Industrial Automation Maintenance Field Technician

ATS • Kankakee, IL

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About The Position

Keep production moving—your expertise powers uptime Across factories and facilities, you’ll be the trusted expert who restores equipment, prevents failures, and partners with customers to keep critical processes running. Mission Deliver best‑in‑class field maintenance and repairs for automation and production assets by combining disciplined troubleshooting, precise workmanship, and unwavering safety.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Associate degree with a technical focus and 5+ years of related industry experience, or 7+ years of related industry experience.
• Proficiency with basic and specialty hand tools.
• Demonstrated knowledge spanning electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems; able to analyze problems, develop alternatives, and execute repairs.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively—local, national, and international.

Nice To Haves

• Preventive maintenance methods, precision measurement, mechanical alignment, and general process equipment maintenance.
• Experience with PLCs, field devices, and motor/drive systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive break/fix and preventive maintenance: observe equipment in operation, identify root causes, and execute repairs on electrical, mechanical, and fluid power systems.
• Disassemble machinery to access faulty parts; repair or replace components; adjust functional mechanisms and control instruments; reassemble and validate performance.
• Independently complete maintenance aligned to industry standards while collaborating with customer personnel on reliability and PM procedures.
• Set up and run lathes, drill presses, grinders, and related tools to make or recondition parts; carry out welding when required.
• Use industrial control systems for advanced troubleshooting and analysis of complex equipment issues.
• Record all actions, findings, and parts usage in detailed service documentation and maintenance management systems.
• Uphold customer site rules, contractor codes of conduct, housekeeping, and safety processes; practice situational awareness to identify unsafe acts/conditions.
• Pursue ongoing training and technical self‑study to broaden capabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees