Mechanical Technician

Company : Lincoln Electric

Location : Ferndale, MI, 48220

Posted Date : 5 October 2025

Job Details

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Shelby
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Manufacturing
Pay Range: $21.39 - $30.56
Target Bonus: 5.0%
Req ID: 26164

Job Responsibilities

On-site support for mechanical installation, de-bug, and final buyoff to customer specifications relative to Fori Automation equipment.
Lead/direct, as required, plant personnel during debug/start-up of machines to verify mechanical machine functionality is correct and complete.
Assist service manager and other departments to answer product related technical questions from customer.
Assist in local and non-local service calls and installations.
Train customer personnel on machine functionality and proper start-up and debug of our standard machines.
Review checklist and open issue list prior to installation to assure the service technician(s) are lined-up.
Assist with our standard manuals to develop a more technically complete and user-friendly service manual.
Participate in meeting as required with the project manager and department supervisors to line-up installation plans and review all open-issues prior to shipment.
Create and develop improvement ideas and review with managers for approval and implementation.
Communicate with customers while on site to give updates to objectives.
Write service work orders and job site status reports.
Supervise mechanical installation, de-bug, and buyoff activities at customer locations.
Coordinate necessary resources for installations, focusing on kits, warranty, etc.
Document changes to Fori equipment on prints and return updates to appropriate engineering department.
Work with site manager to assure proper flow of daily activities at customer locations.
Hands on for installations/service calls/warranty.

Job Requirements

Machine Builder or equivalent required.
8 years as a Machine Builder on Automation Machines.
5 years of de-bugging and installing new machines.
Willing to travel to Support Installations and service calls (on-call 24/7 while on installs).
Microsoft Office/Excel capabilities.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.