Industrial Equipment Reliability Technician

ATS•Lafayette, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

About the Role Picture your day beginning with a walk-through of the line: you scan dashboards, listen for unusual vibrations, and watch machines cycle to pinpoint root causes before they become downtime. You move from preventive maintenance to a mid-to-expert-level repair, dismantling a device to access a worn component, inspecting parts for defects, adjusting controls and instrumentation, replacing what is faulty, and verifying performance with electrical and mechanical tests. When machine tools need care, you recondition and repair them to keep production humming. Later, you might set up a lathe, drill press, or grinder to fabricate a replacement part, or strike a clean weld to get a critical asset back online. Between calls, you document everything in the CMMS, review historical data, and use predictive technologies to collect and analyze equipment performance indicators. You troubleshoot controls—hardware, software, and configuration—until the issue is resolved. All the while, you uphold 5S and housekeeping, drive continuous improvement, and coach junior technicians, occasionally coordinating small task teams.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Either (a) Associate degree with a technical focus plus 3 years of related general-industry experience; or (b) 5 years of related general-industry experience; or (c) successful completion of the ATS Technician Progression Program.
Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, fluid power, and control systems, with proven troubleshooting and repair ability.
Proficiency with basic and specialized hand tools appropriate to the work.
Ability to travel if needed.

Responsibilities

Execute preventive and break/fix maintenance from intermediate through advanced complexity.
Observe equipment in operation to identify root causes; disassemble, inspect, adjust, repair/replace, and reassemble; validate with functional testing.
Conduct electrical circuit and mechanical system diagnostics and testing.
Recondition and repair machine tools as required.
Source parts, supplies, and repair items; operate metalworking tools (lathe, drill press, grinder); perform welding as needed.
Independently perform maintenance aligned to industry standards.
Maintain 5S standards and strong housekeeping.
Lead and participate in CI initiatives focused on process, results, and cost savings.
Update records and review CMMS history to inform decisions.
Troubleshoot control systems to resolve software, hardware, and configuration issues.
Apply predictive maintenance technologies to capture performance data.
Support lower-level technicians and provide direction to small teams; take on advanced tasks for your own development.
Engage in on-the-job learning and technical self-study for career growth.
Follow all safety policies, rules, regulations, instructions, and guidelines; maintain situational awareness and address unsafe conditions or behaviors.