Lead Automation & Mechatronics Maintenance Technologist

Job Description

Job DescriptionLead the heartbeat of a highly automated facility

Step into a senior role where building systems, robotics, and high-speed material handling equipment rely on your leadership. As the Lead Automation & Mechatronics Maintenance Technologist, you’ll guide shift operations, mentor technicians, and partner with Automation support teams to keep critical assets reliable and available.

A day in the life

Your shift begins with a safety huddle and a quick scan of CMMS work orders. Moments later, you’re diagnosing a PLC I/O anomaly on a conveyor zone, tracing signals from photo-eyes through relay logic and ladder diagrams. You verify motor starter performance, assess a proximity sensor fault, and return throughput to plan. Later, you audit a preventive maintenance route, update OEE/Up Time metrics, and coach a technician through a lockout/tagout procedure. Throughout the day, you collaborate with our Client and Operations Maintenance teammates to uphold safety, quality, and operational standards.

Core responsibilities

• Champion safety and adherence to all procedures across a highly automated environment.
• Repair, maintain, and enhance performance of MHE and robotic systems throughout the facility.
• Lead and audit preventive maintenance programs to maximize reliability and uptime.
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot relay logic, ladder diagrams, control components, photo-eyes, motor starters, limit switches, proximity sensors, and solenoids.
• Direct emergency repair response for critical assets and mentor technicians through structured training plans.
• Create, prioritize, and close work orders in the CMMS with precise documentation.
• Build productive partnerships with our Client and Operations Maintenance team members.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.

Note: We welcome candidates who are shift flexible/open to shift.

What you bring

• High school diploma or GED.
• 4+ years working with automated conveyors and controls.
• Proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience applying MHE safety practices in line with OEM and safety standards.
• Working knowledge of electrical/electronic principles, NEC, and industrial electronics.
• Ability to execute preventive, procedure-driven maintenance and read blueprints/schematics.
• Hands-on experience with PLC programs and 3+ years of work order management.
• Skill using data/diagnostic tools to track and interpret metrics such as OEE/Up Time for prioritization.
• Analytical, calm under pressure, and effective at problem solving in routine and emergency scenarios.

Eligibility and physical requirements

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to move up to 50lbs and physical requirements including stooping, standing, walking, and climbing stairs / ladders with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical disciplines.
• Prior leadership and vendor management experience.
• Background in robotic maintenance and CMMS best practices.
• Certifications in one or more: electronic, electrical, mechanical, access control servers, PLCs, process controls, robotics, or mechanical power transmission.

Technical strengths

• Leadership and people development; project management.
• Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, including 120/208/240/480V systems.
• Insulation resistance testing; LOTO expertise.
• Equipment installation & wiring; repair & maintenance.

Tools and technologies

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
• Conveyor systems