Maintenance Tech IV

Nidec Motor Corporation•Princeton, IN

11d

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician IV (Manufacturing) is an advanced skilled trades professional and the highest-level individual contributor in the Manufacturing Maintenance Technician job family. The role leads complex troubleshooting, repair, and optimization of manufacturing equipment and systems, applying extensive technical expertise across mechanical, electrical, controls, automation, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems. Working autonomously with limited supervision, this position serves as a technical authority and escalation point for critical equipment issues that affect safety, production continuity, reliability, or asset health. The technician partners with Maintenance Engineering, Reliability, Operations, Controls, leadership, OEMs, and vendors to resolve chronic equipment issues, support major equipment initiatives, and improve maintenance practices. The position provides functional leadership through technical mentoring, coaching, training, and standard-setting, but is not a formal supervisory role. It typically reports to a Maintenance Manager, Reliability Manager, or Manufacturing Operations Leader. The role also supports equipment commissioning and upgrades, reliability and continuous-improvement initiatives, safety and compliance efforts, and accurate maintenance documentation in the CMMS. Its scope may affect reliability and safety across a site or multiple manufacturing areas.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Extensive experience in manufacturing maintenance, skilled trades, or industrial environments.
Minimum of 7 years of experience.
Mastery-level knowledge of industrial mechanical, electrical, and automation systems.
Exceptional troubleshooting, analytical, and diagnostic capability.
Ability to interpret complex electrical schematics, PLC logic, and technical documentation.
Strong judgment in high-risk or time-sensitive situations.
Excellent communication, mentoring, and influence skills.
Uncompromising commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Advanced technical training, certifications, or completion of an apprenticeship.
Vocational or technical education may be required.

Responsibilities

Lead diagnosis and correction of complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation failures.
Troubleshoot advanced PLC-controlled systems, drives, motors, robotics, safety circuits, HMIs, and industrial networks within training and authorization.
Resolve chronic, non-routine, or high-impact equipment issues and serve as an escalation authority during breakdowns and critical equipment events.
Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for critical manufacturing assets.
Identify systemic failure modes, support root-cause failure analysis and corrective actions, and implement durable reliability improvements.
Partner with Maintenance Engineering and Reliability to improve asset lifecycle performance.
Provide advanced diagnostics for automated and integrated manufacturing systems.
Support commissioning, startup, upgrades, and modifications of new or existing equipment, and help validate operational readiness for production.
Collaborate with Controls, Engineering, OEMs, and vendors to resolve advanced technical issues.
Champion safety and adherence to safety standards and lockout/tagout practices; identify and mitigate equipment-related safety risks.
Support safety audits, investigations, and corrective actions, and ensure maintenance work complies with environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.
Identify and drive improvements in equipment reliability, maintainability, uptime, and performance.
Provide input on equipment design, spare-parts strategy, and maintenance standards; lead or influence continuous-improvement, TPM, or reliability initiatives.
Support the development of standard work, troubleshooting guides, and best practices.
Mentor Maintenance Technician I–III employees and support training, cross-qualification, and skills development.
Share technical expertise and lessons learned across shifts or sites and advise supervisors, engineers, and leadership.
Document complex maintenance activities in the CMMS, including failure modes, corrective actions, and reliability insights; support audit readiness and documentation accuracy.