What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machine Repair Technician position at MAHLE GmbH?
Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.
MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility
Your Contribution
As a Multicraft Technician reporting to the Area Supervisor, you will be responsible for repairs and maintaining machinery and mechanical and electrical equipment such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, control systems and equipment, circuitry, field wiring, and production machines and equipment by performing the following duties.
Your Experience & Qualifications
- Assemble and test motor control devices, switch panels, transformers, generator windings, solenoids, and other electrical equipment and components.
- Diagnose cause of electrical or mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment and perform preventative and corrective maintenance.
- Modify electrical prototypes to correct functional deviations under direction of Electrical Engineer.
- Develop wiring diagrams, layout drawings, and engineering specifications for system or equipment modifications or expansion, and direct personnel performing routine installation and maintenance duties.
- Plan and record periodic electrical testing, and recommends or initiates modification or replacement of equipment which fails to meet acceptable operating standards.
- Troubleshoot and repair controls, automation components, sensors, motors, control drives, PLC programs, etc.
- Observe mechanical devices in operation and listen to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
- Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
- Examine form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
- Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
- Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments.
- Repair or replace defective parts. Install special functional and structural parts in devices. Lubricates and cleans parts.
- Set up and operate lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
- Initiates purchase order for parts and machines.
- Repairs and maintains mechanical and hydraulic components of production machines and equipment such as metal fabricating machine tools, material handling system, and automated lubrication system by performing the following duties.
- Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to diagnose causes of malfunctions.
- Inspects, measures, and tests parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
- Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of mechanical systems.
- Realigns and adjusts components such as spindles and clutches.
- Diagnoses pneumatic and hydraulic components issues, and repairs or installs new components and fabricates or modifies components of these systems.
- Starts machines and equipment to test operation following repair.
- Repairs broken parts.
- Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
- Assists Mechanical Engineer to modify sketches or computer generated designs of machine components such as hydraulic system and drive mechanism.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE/PREREQUISITES
Two year Associate’s Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology with emphasis on industrial automation or Associate's Degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school majoring in Industrial Maintenance Technology, MAHLE Electronic Theory Exam and/or a standard mechanical aptitude test is required.
Applicant should be knowledgeable in the areas of industrial hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC machine controls, robotics, blue print interpretation, precision measurement techniques, welding, and fabrication techniques.
Our Offering
We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities.
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)
#TeamMAHLE is diverse – and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities.
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Your future at MAHLE
As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.
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