Make manufacturing run better—every visit, every fix, every improvement
In this leadership-leaning field role, you’ll be the force that restores uptime, advances preventative strategies, and mentors others—while tackling the toughest control-system and electro-mechanical problems on the floor.
The impact you’ll have
- Diagnose issues by observing machines in operation; disassemble to access and remove defective parts; inspect components; adjust functional parts and control instruments; repair or replace; validate with electrical and mechanical tests; recondition and repair machine tools.
- Elevate reliability by sourcing parts and supplies, evaluating alternatives for superior cost and performance, and packaging retrofits, upgrades, or alternate functions.
- Establish the standard: independently perform maintenance to industry norms and author maintenance standards and instructions for altered or new equipment.
- Advise customer teams on maintenance optimization, reliability approaches, and PM processes.
- Perform precision machining (lathe, drill press, grinder, and more) and welding to fabricate or repair components.
- Resolve the hardest problems by altering, troubleshooting, and analyzing complex control systems—software, hardware, and configuration included.
- Harness advanced maintenance technologies to collect performance data, detect trends, and drive recommendations.
- Capture knowledge: complete service reports and system entries, write clear narratives of findings and performance data, and compile technical manuals plus operating/maintenance procedures for equipment upgrades and automation integrations.
- Grow others: mentor lower-level technicians, provide leadership within project teams, deliver on-the-job training, and lead technical development programs for coworkers and customers.
- Work safely and professionally: follow all safety policies, rules, regulations, instructions, and guidelines; practice situational awareness and address unsafe behaviors/conditions; align with customer contractor codes of conduct and housekeeping standards.
Your background
- High school diploma or GED.
- Associate degree (technical focus) with 12+ years of related industry experience, or 15+ years of industry experience.
- End-to-end understanding of electrical, mechanical, fluid power, and control systems; proven ability to analyze, design alternatives, and execute repairs.
- Hands-on with basic and specialized tools, plus relevant programming software.
- Comfort with extensive travel across local, national, and international sites.
Bonus experience
- Condition-based maintenance, precision mechanical alignment, process equipment upkeep, and automation integration.
- Significant PLC expertise, field device troubleshooting, electrical drives and motors, and motion control systems.
Core strengths
- Communications
- Customer Focus
- Personal Discipline
- Safety
Where and how you’ll work
- Physical demands include regular standing, walking, fine manual work, reaching, climbing via ladders or lifts, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling in confined spaces, and communicating effectively.
- Occasional sitting and lifting/moving items exceeding 50 pounds.
- Regular use of close and color vision.
- Occasional exposure to outdoor weather and electrical shock risk.
- Factory environments are typically very loud, with potential exposure to hazardous materials and greasy or slippery floors.
Technical proficiencies
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- 120/208/240/480 VAC systems
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Electrical repair
- High-voltage systems
- Industrial electrical experience
- Machine safety inspections