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About the Role

This hands-on maintenance role focuses on maximizing equipment reliability and uptime through mechanical, electrical, and automation troubleshooting within a highly automated distribution center. You will maintain, troubleshoot, and repair automated material handling equipment and facility automation systems, performing preventive and corrective maintenance on various automated components.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on automated material handling equipment including conveyors, sortation systems, motors, gearboxes, bearings, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, and related automation equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electromechanical equipment to quickly restore production and minimize downtime.
• Diagnose and replace components including motors, motor starters, contactors, overloads, relays, sensors, VFDs, actuators, and other industrial control devices.
• Perform equipment inspections, machine adjustments, alignments, component replacements, and production changeovers.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and safely return systems to operation through structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Utilize Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs to troubleshoot equipment faults, verify machine operation, and support equipment recovery.
• Monitor PLC inputs, outputs, alarms, and interlocks to identify equipment issues and assist with troubleshooting.
• Support equipment commissioning, validation, startup, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering on controls modifications, automation improvements, and equipment upgrades.
• Support Siemens PLC troubleshooting where applicable.
• Complete maintenance work orders and accurately document repairs using CMMS.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and reduce repeat failures.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, safety, and preventive maintenance programs.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives focused on uptime and operational excellence.
• Perform all work in accordance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), electrical safety standards, and company safety procedures.
• Maintain compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements while working on energized and non-energized equipment.
• Promote a safe working environment by identifying hazards and following established maintenance best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience supporting automated manufacturing, distribution, or material handling equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills including conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, rollers, motors, pneumatic systems, and hydraulic systems.
• Strong industrial electrical troubleshooting skills including contactors, overloads, relays, motor starters, VFDs, sensors, and industrial control panels.
• Experience maintaining automated material handling equipment (MHE) or production equipment in a high-volume environment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, and technical manuals.
• Experience using CMMS to document maintenance activities and equipment history.
• Working knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLCs (Studio 5000 / RSLogix) for troubleshooting equipment faults.
• Experience using HMIs to diagnose equipment issues and monitor machine status.
• Experience supporting automated distribution centers, fulfillment centers, or high volume manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with conveyor systems, sortation equipment, robotic cells, automated packaging equipment, or warehouse automation.
• Strong commitment to safety, teamwork, continuous improvement, and equipment reliability.

Skills

• Automation
• Mechanical Troubleshooting
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• PLC Troubleshooting
• HMI Operation
• Conveyor Systems
• Sortation Equipment
• Robotic Cells
• Automated Packaging Equipment
• Warehouse Automation
• Allen-Bradley PLCs
• Siemens PLCs
• Industrial Communication Networks
• CMMS
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Electrical Safety Standards
• Lean Manufacturing

Location

• Distribution Center

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hands-on

Experience Level

• 5+ years

Education Level

• Industrial Electrician (309A/442A) or equivalent industrial maintenance experience is considered an asset.
• Industrial Mechanic (Millwright 433A) or equivalent industrial maintenance experience is considered an asset.