Airport Baggage System Technician I (Electrical/Mechanical)

BEUMER Group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental benefits

401k match

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

BEUMER Group is seeking a Technician I to perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on the BEUMER ICS baggage handling system at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR).

The role involves diagnosing faults across mechanical, electrical, and control subsystems, and coordinating with SAC and PLC systems under supervision. Candidates should have an Electrical or Mechanical degree or equivalent experience, 0–2 years in automated material handling, and be eligible for airside security

Qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical degree or equivalent experience.
• 1–2 years in automated material handling systems; airport/logistics preferred.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain airside security clearance.
• Proficient with BEUMER SAC systems; PLC fault diagnostics; sensors/actuators.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and advanced maintenance on BEUMER ICS components.
• Diagnose faults across mechanical, electrical, and control subsystems.
• Respond to interruptions; perform resets and root cause analysis.
• Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance per BEUMER standards.
• Interface with SAC and PLC systems; monitor performance and intervene as needed.
• Inspect system health with diagnostic tools; propose throughput improvements.
• Maintain logs of maintenance activities and spare parts usage.
• Follow health, safety, quality controls; use lockout/tagout and PPE.
• Communicate status and improvements with shifts and teams.
• Support system upgrades and hardware retrofits with engineering.
• Participate in reliability-centered maintenance reviews.

Skills

SAC BEUMER experience

PLC programming

Fault diagnostics

Sensors & actuators

Education

Electrical or Mechanical degree

Tools

Siemens PLC software

Diagnostic software/tools

Job description

BEUMER Group is seeking a Technician I to perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on the BEUMER ICS baggage handling system at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR).

The role involves diagnosing faults across mechanical, electrical, and control subsystems, and coordinating with SAC and PLC systems under supervision. Candidates should have an Electrical or Mechanical degree or equivalent experience, 0–2 years in automated material handling, and be eligible for airside security