2nd Shift Technical Team Lead – Automation & Maintenance

Textron; Lavonia (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron's Kautex division in Lavonia, Georgia, seeks a skilled maintenance technician to lead and support controls, maintenance, and process technicians across shifts, ensuring safe and efficient production.

You will troubleshoot equipment, program and modify automation, and drive preventive maintenance, with a path toward improvement and standard work. Requires technical degree and 3 years in manufacturing; Siemens PLC and FANUC robotics are a plus.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or two-year technical degree or comparable education and experience in maintenance/controls.
• Minimum of three years of manufacturing experience in controls/automation, industrial maintenance, or plastics/process technology.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated manufacturing systems.
• Ability to read manuals, wiring schematics, drawings, and process/quality documentation.
• Siemens PLC experience and FANUC robotics knowledge are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and support Controls, Maintenance, and Process Technicians across shifts or areas.
• Review work orders, preventive maintenance requirements, production priorities, and assignments; set priorities and assign tasks.
• Follow up on work, confirm completion and documentation, and coach technicians on performance or standard work improvements.
• Provide hands-on technical support for troubleshooting, repair, setup, retooling, and optimization of production equipment and automation.
• Coordinate rapid response to breakdowns to restore production safely.
• Support programming, installation, modification, and troubleshooting of automation systems (PLCs, HMIs, robotics, drives).
• Support machine setup and process optimization to meet production and quality goals.
• Ensure maintenance records, shift-book entries, and change-point documentation are complete.

Skills

Robotics experience

PLC/HMI troubleshooting

Reading schematics/drawings

Education

Two-year technical degree

Tools

Siemens PLC

FANUC robotics

Job description

Textron's Kautex division in Lavonia, Georgia, seeks a skilled maintenance technician to lead and support controls, maintenance, and process technicians across shifts, ensuring safe and efficient production.

You will troubleshoot equipment, program and modify automation, and drive preventive maintenance, with a path toward improvement and standard work. Requires technical degree and 3 years in manufacturing; Siemens PLC and FANUC robotics are a plus.