Machine Maintenance Technician

SLB • Ville Platte, LA

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About The Position

The Machine Maintenance Technician is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving CNC machine tools and industrial equipment. The role requires electrical, controls, instrumentation, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic troubleshooting capabilities. The technician diagnoses complex equipment failures, works with CNC and industrial control systems, and performs mechanical machine repairs while supporting maintenance, engineering, and operations teams. The position calls for safety-focused work, independent judgment, and the ability to work with limited supervision.

The technician performs preventive and predictive maintenance, investigates equipment failures, recommends reliability improvements, maintains accurate maintenance records, and supports equipment upgrades, installations, startups, shutdowns, facility projects, and emergency maintenance. The role also includes following job hazard assessment, Lockout/Tagout, electrical safe-work, PPE, and other applicable safety requirements. Relevant experience of 3–5 years is required; CNC machine maintenance experience is preferred. Applicants must have the legal right to work and reside in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of CNC controls, PLCs, VFDs, electrical systems, instrumentation, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, machine prints, blueprints, P&IDs, and technical documentation.
• Experience using electrical diagnostic equipment, precision measuring tools, and maintenance equipment.
• Ability to plan and execute maintenance activities with limited supervision.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively as part of a maintenance team.
• Ability to support overtime, callouts, weekends, shutdowns, and emergency repairs when required.
• Legal right to work and reside in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Technical degree, trade certification, apprenticeship, or equivalent industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing CNC machine tools and industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with Siemens, FANUC, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, ABB, or similar industrial control systems.
• CNC machine maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair CNC mills, lathes, grinders, and related manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose complex CNC machine failures using a systematic troubleshooting approach.
• Troubleshoot and maintain CNC controls, PLCs, VFDs, servo systems, HMIs, motor controls, and relay logic.
• Work with industrial control platforms including Siemens, FANUC, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, ABB, and similar systems.
• Diagnose machine communication, feedback, electrical, and control-system problems.
• Support equipment upgrades, retrofits, installations, and modernization projects.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring failures and recommend corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Install, inspect, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair industrial electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Diagnose electrical failures using schematics, electrical test equipment, and established troubleshooting methods.
• Troubleshoot motor controls, VFDs, sensors, switches, transmitters, and other machine-control components.
• Calibrate, test, and troubleshoot industrial instrumentation and process-control devices.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance according to established schedules and inspect equipment for developing electrical, mechanical, controls, and safety issues.
• Develop repair plans, identify required parts and materials, and determine the appropriate sequence of work.
• Participate in equipment failure investigations and root cause analysis.
• Recommend equipment modifications and improvements designed to reduce downtime and increase reliability.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records documenting inspections, repairs, modifications, and equipment condition.
• Support equipment startups, shutdowns, facility projects, and emergency maintenance activities as required.
• Demonstrate safe work practices and actively promote a strong safety culture.
• Conduct job hazard and risk assessments before performing maintenance activities.
• Follow established Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and electrical safe-work practices.
• Identify unsafe equipment conditions and take appropriate corrective action.
• Properly use required PPE and follow applicable company and site safety requirements.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, machine prints, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, blueprints, and technical manuals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed