Automation Maintenance Technician

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionTitle: Automation Maintenance TechnicianShift:2nd Shift (2:00 PM – 10:30 PM)Schedule: 6 days per week with a rotating 7th daySalary: $30.00 – $42.00 / hour (Dependent on experience)Automation Maintenance Technician Role: The Automation Maintenance Technician serves as a core technical expert responsible for maximizing machine uptime and operational reliability across automated welding and assembly systems. This role exists to drive continuous plant productivity, maximize overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and maintain rigorous quality standards across our client's high-volume manufacturing facility.Automation Maintenance Technician Responsibilities: Perform troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, robotic, and automated manufacturing equipmentProgram, recover, master, and optimize Fanuc robots using teach pendants to maintain optimal cycle times and throughputMaintain and repair automated MIG, resistance spot, and projection welding systems, including controllers, guns, transformers, and electrodesExecute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance procedures on motors, gearboxes, VFDs, conveyors, sensors, and control panelsDiagnose equipment faults using PLC diagnostics, HMIs, electrical schematics, pneumatic diagrams, and mechanical drawingsRepair and adjust production fixtures and tooling by replacing locating pins, clamps, cylinders, and dimensional shimsImplement continuous improvement initiatives and corrective actions to reduce production downtime, scrap rates, and safety risksAutomation Maintenance Technician Reporting Relationships: The candidate will report directly to the Maintenance Manager and will have no direct reports.About You: Possess a high school diploma or GED (Associate degree or technical certification in industrial maintenance or automation preferred)Hold 5+ years of industrial maintenance, robotics, or automated manufacturing experience, preferably within an automotive environmentDemonstrate strong technical proficiency in Fanuc robot programming, recovery, mastering, teach pendant operation, and TCP verificationsExhibit direct experience servicing automated MIG, resistance spot, and projection welding equipment and controllersRead and interpret electrical schematics, hydraulic prints, pneumatic diagrams, and mechanical blueprints accuratelyDemonstrate technical competency in industrial electrical systems, motors, VFDs, sensors, control panels, safety circuits, and mechanical drive systemsMaintain the ability to work a 6-day work week with a rotating 7th day across assigned shiftsNext Steps: If you are a driven problem solver and an automation specialist, we would like to hear from you.Additional Information: Physical Demands: Must be able to physically lift, push, pull, or move up to 50 lbsWorking Environment: Fast-paced, automated Tier-1 automotive manufacturing plant setting requiring personal protective equipment (PPE)Equal Opportunity Employer: Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status#INDRBR