WBL - Industrial Automation Maintenance Technician
WITRON Logistik + Informatik GmbH
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Job summary
WITRON Logistik + Informatik GmbH is seeking an Electromechanical Technician in Belvidere, IL to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain automated systems such as conveyors and cranes. The role requires electrical or mechanical training and at least 1 year in an industrial setting, with willingness to travel for training.
We offer comprehensive benefits, including health, life, disability insurance, 401(k) matching, and paid time off.
Qualifications
- Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical training is required.
- 1+ years of maintenance experience in industrial/manufacturing/automation settings.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and repair automated equipment including conveyors, cranes, and material handling systems.
- Perform preventive and corrective electrical and mechanical maintenance.
- Diagnose equipment issues to minimize downtime and maximize system performance.
- Support safe, efficient operations while maintaining a clean, organized workspace.
- Participate in equipment commissioning and startup activities.
Skills
Job description
Founded in 1971, WITRON has become an international leader in automated storage logistics with more than 7,000 colleagues worldwide tending to the planning, realization, and maintenance of our highly automated systems. Our teams – far more than just mechanics, electrical technicians, or mechatronic engineers – act as professionals who are perfectly equipped with full power for finding the best solution to the specific needs of each of our customers.
Our growing division now has close to 1000 employees. Our corporate culture, which is characterized by passion, cooperation, and the drive to move things forward, has allowed us to offer close to 350 internal promotions to our employees in recent years.
Job Title: Electromechanical Technician
Pay & Shift Premiums
$30.00–$38.00/hour
Additional Premiums:
- Evening Shift: +$2.00/hr
- Night Shift: +$3.00/hr
Available Shifts
- Evening Shift: 3:00 PM – 1:30 AM
- Night Shift: 9:00 PM – 7:30 AM
We offer you:
- (3) Bonus opportunities
- Health insurance, AD&DD
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Full vision insurance coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Leave of absence support program
- Critical illness insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Legal insurance
- Discounted gym memberships
- Discounts on services/products
- Blue365 health & wellness discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Troubleshoot and repair automated equipment, including conveyors, cranes, and material handling systems
- Perform preventive and corrective electrical and mechanical maintenance
- Diagnose equipment issues to minimize downtime and maximize system performance
- Support safe, efficient operations while maintaining a clean and organized workspace
- Participate in equipment commissioning and startup activities
What We're Looking For:
- Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical training
- 1+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or automation environment
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills
- Basic understanding of electrical systems, motors, drives, controls, and PLCs
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
- Safety-focused with a strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Willing to travel for training out-of-state for 4-5 months (10 days away, 4 days home)
- Work with advanced automation technology
- Comfortable with climbing heights and industrial equipment
- Willing to work evenings, nights, and weekends
- Freezer environment exposure (PPE provided)
Our benefits at Belvidere:
Your advantages at a glance. Discover the win-win
Your secure feeling is of great importance to us. Find out about our added values and special benefits.
Team SpiritWe are there for one another and as a company we strive to always become better. You can look forward to being part of a great team environment.
WITRON Bonus
Employees will have the opportunity to participate in our WITRON bonus program once eligible.
WITRON has a tradition of observing “Special Days” in our employees lives and will provide added benefits or
bonuses to help celebrate certain milestones.
Top Equipment
We will provide you with brand name work apparel and professional tools to make sure all of our employees have the right equipment to do the job.
Corporate Culture
Collaboration, an open-door policy, various company events and team building measures are a part of WITRON. A company with modern values and positive culture is waiting for you.
Performance is worth the effort. Your potential will be both recognized and supported. Career opportunities are available for all of our employees, come grow with WITRON.
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Our benefits at Belvidere
Your advantages at a glance. Discover the win-win
Your secure feeling is of great importance to us. Find out about our added values and special benefits.
Paid special days, health services (e.g. medial, dentist and vision insurance), retirement bonus, ...
Additional benefits
We are there for one another and as a company we strive to always become better. You can look forward to being part of a great team environment.
Employees will have the opportunity to participate in our WITRON bonus program once eligible.
WITRON has a tradition of observing “Special Days” in our employees lives and will provide added benefits or
bonuses to help celebrate certain milestones.
We will provide you with brand name work apparel and professional tools to make sure all of our employees have the right equipment to do the job.
Collaboration, an open-door policy, various company events and team building measures are a part of WITRON. A company with modern values and positive culture is waiting for you.
Performance is worth the effort. Your potential will be both recognized and supported. Career opportunities are available for all of our employees, come grow with WITRON.
Founded in 1971, WITRON has become an international leader in automated storage logistics with more than 7,000 colleagues worldwide tending to the planning, realization, and maintenance of our highly automated systems. Our teams – far more than just mechanics, electrical technicians, or mechatronic engineers – act as professionals who are perfectly equipped with full power for finding the best solution to the specific needs of each of our customers.
Our growing division now has close to 1000 employees. Our corporate culture, which is characterized by passion, cooperation, and the drive to move things forward, has allowed us to offer close to 350 internal promotions to our employees in recent years.
