Remote Robotics Reliability & Strategic Maintenance Lead

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 105,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Health Coach

EAP

Retirement plan with company matching

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Robots & Automation Reliability & Strategic Maintenance Leader to shape maintenance strategy for robotics and automation across a multi-site environment. You will help ensure new deployments are designed for reliability from the start and support operational teams with readiness planning.

The role also drives maintenance standards, provides escalation support, and builds maintenance capability and performance visibility across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field.
• 12–16 years of experience in industrial maintenance for robotics and automation systems.
• Proven experience in defining or deploying maintenance strategies for robotic or automated equipment at scale.
• Deep understanding of industrial robotics systems and their maintenance requirements.
• Knowledge of OT/IT integration principles for condition monitoring.
• Strong influencing skills to drive adoption of standards.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel internationally (20–30%).

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain standard maintenance strategies for robotics and automation technologies
• Embed maintenance requirements into technical specifications for new automation projects
• Support manufacturing sites in local implementation of central maintenance strategies
• Act as a technical escalation resource for complex maintenance challenges
• Conduct site readiness assessments for new system deployments
• Define competency requirements for site-level maintenance roles and develop job profiles
• Establish a KPI dashboard for robotics and automation asset performance

Skills

Maintenance strategy

OT/IT integration

Leadership / influencing

KPI dashboard

English fluency

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Robots & Automation Reliability & Strategic Maintenance Leader to shape maintenance strategy for robotics and automation across a multi-site environment. You will help ensure new deployments are designed for reliability from the start and support operational teams with readiness planning.

The role also drives maintenance standards, provides escalation support, and builds maintenance capability and performance visibility across the organization.