Maintenance Technician - ALL SHIFTS

Maintenance Technician in Battle Creek

The maintenance technician will be responsible for mechanical and electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair throughout the facility. This role involves monitoring, repairing, and adjusting various manufacturing equipment and systems, including hydraulic thermoforming presses, ovens, robotic waterjets, three-phase motors, and Siemens PLCs & HMIs. This is a true multi-craft industrial maintenance role that combines mechanical, electrical, and controls work. Technicians will also connect to a laptop to troubleshoot programs and drives, although PLC programming is not required but considered a plus. The facility manufactures sound deadening interior parts for the automotive industry and operates at a fast pace.

Responsibilities

• Perform manufacturing-related equipment preventive maintenance (PMs).
• Safely troubleshoot live electrical panels.
• Participate in problem-solving groups and lean manufacturing activities.
• Contribute to maintenance department efforts towards achieving key measures.
• Continuously learn to support various processes such as thermal forming, adhesive, molding, Isocyanate foam, high-pressure water, and assembly processes.
• Operate powered industrial trucks, aerial lifts, and cranes.
• Edit/modify control programs on programmable devices like A-B, SLC-500, Control Logics, Panel View, and Panelview Plus.

Essential Skills

• 3+ years working in a maintenance department in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years working with and maintaining automated machinery.
• 1+ years of electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Strong mechanical background.
• Willingness to work overtime as needed and work any production shift.
• Ability to use basic machining tools, powered hand tools, and other maintenance-related equipment.
• Ability to read machine drawings and control schematics.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Automotive experience is a plus.
• Robot and robotic control experience is a plus (e.g., Fanuc, Motoman, ABB).
• Electrical journeyman card is a plus.
• Experience working with a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) system is a plus.
• Experience with smart cameras (e.g., Keyence, Cognex) is a plus.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $38.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Battle Creek, MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 2025.