Job Title: Electromechanical Technician
Pay & Shift Premiums
$30.00–$38.00/hour
Additional Premiums:
- Evening Shift: +$2.00/hr
- Night Shift: +$3.00/hr
Available Shifts
- Evening Shift: 3:00 PM – 1:30 AM
- Night Shift: 9:00 PM – 7:30 AM
We offer you:
- (3) Bonus opportunities
- Health insurance, AD&DD
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Full vision insurance coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Leave of absence support program
- Critical illness insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Legal insurance
- Discounted gym memberships
- Discounts on services/products
- Blue365 health & wellness discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Troubleshoot and repair automated equipment, including conveyors, cranes, and material handling systems
- Perform preventive and corrective electrical and mechanical maintenance
- Diagnose equipment issues to minimize downtime and maximize system performance
- Support safe, efficient operations while maintaining a clean and organized workspace
- Participate in equipment commissioning and startup activities
What We're Looking For:
- Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical training
- 1+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or automation environment
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills
- Basic understanding of electrical systems, motors, drives, controls, and PLCs
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
- Safety-focused with a strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Work with advanced automation technology
- Comfortable with climbing heights and industrial equipment
- Willing to work evenings, nights, and weekends
- Freezer environment exposure (PPE provided)
Our benefits at Belvidere:
Your advantages at a glance. Discover the win-win
Your secure feeling is of great importance to us. Find out about our added values and special benefits.
WITRON has a tradition of observing “Special Days” in our employees lives and will provide added benefits or
bonuses to help celebrate certain milestones.
Founded in 1971, WITRON has become an international leader in automated storage logistics with more than 7,000 colleagues worldwide tending to the planning, realization, and maintenance of our highly automated systems. Our teams – far more than just mechanics, electrical technicians, or mechatronic engineers – act as professionals who are perfectly equipped with full power for finding the best solution to the specific needs of each of our customers.
Our growing division now has close to 1000 employees. Our corporate culture, which is characterized by passion, cooperation, and the drive to move things forward, has allowed us to offer close to 350 internal promotions to our employees in recent years.
Job Title:Electromechanical Technician
Pay Rate: Evening and Night Shifts Available
- Hourly position$30.00 - $38.00/ hr.
We offer you:
- (3) Bonus opportunities
- Health insurance, AD&DD
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Full vision insurance coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Leave of absence support program
- Critical illness insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Legal insurance
- Discounted gym memberships
- Discounts on services/products
- Blue365 health & wellness discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
As an Electromechanical Technician at WITRON, you will play a key role on our team by helping keep our automated systems running smoothly. You will perform both planned and reactive maintenance, troubleshoot electrical and mechanical issues, and offer support to equipment operators. With your focus on safety, efficiency, and accurate documentation, you will help minimize downtime and ensure high system performance. You will support daily operations through accurate tracking of maintenance tasks in our Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and contribute to a clean and organized workspace by applying 5S principles.
You are mechanically inclined and detail-oriented, with a practical mindset and a strong ability to learn new tasks quickly. You take safety seriously and approach your work with professionalism and responsibility. You’re comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, and you adapt easily to changing priorities and Shift schedules. You’re confident using digital systems, and you take pride in maintaining a clean, organized, and efficient workspace.
Qualifications:
- Relevant Electrical and/or Mechanical qualification
- Post-secondary training from a technical school or vocational program (e.g., Electrician, Millwright)
- Mechanically inclined with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Practical mindset with the ability to learn new tasks quickly
- Excellent PC skills and ability to work with digital systems
- Strong sense of safety, responsibility, and professionalism
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and shift schedules
- Committed to maintaining a clean, organized, and efficient workspace
Skills/Experience Required:
- 1–2 years minimum experience as an Electromechanical Technician
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing automated systems (e.g., conveyors, cranes, hoists)
- Skilled in mechanical repairs and use of hand/power tools (a must)
- Familiarity with AC systems up to 600/400/480 volts and DC systems up to 24 volts
- Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, symbols, and electrical measuring tools
- Knowledge of electrical/mechanical drive technology (e.g., motors and gears)
- Familiarity with control technology (e.g., controls, inverters)
- Basic understanding of PLC logic
- Ability to climb vertical ladders and work at heights up to 100 feet (30 meters) with training and PPE, such as fall protection harness
- Ability to work in temperature conditions ranging from 55°F to -15°F (13°C to -26°C), (PPE provided)
- Willing to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends (Shift and Weekend Premium Rates Offered)
Key Responsibilities:
- Follow health and safety regulations and actively contribute to maintaining a safe working environment
- Perform unplanned and reactive electrical and mechanical repairs
- Execute planned maintenance work orders in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Troubleshoot and diagnose general electrical and mechanical faults
- Monitor system performance and maintain awareness of operational status
- Ensure proper use and understanding of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Provide non-technical support to equipment operators
- Replace and set up electrical and mechanical components
- Ensure proper use of tools and spare parts
- Clean equipment and work area as required
- Document all maintenance activities accurately and in a timely manner
- Apply and uphold 5S principles in the work environment
- Be accountable for audit results, individual efficiency, and minimizing equipment downtime
- During commissioning stages(pre-golive): perform verifications, setup adjustments and various other commissioning related tasks in conjunction with the assigned project teams with the goal of understanding, familiarizing yourself and mastering the OPM equipment before it goes live.
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