Senior Maintenance Technician — Robotics & Automation Lead

Laborup; Kentucky; On-site; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental

401(k) + Match

Job summary

Laborup is seeking a Senior Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician for a world-class manufacturing operation in the consumer chemical and body products space. This role combines master troubleshooting with team leadership across mechanical, electrical, controls, and automation domains to elevate maintenance standards.

You will develop preventive/predictive maintenance programs, drive CMMS accuracy, and mentor teammates to become more self-reliant and technically confident.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience with 24V–480V electrical systems.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Proficient in PM and PdM concepts.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Mechanical Maintenance – Lead troubleshooting and repairs on mixers, batching tanks, fillers, cappers, robotics cells, conveyors, and older mechanical systems; perform expert-level rebuilds, alignments, and component replacements.
• Electrical & Controls – Diagnose faults in 24V–480V systems, drives, servos, encoders, robotics, and automation hardware; identify root causes and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Automation, Robotics & Motion – Serve as SME for robotic pick-and-place units, palletizers, motion systems, servo networks, and high-speed packaging automation; support programming, tuning, and advanced troubleshooting.
• Instrumentation & Vision Systems – Calibrate and maintain sensors, level systems, load cells, and vision inspection systems; support configuration, tuning, and root-cause investigation.
• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance – Design, refine, and implement PM and PdM strategies including condition-based monitoring and reliability roadmaps.
• CMMS Ownership & Compliance – Champion accurate work order entry, parts tracking, failure coding, and PM completion; maintain documentation standards.
• Root Cause & Continuous Improvement – Lead troubleshooting, RCA sessions, and long-term solutions to eliminate repeat failures and drive upgrades.
• Training & Culture – Coach teammates in mechanical, electrical, controls, and automation troubleshooting; foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with production, engineering, quality, and operations to improve uptime and drive reliability projects.
• Safety, Quality & Compliance – Adhere to LOTO, environmental, regulatory, and chemical-handling standards.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Controls knowledge

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Schematic reading

Root cause analysis

Job description

Laborup is seeking a Senior Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician for a world-class manufacturing operation in the consumer chemical and body products space. This role combines master troubleshooting with team leadership across mechanical, electrical, controls, and automation domains to elevate maintenance standards.

You will develop preventive/predictive maintenance programs, drive CMMS accuracy, and mentor teammates to become more self-reliant and technically confident.