Maintenance Technician Trainer

We are looking for an experienced Seibi Technical Trainer to join a team of technical trainers supporting Body Weld, Paint, and Assembly operations.

This is a unique 50/50 hands-on and training role. You will use your real-world manufacturing experience to train new and experienced technicians while also supporting Seibi activities directly on the manufacturing floor.

What You'll Do

• Lead technical training for new hires and experienced Seibi/maintenance technicians.
• Deliver classroom and hands-on OJT training.
• Develop and update technical training curriculum and lesson plans.
• Conduct 10–14 day bootcamp programs for new hires and 5–6 day periodic training for experienced technicians.
• Train across Body Weld, Paint, and Assembly.
• Provide hands-on technical support to Seibi technicians on the production floor.
• Troubleshoot and update Toyopuc and Omron PLCs.
• Perform offline and/or online robot programming.
• Support new equipment installation, setup, trials, and start of production.
• Confirm new-model equipment meets standards and performs as intended.
• Support equipment preparation and validation at vendor locations.
• Develop equipment countermeasures during setup and production trials.
• Support Machine Seibi activities across North American Manufacturing Companies and suppliers.
• Travel to U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Japan as required.

What We're Looking For

• 10 years of Seibi, automotive maintenance, or equivalent manufacturing equipment experience.
• 10 years of Toyopuc PLC troubleshooting and logic-update experience.
• 3 years of Omron PLC troubleshooting and logic-update experience.
• 10 years of technical training experience within a Seibi, maintenance, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong classroom and hands-on/OJT training experience.
• Ability to create and write technical training curriculum.
• Experience with industrial automation and robot programming.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong communication, presentation, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technicians, engineers, production teams, suppliers, and leadership.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.

At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other b