Maintenance Technician: Robotics, PLCs & Preventive Maintenance

Magna International Limited; Piedmont (SC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with match

Employee Profit Sharing Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Onsite cafeteria

Onsite Nurses' office

Onsite Mother's room

Job summary

Magna International (Cosma International) is seeking a maintenance technician to monitor automated production lines and perform setup, robot operation, and parameter adjustments. You will conduct preventive maintenance to maximize uptime and support continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.

The role requires 1–3 years in manufacturing, with strong mechanical and electrical skills and experience with industrial robots and PLCs.

Qualifications

• Assoc. degree in Mechatronics or Industrial Electronics or equivalent experience.
• 1–3 years of manufacturing facility experience in a technical role.
• Strong mechanical and electrical background.
• Experience with industrial robots (Kuka, Fanuc, ABB) preferred.
• Experience with PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens) and microcontrollers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor assigned automated production lines, respond to downtime issues, and sustain safe, efficient operations.
• Perform basic equipment operation and setup, including HMI controls, robotics operation, weld parameter adjustments, and product changeovers.
• Conduct preventive maintenance activities (TPMs and PMs) to maximize uptime and reliability.
• Repair, rebuild, test, and verify manufacturing equipment and tooling to ensure quality.
• Assist maintenance technicians with troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, robotic, and automation systems.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement by documenting issues and implementing reliability improvements.
• Maintain a clean, safe work environment with 5S and proper spare parts handling.

Skills

Robotics experience

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Associate’s degree in Mechatronics or Industrial Electronics

Tools

Kuka

Fanuc

ABB

Allen Bradley

Siemens

Job description

Magna International (Cosma International) is seeking a maintenance technician to monitor automated production lines and perform setup, robot operation, and parameter adjustments. You will conduct preventive maintenance to maximize uptime and support continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.

The role requires 1–3 years in manufacturing, with strong mechanical and electrical skills and experience with industrial robots and PLCs.