Industrial Field Service Mechatronics Technician

ATS•Rockford, IL

About The Position

Step into a day on the road You start your morning reviewing the service queue and heading to a customer facility. Once on site, you observe machinery under load, listening and watching for telltale signs to pinpoint root causes. You isolate faults, dismantle assemblies to access defective components, and fine-tune control instruments. When parts are beyond recovery, you swap them out and bring the line back to life. In the afternoon, you coordinate with the customer’s maintenance team to execute scheduled preventive work. You might move from a PLC fault on one system to a high-voltage drive issue on another—troubleshooting electrical circuitry, mechanical systems, and fluid power components with equal confidence. If a custom part is needed, you set up a lathe, drill press, or grinder to fabricate it, and you’re comfortable striking a bead when a weld will keep production on track. Throughout the day, you document every step in service reports and in the customer’s management systems, adhere to site safety procedures and housekeeping standards, and model situational awareness to identify and correct unsafe conditions. You wrap up with a debrief, parts recommendations, and a plan for the next visit.

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
Proficient with basic hand tools and appropriate specialized tools
Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and fluid power systems; able to analyze problems, develop alternative solutions, and execute repairs
Extensive travel required (local, national, and international)

Nice To Haves

Preventive maintenance techniques, precision measurement, mechanical alignment, and general maintenance of process equipment
Exposure to programmable logic controllers, field devices, and electrical drive and motor systems
Communications
Customer Focus
Personal Discipline
Safety
PLC Troubleshooting Skills
Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
CNC Machine Repair
Electrical Troubleshooting
Electrical Repair
PLC Programming Experience
High Voltage Systems
Pneumatics Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting CNC Machines

Responsibilities

Perform break-fix and preventive maintenance per industry standards with minimal supervision
Diagnose issues by observing equipment in operation, dismantling as needed, adjusting functional parts and control instruments, and repairing/replacing faulty components
Execute routine tasks within industrial control systems to analyze complex equipment and resolve problems
Apply deep electrical, mechanical, and fluid power knowledge to troubleshoot and repair
Identify parts, supplies, and repair items required for maintenance activities
Collaborate with customer counterparts on maintenance, reliability, and PM procedures
Set up and operate machining tools (lathe, drill press, grinder) and perform welding as needed to make or repair parts
Conform to customer contractor codes of conduct, safety processes, and housekeeping standards
Accurately document work performed in service reports and applicable management systems
Engage in on‑the-job training and technical self‑study for continuous career development
Follow all safety policies, rules, regulations, and technical instructions; maintain situational awareness and identify unsafe behaviors and conditions