Maintenance Technician (3rd Shift)

Valeo; Ohio; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo North America in Hamilton, Ohio is seeking a motivated Maintenance Technician to join our manufacturing team on the 2nd shift (2pm-10pm, Mon-Fri with possible weekend overtime). You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure equipment reliability, production continuity, and continuous improvement.

The role involves troubleshooting PLCs and robotics, servicing electrotechnical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems, and contributing to safety, quality and productivity

Qualifications

• 3-4 years automotive manufacturing experience or technical/Associate's degree.
• Experience with PLCs and robotics preferred.
• Ability to read schematics and troubleshoot electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure equipment reliability.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, and control systems on the line.
• Support safety, quality, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Maintain intervention logs and 5S practices.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting electrical/mechanical

PLC/robotics

Education

Associate's degree or technical diploma

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Industrial robots

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies. Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join us and lead tech innovation for a reinvented interior experience!

What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.

About the Role:

VALEO North America is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Maintenance Technician to join our manufacturing team at our Hamilton, Ohio facility. The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for performing preventive and corrective maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability, production continuity, and continuous improvement. The position will support production operations during the 2nd shift by troubleshooting equipment issues, performing maintenance interventions, and contributing to improvement initiatives related to safety, quality, and productivity. 2nd shift hours are 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday with occasional overtime on weekends required.

Preventive Maintenance

• Level 1: Perform simple preventive maintenance operations according to standard operating procedures and schedules.
• Level 2: Prepare and perform preventive maintenance on all equipment (electrotechnical, automated, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc.). Work on programmable logic controllers, robots, and manipulators.
• Level 3: Study, prepare, and perform preventive maintenance on all factory equipment, including programmable logic controllers, robots, and manipulators.

Corrective Maintenance

• Level 1: Intervene on machinery to resolve simple breakdowns under the supervision of a more qualified technician. Analyze failure causes and propose improvements. Perform necessary modifications on equipment.
• Level 2: Resolve breakdowns autonomously. Analyze and implement modifications on equipment across all technical domains. Improve reliability, capacity, and maintainability.
• Level 3: Propose and implement actions to improve reliability, capacity, and maintainability using new technologies.

Other Activities

• Level 1: Actively participate in the maintenance workshop's 5S program. Participate in QRQC (Quick Response Quality Control) within their domain. Update intervention tracking logs to ensure traceability.
• Level 2: Participate in daily and monthly meetings as well as improvement workshops. Contribute to specifications during the receipt and commissioning of new resources.
• Level 3: Lead improvement projects, consult with subcontractors, and guarantee follow-up and results. Draft and distribute assembly, disassembly, or adjustment procedures and provide training.

What You Should Have:

• 3-4 years Automotive manufacturing experience or technical/Associate's degree. Plastics molding machine repair and maintenance – Preferred PLC and robot experience – Preferred-Siemens Electrical Experience – checking sensors/trouble shooting wires with an electrical multimeter is required.

Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r) evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!

Diversity by nature. At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. You are looking for new technological and human adventures. Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe!

More information about valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Job: Maintenance Technician
Organization: Facility Maintenance - J
Schedule: Full time
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Permanent contract
Job Posting Date: 2026-10-14

Join Us!

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility industry. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest innovative companies. We offer a large number of job opportunities that are as diverse as they are rewarding. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, a recent graduate, or an experienced professional, you will find an interesting opportunity at Valeo for you!

As part of a global community of passionate people, you will grow and thrive, setting the trend through advanced technologies, for greener, safer, and smarter mobility. All our employees are gathered around our common culture and have everyday the opportunity to #Dare.Care.Share