High Bay Automation Maintenance Technician

1025 LEGO Manufacturing Virginia Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing program

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

LEG Group? The LEGO Group in Virginia seeks an Automation Maintenance Technician to maintain and optimize highly automated warehouse systems.

You will work with Operations, Engineering, and suppliers to maximize reliability, safety, and performance while supporting continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires an associate degree or technical cert in mechatronics/electromechanics and experience with automated equipment, PLCs, and CMMS.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance, Electromechanics, Electronics, Mechanics or related field.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting automated industrial equipment in manufacturing/warehouse environments.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and equipment documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on automated equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, robotics, and automation systems.
• Diagnose issues using PLC software, HMIs, industrial networks, and schematics.
• Document maintenance activities in the CMMS and support installation/testing activities.
• Lead and mentor maintenance team members and participate in TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma initiatives.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

PLC & Robotics

Safety compliance

Education

Associate degree or technical cert in Mechatronics/Industrial Maintenance/Electromechanics

Related technical field study

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens PLC

CMMS

Job description

Job Description

Job Description The Automation Maintenance Technician maintains, troubleshoots, and optimizes highly automated warehouse systems supporting LEGO Manufacturing Virginia. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, and equipment suppliers, this role maximizes equipment reliability, safety, and performance while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, preventive, condition-based, and corrective maintenance on automated equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, robotics, and automation systems.
• Diagnose equipment issues using PLC software, HMIs, industrial networks, electrical schematics, and manufacturer documentation.
• Optimize equipment settings to improve reliability, performance, and reduce downtime.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA), PDCA, and other structured problem-solving methods to eliminate recurring failures.
• Document maintenance activities and corrective actions within the CMMS.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, testing, and startup activities.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, suppliers, and OEMs to implement sustainable equipment improvements.
• Train and mentor maintenance team members while supporting continuous improvement, TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with all LEGO safety standards, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and participate in required technical and safety training.

Starting Hourly Rate: $36.85

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree, technical certification, or equivalent experience in Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance, Electromechanics, Electronics, Mechanics, or a related technical field.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting automated industrial equipment in manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, or similar environments.
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-controlled systems.
• Previous experience in reading electrical schematics, technical drawings, and equipment documentation.
• Must be able to safely work at heights up to 40 meters (131 feet).
• Required training, including heights rescue training, will be provided.
• Must travel internationally up to three consecutive weeks, one to two times annually, for training, commissioning, or technical support.
• Required to obtain required safety certifications (LOTO, CPR, First Aid).
• Required to work a fixed 12-hour day or night shift on a 2-2-3 schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience supporting highly automated manufacturing, warehouse, or material handling systems.
• Experience with ASRS, conveyors, robotics, AMRs, AGVs, or similar automation technologies.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or comparable PLC platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting VFDs, servo systems, industrial networks, and automated controls.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience serving as a technical mentor or lead technician.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Engineering Technology, Electromechanics, or a related technical discipline.

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $36.85 - $36.85 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints.

Benefits

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based.
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories.
• Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office.
• The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Company Culture

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are.

Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights. We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.

Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, and having fun.