Industrial Reliability Technician — Automotive Stamping

Industrial Reliability Technician — Automotive Stamping

Why this role matters

Our automotive facility runs at high speed and high stakes. Your work protects uptime, safeguards people, and elevates performance on our presses and automated lines.

Your impact areas

• Reliability Maintenance: Execute preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance across stamping presses, transfer systems, conveyors, and automation.
• Controls & Electrical: Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, electrical systems, motor controls, sensors, drives, and HMIs.
• Multidisciplinary Repair: Resolve hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electrical failures quickly and thoroughly.
• Technical Literacy: Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and hydraulic diagrams to plan effective repairs.
• Continuous Improvement: Perform root cause analysis and deploy corrective actions to reduce downtime and enhance reliability.
• Subsystem Care: Maintain press feed and lubrication systems, die protection, and material handling equipment.
• Instrumentation & Calibration: Install, test, and calibrate motors, VFDs, sensors, switches, and industrial control elements.
• Documentation: Use a CMMS to complete work orders and maintain accurate maintenance records.
• Projects: Support modifications, new installations, and plant-wide improvement initiatives.
• Safety Leadership: Enforce Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and adhere to OSHA standards at all times.
• Cross-Functional Teaming: Collaborate with production, engineering, and tooling to drive stable, high-throughput operations.

Must-haves

• High school diploma or GED (required); technical schooling or apprenticeship (preferred).
• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with stamping presses, automated production, or automotive manufacturing (preferred).
• Knowledge of PLC troubleshooting, motor controls, VFDs, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Proven problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Availability for overtime, weekends, and off-shifts as needed.

Stand-out qualifications

• Allen-Bradley PLCs and FactoryTalk expertise.
• Experience supporting robotic automation.
• Journeyman Electrician, Industrial Maintenance, or related certification.
• Welding and fabrication experience.

Core proficiencies

• PLC troubleshooting skills
• Industrial maintenance and repair
• Metal stamping & forming (progressive die)

How we work

• Structured priorities and visible metrics to drive OEE improvement.
• CMMS-driven planning and documentation.
• Safety-first culture grounded in LOTO and OSHA compliance.

If you excel at turning complex breakdowns into lasting fixes—and you’re energized by fast-paced automotive stamping—let’s talk.