Industrial Automation Maintenance Mechanic

Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Employment Type: Contract position – open ended
Pay Rate: $29.00 per hour ($34.00 per hour Journeyman/Licensed)

Your day at a glance

You start with preventative rounds across the plant—inspecting conveyors, checking VFD parameters, and listening for tell-tale bearing noise. A production call comes in: an assembly cell has stopped. You trace signals through sensors, relays, and contactors, isolate a drive fault, and bring the line back up. After lunch, you fabricate a small bracket and lay a clean MIG bead to support a new sensor mount. You wrap up by logging work orders, noting LOTO steps followed, and preparing for a weekend improvement project.

Schedule

• First Shift: 6:00am - 2:00pm Monday-Friday, weekends and OT mandatory as scheduled
• Second Shift 2:00pm - 10:00pm Monday-Friday, weekends and OT mandatory as scheduled

What you’ll handle

• Repair and service manufacturing tools, production machinery, and facility systems
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation faults to maximize uptime
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on production equipment
• Troubleshoot assembly automation systems and manufacturing production tools
• Work through electrical controls, motor controls, drives (including VFDs), relays, contactors, and sensors
• Complete light fabrication and MIG welding when needed
• Follow Lock-out/Tag-out (LOTO) and maintain a safe, compliant work area
• Support installs, modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Document work orders and preventive maintenance; communicate repair status clearly

What you bring

• Strong mechanical aptitude with solid electrical troubleshooting in light industrial manufacturing
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Equipment repair
  • Assembly automation repair
  • Electrical and pneumatic systems repair
  • Light fabrication and MIG welding
  • Manufacturing production tool repair
  • Electrical controls troubleshooting
  • Motor controls and drives including VFDs and servo systems
• Knowledge of Lock-out/Tag-out procedures and basic industrial safety practices
• Ability to understand electrical schematics

Bonus skills

• Allen Bradley PLCs and Logix 5000 programming familiarity
• Fanuc robot troubleshooting and teaching
• AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) maintenance
• OEM and/or Tier One manufacturing background
• Experience with fastening systems and torque-controlled screw guns

Legal

A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team.