The Mechanical Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, assembling, installing, testing, maintaining, and optimizing manufacturing equipment, automated machinery, robotic systems, and mechanical assemblies to ensure maximum equipment availability, reliability, and operational efficiency. The role supports preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing facility.
Key Responsibilities
Perform installation, assembly, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment, automated machinery, robotic systems, cobots, and mechanical assemblies.
Interpret mechanical drawings, pneumatic schematics, assembly layouts, machine documentation, and technical specifications to execute maintenance activities accurately.
Carry out preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
Diagnose and repair mechanical components including gearboxes, bearings, shafts, ball screws, linear motion systems, drive systems, and precision assemblies.
Perform machine alignment, leveling, upgrades, retrofits, and modification activities to improve equipment performance.
Install, troubleshoot, and optimize pneumatic systems including cylinders, valves, regulators, FRLs, sensors, tubing, and air preparation systems.
Support installation, calibration, teaching, recovery, and basic programming of industrial robots and collaborative robots (Cobots), including End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT).
Conduct precision measurements including runout, flatness, parallelism, concentricity, alignment, repeatability studies, and machine accuracy verification using precision measuring instruments.
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Support downtime analysis, root cause investigations, failure analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
Coordinate maintenance schedules with production requirements to minimize operational disruptions.
Participate in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability, productivity, and manufacturing efficiency.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while complying with Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE), and quality standards.
Coach and provide technical guidance to less experienced technicians when required.
Qualifications
High School Diploma, ITI, Diploma, or equivalent technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Additional technical certifications or apprenticeships in mechanical maintenance, industrial automation, robotics, or related fields are advantageous.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export control or sanctions regulations.
Technical Skills
Mechanical assembly, installation, and machine maintenance
Preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance
Machine alignment, leveling, and precision mechanical adjustments
Pneumatic circuit interpretation, installation, and troubleshooting
Industrial robots, Cobots, robot teaching, calibration, and EOAT integration
Bearings, gearboxes, ball screws, linear motion systems, and drive mechanisms
Precision measurement techniques including runout, flatness, parallelism, concentricity, and repeatability analysis
Machine accuracy verification and geometric inspection
GD&T fundamentals and engineering drawing interpretation
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and structured problem-solving methodologies
Maintenance documentation and reporting
Basic PLC knowledge (preferred)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Professional Competencies
Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills
Mechanical aptitude with attention to detail
Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
Customer-focused mindset
Decision-making and sound technical judgment
Continuous improvement orientation
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Commitment to workplace safety and quality standards
Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies
Ability to work independently as well as within cross-functional teams
Experience
Significant relevant experience in mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Hands-on experience in:
Machine assembly and installation
Mechanical maintenance of industrial equipment
Pneumatic systems
Industrial automation
Robotics and Cobots
Precision measurement and machine validation
Experience performing preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities.
Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies is preferred.
Experience supporting manufacturing equipment reliability, machine uptime improvement, and maintenance planning is highly desirable.
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