Job Function:
Industrial Maintenance Lead – PLC Diagnostics & Automated Systems
Up to $43.00/Hour Annual Bonuses • Greater Milwaukee Area • 100% Onsite • Direct-Hire
- Compensation & Earnings: $43.00/hour starting base rate multiple annual performance-based cash bonuses comprehensive corporate benefits package.
- Work Schedule & Quality of Life: Fixed, predictable 1st Shift | Monday – Friday (7:00 AM – 3:00 PM) | Complete schedule stability with no chaotic 24/7 on-call grind.
- Company Culture & Facility: Market-leading, employee-centric manufacturer in the Greater Milwaukee area; technologically advanced facility focusing on high-speed system reliability, continuous equipment upgrades, and integrated robotics.
- Core Technical Scope: Advanced PLC program monitoring and diagnostics (Allen-Bradley or Siemens), industrial robotics, high-voltage AC/DC electrical networks, advanced pneumatic and high-pressure hydraulic circuitry, and shop fabrication/welding.
- Strict Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card); 7 years of dedicated industrial machinery maintenance experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting; local Greater Milwaukee / North Shore commute.
If you are a veteran industrial maintenance professional or automation specialist looking to trade constant emergency night calls and corporate bureaucracy for an elite level of work-life balance, this direct-hire career track offers the perfect destination. This market-leading, employee-centric manufacturer is widely recognized throughout the region for its technological innovation and exceptional long-term staff retention. Rather than simply running machinery to failure, the organization focuses heavily on high-speed system reliability, continuous technical upgrades, and cutting-edge robotic integration. The day-to-day environment completely redefines standard industrial maintenance. Working alongside a highly collaborative production leadership team, you will operate as a respected technical problem-solver on the shop floor. The company completely rejects rigid corporate silos, ensuring that deep trade expertise is valued, trusted, and directly rewarded. Backed by exceptional business stability, a fixed 1st shift schedule, an outstanding hourly wage, and multiple annual performance cash bonuses, this role provides a rare long-term home for a top-tier trades professional.
What You Will Be Doing (Daily Responsibilities)
- Lead System Diagnostics & Machinery Recovery: Perform advanced technical diagnostics, root-cause analysis, and precision repairs on high-capacity industrial automation, complex robotic cells, and integrated production machinery.
- Troubleshoot Industrial PLC Networks: Serve as the primary onsite technical authority for PLC systems, executing advanced troubleshooting, signal tracing, program monitoring, and logic optimizations on Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms.
- Interpret Complex Engineering Drawings: Read and navigate highly complex mechanical assembly prints, structural layout drawings, and multi-page electrical/fluid power schematics to rapidly isolate system faults.
- Maintain Power & Fluid Networks: Execute comprehensive preventive maintenance and system rebuilds across high-voltage AC/DC electrical distribution, advanced pneumatic manifolds, and high-pressure hydraulic loops.
- Execute Machinery Modifications: Utilize precision welding and machine shop fabrication tools to safely modify production machinery, rebuild worn assemblies, or repair critical close-tolerance machine components.
- Collaborate & Mentor: Partner cross-functionally with plant leadership to eliminate unplanned downtime while providing informal technical mentorship to junior maintenance technicians.
What We Are Looking For (Requirements & Qualifications)
- 7 Years Industrial Maintenance Depth: Verifiable, progressive background maintaining and troubleshooting complex electro-mechanical machinery inside a fast-paced manufacturing facility.
- PLC & Robotics Fluency: Proven experience interfacing with, monitoring, and troubleshooting automated manufacturing lines, industrial sensors, robotic arms, and major PLC platforms (Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 / Logix or Siemens TIA Portal).
- Fluid Power & Electrical Mastery: Solid hands-on expertise rebuilding fluid power components (pneumatic valves, cylinders, hydraulic pumps/actuators) alongside safe high-voltage AC/DC electrical troubleshooting.
- Fabrication & Welding Skills: Demonstrated proficiency with shop machinery and industrial welding (MIG/TIG/Stick) to support rapid equipment repairs and structural modifications on the floor.
- Stable Employment Background: A consistent, rock-solid work history demonstrating long-term commitment, exceptional attendance habits, and personal accountability with past employers.
- Location & Legal Authorization: U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder residing within a comfortable daily driving radius of the Greater Milwaukee / North Shore area.
Preferred Technical Assets (Bonus Skills)
- Robotic Cell Teaching: Direct experience teaching paths, setting up payloads, or troubleshooting I/O on FANUC, ABB, or KUKA robotic platforms.
- VFD & Motion Control Setup: Hands-on parameter tuning and commissioning of variable frequency drives (VFDs) and multi-axis servo drives.
- Predictive Maintenance Tools: Exposure to vibration analysis, thermography, or oil analysis tools for condition-based machine monitoring.
Please apply here or at impactsolutions.com/opportunities where you can see and apply for any of our open positions.
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