Application & Automation Technician-1st Shift

Eaton Corporation • Pinckneyville, IL

9d • $31 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES GEIS BLD division is hiring an Application & Automation Technician at its Pinckneyville, Illinois facility. The role supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and improving manufacturing equipment and automated production systems. Work includes preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial control systems, along with support for PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and connected manufacturing technologies. The technician works with Maintenance, Engineering, Production, IT, vendors, and other teams to reduce downtime, improve equipment reliability, and support continuous improvement. The position requires strong troubleshooting, accurate maintenance documentation, and compliance with company safety procedures and regulatory requirements.

Core hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Overtime may extend beyond those hours and may be mandatory at times. The hourly pay range is $30.58–$35.09, based on experience, skills, qualifications, market, and business considerations. The role may also require overtime, off-shift work, shutdown support, or emergency maintenance response based on operational needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Five years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment involving electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation systems.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting automated manufacturing equipment and industrial control systems.
• Working knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment and industrial automation systems.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system and electronic maintenance documentation.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve equipment problems while supporting safety, quality, reliability, and production requirements.
• Ability to use maintenance tools, diagnostic equipment, computers, machinery, and powered industrial equipment safely and within assigned authorization.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with employees, contractors, vendors, technical resources, and leadership.
• Ability to maintain required training and job-specific qualifications.
• Ability to support overtime, off-shift work, shutdowns, or emergency maintenance response based on operational needs and applicable scheduling requirements.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, reach, kneel, squat, and perform repetitive motions during the workday, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work at heights, in confined or restricted-access areas, and around industrial manufacturing equipment when properly trained and authorized.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, or position materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation and/or mechanical assistance.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and safely use tools and testing equipment.
• Ability to document and communicate equipment status, completed repairs, and required follow-up actions.
• Ability to prioritize assigned work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment that may include varying temperatures, noise, dust, vibration, electrical hazards, and moving mechanical equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, blueprints, ladder logic, and technical manuals.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree or technical certification in Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, Automation Technology, Electronics, Electrical Technology, or a related field, together with three years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing involving electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation systems.
• Experience troubleshooting or programming Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs.
• Experience with robotics, automated material-handling systems, automated storage systems, and machine vision technology.
• ABB robotic troubleshooting or programming experience.
• Experience with industrial networks, including EtherNet/IP or comparable communication systems.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies, connected manufacturing systems, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness data collection.
• Experience supporting metal-fabrication equipment, including lasers, turret presses, dies, stamping presses, powder-coat systems, or wastewater-treatment equipment.
• Experience with welding, fabrication, machining, rigging, or pipe fitting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and industrial software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, install, adjust, rebuild, and maintain manufacturing equipment and associated electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, and automation systems.
• Diagnose equipment failures, downtime events, and process interruptions; identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production equipment, facility systems, and support equipment according to established procedures.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, HMIs, variable-frequency drives, servo systems, sensors, safety circuits, actuators, robotic cells, machine vision systems, and industrial control networks.
• Perform PLC diagnostics, program and system backups, recovery support, and approved control-system modifications within training, qualification, and authorization.
• Repair and maintain motors, drives, gearboxes, pumps, conveyors, bearings, valves, cylinders, and fluid-power systems.
• Perform fabrication and repair work, including welding, brazing, soldering, cutting, grinding, pipe fitting, rigging, and basic machining, when trained and authorized.
• Support equipment installations, automation upgrades, new-product or equipment launches, reliability improvements, and capital projects.
• Use the computerized maintenance management system to complete work orders and document inspections, repairs, equipment history, and follow-up needs.
• Maintain technical documentation, including electrical schematics, equipment drawings, PLC and HMI backups, manuals, bills of material, and maintenance records.
• Read and interpret blueprints, electrical schematics, ladder logic, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, maintenance manuals, and equipment drawings.
• Coordinate preventive-maintenance activities and equipment support with Maintenance leadership, Production, Planning, Engineering, IT, vendors, and qualified contractors.
• Participate in root-cause analysis, Total Productive Maintenance, Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and equipment-reliability initiatives.
• Follow safety policies and applicable requirements, including lockout/tagout, electrical safety, machine guarding, personal protective equipment, housekeeping, and 5S practices.
• Perform specialized electrical, energized, elevated, confined-space, rigging, powered-industrial-equipment, and other work only when trained, qualified, authorized, and equipped.
• Communicate equipment condition, corrective actions, unresolved risks, and maintenance needs across shifts and functions.
• Perform other duties consistent with the position as assigned.

Benefits

• Health benefits effective on the first day of employment.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Wellness reimbursement.
• Various health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED