Second Shift Technical Lead - Automation & Maintenance

Textron Inc.; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kautex, Lavonia, GA, seeks a Technical Team Lead for the 2nd shift to lead, coordinate, and support Controls, Maintenance, and Process Technicians across assigned areas.

You will review work orders and prioritize tasks, provide hands-on troubleshooting and optimization of production equipment, and ensure proper documentation and preventive maintenance. PLC/HMI programming and robotics familiarity are a plus.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or two-year technical degree or equivalent experience in maintenance, controls, mechatronics, or electrical fields.
• Minimum of three years in manufacturing, with experience in controls/automation, industrial maintenance, or plastics/process tech.
• Ability to read manuals, schematics, and process documentation.
• PLC and HMI troubleshooting or programming knowledge preferred; Siemens PLC experience is a plus.
• Robotics experience preferred; FANUC programming is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and support Controls, Maintenance, and Process Technicians across assigned shifts.
• Review work orders, preventive maintenance, production priorities; establish and assign priorities.
• Follow up on work, document completion, and coach technicians.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting and optimization of production equipment and automation.
• Coordinate rapid response to equipment breakdowns to safely restore production.
• Support programming, installation, modification, and troubleshooting of automation systems.
• Support machine setup and process optimization to meet production, quality, cycle-time, and standardized-work requirements.
• Ensure preventive maintenance procedures, inspections, equipment readings, repair records, shift-book entries, and change-point documentation are completed accurately and on time.

Skills

Controls

Automation

Industrial maintenance

Electrical systems

Reading schematics

PLC/HMI programming

Robotics

Education

Two-year technical degree

Mechatronics certification

Tools

Siemens PLC

HMI/SCADA

Robotics (FANUC)

Job description

Kautex, Lavonia, GA, seeks a Technical Team Lead for the 2nd shift to lead, coordinate, and support Controls, Maintenance, and Process Technicians across assigned areas.

You will review work orders and prioritize tasks, provide hands-on troubleshooting and optimization of production equipment, and ensure proper documentation and preventive maintenance. PLC/HMI programming and robotics familiarity are a plus.