Automation Maintenance Technician 1st Shift

TOLEDO TOOL & DIE•Toledo, OH

5d•$30 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

Toledo Tool & Die is adding Automation Maintenance Technicians to our Bennett Road team to support our continued growth. This is a full-time position based in Toledo, Ohio. We offer competitive wages, growth opportunities, and a clean, safe work environment. The Automation Maintenance Technician is a cross-functional technical role within the Maintenance Department responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, programming, and continuously improving automated manufacturing equipment in a high-volume automotive welding environment. The Automation Maintenance Technician partners closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Controls Engineering, Production, Quality, and Tooling to diagnose equipment issues, implement corrective actions, support new equipment installations, and improve manufacturing processes through continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance, robotics, or automated manufacturing experience
Strong mechanical aptitude
Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with production employees, supervisors, engineers, and customers
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in documentation and inspection results
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adjust to rapidly changing production needs
High level of initiative, accountability, and integrity
Robotics: Fanuc or Nachi programming, robot recovery, and teach pendant programming
Welding: MIG, Resistance Spot, Projection welding, weld controllers, and weld quality troubleshooting
Mechanical: Pneumatic and hydraulic systems, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, fixtures, and automated tooling
Electrical: Industrial electrical systems, motors, sensors, control panels, schematics, VFDs, and safety circuits

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or technical certification preferred
Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred
Nachi robotics preferred
Servo welding systems preferred
Vision systems preferred
Preventive and predictive maintenance experience preferred

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, robotic, and automated manufacturing equipment
Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance
Read and interpret electrical schematics, pneumatic diagrams, hydraulic prints, and mechanical drawings
Troubleshoot equipment using PLC diagnostics, HMIs, and robot teach pendants
Replace motors, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, cylinders, sensors, valves, weld components, and tooling
Respond quickly to equipment downtime while maintaining safe work practices
Program, troubleshoot, recover, and optimize Fanuc robots
Perform robot mastering, TCP verification, backups, and restores
Support MIG, Resistance Spot, and Projection welding systems
Maintain weld guns, transformers, electrodes, weld schedules, cooling water, pneumatic systems, and weld quality
Repair and maintain production fixtures and tooling
Replace locating pins, clamps, sensors, cylinders, and tooling components
Shim and adjust fixtures to maintain dimensional accuracy
Support equipment improvements and process validation
Implement corrective actions to reduce downtime, scrap, and cycle time
Follow lockout/tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, and all safety procedures at all times
Follow all safety procedures and wear required PPE
Maintain a clean and safe work environment
Ability to take direction, coaching, and act positively to improve performance
Assumes additional duties as assigned, which may fall outside the primary scope of the role
Demonstrate knowledge of the environmental processes and requirements applicable to their role
Employee is responsible for ensuring all environmental practices are in line with job scope/position. Examples include but are not limited to proper waste disposal practices, reporting of spills, non-compliance to permit, and addressing any improper practices