Lead Automation Maintenance Technician

TOLEDO TOOL & DIE•Toledo, OH

4d•$37 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

Come Join the Toledo Tool & Die Team! Located close to the Michigan/Ohio border, Toledo Tool and Die has diligently served the people of both of those great states since 1940. It was a company founded on one simple principle: to do the finest work possible for our clients and to deliver on every promise we make. Today Toledo Tool & Die has four facilities in the Toledo area and one in Pioneer, Ohio. Toledo Tool & Die is adding Lead 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. Hours for this position are typically: 1st Shift: Monday- Friday 6:00 AM-2:00 PM 2nd Shift: Monday- Friday 2:00 PM-10:00 PM 3rd Shift: Sunday- Thursday 10:00 PM-6:00 AM Weekend & Holiday Availability: This position requires weekend work as assigned, including scheduled weekend coverage and overtime based on production needs. Candidates must also be available to work holidays as required based on plant operational needs. POSITION SUMMARY: The Lead Automation Maintenance Technician is a senior, 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. In addition to performing advanced maintenance work, the Lead serves as the technical point of contact on shift, providing hands-on technical support to Automation Maintenance Technicians. The Lead prioritizes and coordinates maintenance activities, drives rapid resolution of equipment downtime, mentors and develops team members, and ensures work is completed safely, efficiently, and to standard. The Lead Automation Maintenance Technician partners closely with the Maintenance Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, Controls Engineering, Production, Quality, and Tooling to diagnose complex equipment issues and implement corrective and preventive actions. This is a working technical-lead position and is not intended to replace the responsibilities of the Maintenance Manager or function as a traditional people supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance, robotics, or automated manufacturing experience
Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred
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
Ability to provide technical leadership, direction, training, and mentoring to team members
Fanuc programming, robot recovery, and teach pendant programming
MIG, Resistance Spot, Projection welding, weld controllers, and weld quality troubleshooting
Pneumatic and hydraulic systems, bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, fixtures, and automated tooling
Industrial electrical systems, motors, sensors, control panels, schematics, VFDs, and safety circuits
Employees must be present to fulfill job duties and meet operational demands. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide daily direction, work assignments, and hands-on technical guidance to team members on shift
Prioritize and coordinate the team's work to meet operational demands and schedules
Serve as the first-line technical escalation point for complex or high-priority issues
Lead rapid response to disruptions or downtime, directing team members and resources to restore normal operations safely
Train, mentor, and develop team members, building capability and cross-functional skill within the team
Review and verify completed work for quality, accuracy, and adherence to standards and procedures
Support the supervisor/manager with scheduling, labor planning, resource and materials management, and shift coverage
Lead and document routine and preventive work, ensuring tasks are completed on schedule
Champion continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to reduce downtime, waste, and rework
Maintain accurate records, work orders, and documentation in the applicable system
Enforce safety, quality, housekeeping, and environmental procedures across the team
Support onboarding, launches, installations, and validation activities as needed
Communicate status, issues, and improvement opportunities to management and cross-functional partners
Continue to perform the full scope of the technician role in addition to lead duties
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