Maintenance Technician III

1025 LEGO Manufacturing Virginia Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family care leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Hybrid work model

Job summary

LEGO Group is seeking a skilled maintenance engineer at our Virginia manufacturing site. The role focuses on maintaining LEGO packing equipment, applying TPM principles, and driving efficiency and safety.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce maintenance costs and improve line performance. The position requires expertise in mechanical and electrical systems, PLC/Wiring/HMI, and strong problem-solving abilities, with a hybrid work arrangement and a competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Associates/technical degree or certificate as preferred.
• Extensive experience in automation, robotics, and maintenance fields.

Responsibilities

• Ensure LEGO equipment reliability through TPM and safe, efficient operation.
• Lead continuous improvement projects (5S, PPS, RIE) and rollout of new machinery.
• Train and mentor team members in mechanical, electrical, and OT topics.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical knowledge

PLC programming

OT knowledge

Root cause analysis

Leadership soft skills

Wiring

HMI

5S

Preventive maintenance

Education

Associates/technical degree

Tools

Rockwell RSLogix 5000

RSLinx

FactoryTalk View Studio

Allen Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

Job description

Job Description

Starting Pay: $36.85/hour. Shift Differential: 10% for night shift ($40.53). Schedule: Rotating 2-2-3 shift pattern (day and night shifts).

What You’ll Do

Assure the reliability of the LEGO equipment through the Total Productivity Maintenance and increasing efficiency and productivity, reducing the maintenance cost by following the safety and quality standards in a self-sufficient manner while working with other team members.

• Focus areas: Production/Process support.
• Continuous improvement in machinery and processes.
• Roll out Projects of new machinery.

Basic Qualifications

• Maintain the LEGO packing equipment in appropriate conditions to ensure the production according to companies’ trust and product quality by working with the team in corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance.
• As Subject Matter Expert - consult and train the team on mechanical, electrical, wiring, HMI, PLC knowledge and experience, programming and OT knowledge
• Ensure daily equipment repair through preventative, proactive, and corrective maintenance.
• Perform continuous improvement projects (5S, PPS, RIE, Focus board, etc.)
• Validate Preventative Maintenance is done to standard Team communication to shift lead (deliver information using the escalation path of for shift including communication to team members and stakeholders for problems/failures in line)
• Work alongside spare parts in warehouse and support MRO activities.
• Problem solving using root cause analysis.
• Assist in training and onboarding new employees along with shadowing
• Expert in packing equipment (PPK + FPK)
• Computer knowledge (Microsoft MS Office)
• Continuous improvement mindset and problem solving experience
• Leadership soft skills
• Mechanical and electrical experience
• Wiring, HMI, and PLC knowledge and experience
• Programming and OT knowledge and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates/technical degree or certificate in lieu of experience.
• Experience in the following one or more of the following: Automation, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Mechanics, Electricity, Electronics, Electric and electronic diagrams, Mechanical diagrams, robotics Ladder Logic Programming skills Rockwell Automation knowledge (RSLogix 5000, RSLinx, Factory Talk View Studio) PLC experience (Allen Bradley & Siemens)

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $36.85 - $36.85 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

What’s in it for you?

• 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 and Values

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. Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do.

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