Maintenance Technician 3 - Regional Distribution Center - Fridley, MN

Target • Fridley, MN

22h • $42 - $47 • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering & Facilities Maintenance Technician 3 (MT3) is a technical subject matter expert responsible for maintaining high equipment availability at Target’s regional distribution center. The role uses preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshoots breakdowns, restores equipment to service, works with other technicians on difficult issues, validates outside contractors’ work, and partners with building leaders to optimize material handling equipment. The technician handles multiple projects, performs root cause analysis, resolves systemic equipment issues using diagnostic tools, and serves as a technical trainer for maintenance technicians and trainees.

The position maintains and troubleshoots electrical and mechanical material handling systems, including conveyors, sortation equipment, robotics, and automated storage and retrieval systems. Work includes adjusting controls and components, maintaining PLCs and electrical systems, completing work orders, following safety procedures, and operating Target-owned vehicles when needed for facility maintenance or parts procurement. The work may involve ladders, platforms, significant heights, varied environments and temperatures, standing or walking for up to 10–12 hours, and lifting or moving items up to 49 pounds. For food-and-beverage facilities, duties also include sanitation and maintenance supporting industrial ammonia refrigeration.

The listed shift is Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Benefits eligibility begins within two weeks of employment for eligible team members.

Requirements

• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license for the state of employment.
• Excellent PC competency and ability to use mobile apps on handheld devices.
• Familiarity with wiring diagrams, symbols, and electrical measuring.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance procedures.
• Experience reading blueprints and schematics.
• Experience with work order management.
• Experience in industrial electrical, controls, and electronics.
• Experience with programmable logic control (PLC) programs.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and material handling equipment (MHE) safety standards.
• Experience with automated material handling equipment or robotic maintenance.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and use personal protective equipment.
• Ability to navigate ladders and gangways and work at significant heights.
• Ability to work in varied conditions, temperatures, and environments.
• Ability to stand or walk for up to 10–12 hours and lift and/or move items up to 49 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Degree from a technical or community college, or accredited industrial maintenance certifications in areas such as PLCs, industrial networks, machine logic, or robotics, with a focus in mechanical or electrical fields.
• Four or more years of experience in the mechanical or electrical maintenance field.
• For food-and-beverage facilities, comfort working in a temperature-controlled environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical aspects of material handling equipment, including conveyors, sortation, robotics, and automated storage and retrieval systems.
• Control and adjust positioning accuracy and timing.
• Control and adjust scanners, cameras, scales, and printer applicators.
• Control, reset, repair, or replace adjustable components such as belts, chains, and cables, and wearing components such as guides, bearings, wheels, rollers, and pulleys.
• Clean, lubricate, and calibrate equipment.
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot relay logic, ladder diagrams, and control components, including photo eyes, motor starters, relays, limit switches, proximity sensors, timers, solenoids, servo drives, frequency inverters, linear drives, tachometers, and encoders.
• Troubleshoot PLC programs and components, field buses, and communications modules.
• Configure and adjust PLC parameters and component setup.
• Conduct maintenance and higher-level troubleshooting of robot types.
• Troubleshoot power distribution systems, branch circuits, lighting systems, transformers, and wiring methods and materials up to 480V.
• Develop work plans with peer technicians for emergency repair of critical assets.
• Use handheld devices and asset-management mobile apps to create and close work orders, recording labor hours, downtime, problem/cause/remedy, and parts used.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Follow safety procedures and use PPE, including Lock Out/Tag Out and Arc Flash procedures, and eliminate potential equipment safety hazards.
• Operate Target-owned vehicles for maintenance outside the facility and in the trailer yard, and travel to nearby facilities and local stores to procure parts and supplies as needed.
• Safely navigate ladders and gangways and work from platforms and equipment at significant heights.
• Work effectively in varied conditions, temperatures, and environments.
• Frequently monitor the internal and external worksite, including standing or walking for up to 10–12 hours.
• Lift and/or move product or items up to 49 pounds.
• For food-and-beverage facilities, execute sanitation and maintenance standards that support the health of industrial ammonia refrigeration.
• Use preventive and predictive maintenance processes, rapidly troubleshoot equipment breakdowns, and restore equipment to service.
• Collaborate with technicians, contractors, and building leaders to resolve difficult equipment problems and optimize material handling equipment.
• Perform root cause analysis for equipment failures and address systemic issues.
• Serve as a technical trainer for maintenance technicians and technician trainees.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance and other health benefits and programs.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Shift differential of $2.00 to $3.50 per hour, based on eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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