Production Machinery Reliability Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Keep critical machines running at peak performance

Picture this: production is humming when a line stops mid-cycle. You arrive, isolate the issue in a hydraulic circuit, fabricate a replacement part on the lathe, install new piping, and verify the fix with a clean test run. If that scenario energizes you, you’ll thrive here.

Role impact

Our Production Machinery Reliability Technician safeguards uptime for assembly lines, metal-fabricating machine tools, material handling systems, and an automated lubrication system—diagnosing faults across mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic domains and restoring equipment to specification.

Core responsibilities

• Diagnose malfunctions by inspecting machines and subsystems to determine root causes.
• Disassemble equipment as needed to access and correct issues.
• Inspect and measure components to identify wear, misalignment, or other defects.
• Repair/replace worn or faulty parts in drive mechanisms and hydraulic systems.
• Trace and remediate damaged air or hydraulic piping; measure, cut, thread, and install new pipe.
• Run and validate equipment after repair to confirm proper operation.
• Repair broken parts and fabricate or rework components.
• Set up and operate metalworking tools—lathe, drill press, grinder—to make or repair parts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3–5 years of machinery repair and troubleshooting experience (required).
• Advanced hands-on experience with hand tools.
• Working knowledge of pneumatic systems.
• PLC knowledge is a plus.

Schedule & location

• Full-time
• Day shift
• 8-hour shift, Monday–Friday
• Auburn Hills, MI 48326 — must reliably commute or plan to relocate before start.

Physical & environmental conditions

• Regular activities: walking; reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequent activities: standing; using hands to finger, handle, or feel; climbing/balancing; stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; talking/hearing.
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Occasional exposure to heights, fumes/airborne particles, outdoor weather, electrical shock risk, and vibration.
• Work environment noise is typically very loud.

Benefits

Employment type: Full-time

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance