more reliable path to the same type of role.
Can my employer file the E-3 paperwork without a U.S. immigration lawyer?
Yes. The E-3 does not require an attorney, and the process, which involves a DOL Labor Condition Application followed by a consular interview, is more streamlined than H-1B. Employers unfamiliar with the process often hesitate, but most of the filing burden falls on their HR team and the LCA submission through DOL's FLAG system, which has a turnaround of around seven business days.
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