Automotive Manufacturing Maintenance Technician

About the Role:

LISI is a global industrial group, specializing in the design and manufacture of high value-added assembly solutions and components in the areas of aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors.

“Within the Automotive Division, Lisi Automotive Hi Vol is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our team. This position will be located in Livonia, MI. If you want to join a leading manufacturing company, now is the time to plan your future career with us.”

***Potential for $500 quarterly bonus and $100 monthly attendance bonus

The principal purpose of this job description is to outline the roles and responsibility of a Maintenance Technician. Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, piping, electrical systems, control systems, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, fabrication/welding and preventive maintenance by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & DUTIES

1. Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.

2. Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunctions and discuss machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problems or repair machine.

3. Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.

4. Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears and other parts of machinery.

5. Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.

6. Change light fixtures when necessary.

7. Lays out, assembles, installs and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.

8. Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.

9. Installs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers.

10. Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricated machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.

11. Troubleshooting of Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatics and mechanical equipment. Use of measurement tools, tape measures, calipers, micro-meters, etc.

12. Use of multi-meters, Meggers, and other types of electrical troubleshooting meters.

13. Reading of mechanical and electrical diagrams and prints

14. Perform machine preventative maintenances task as schedule in timely manner.

15. Complete maintenance workorders as schedule in timely manner.

The above list of duties and responsibilities in no way states or implies that these are the only functions or duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE

1. Knowledge of attribute and variable gaging.

2. Plant ERP system (Currently Plex)

3. Hydromat/cold header knowledge (experience) - plus

4. Fanuc Robot – (operations/programming) - plus

5. Allen Bradley PLC relay and ladder logic – understanding - plus

6. Vision Systems for compliance – COGNEX/Keyence/ - camera systems – plus

7. Electrical schematic reading (print)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Degree (GED)

• Work experience in industrial or in commercial work environment.

• Experience with manual skills related to facility maintenance.

• Knowledge about repair work.

• Experience in manufacturing environment.

• Technical school (fabricating/welding, electrical training, print reading, industrial machine experience (CNC. cold heading, threading, and cutting machines [Hydromat], robotics [Fanuc] and some Vision systems, etc preferred.

• Work safely in adherence of MIOSHA and LISI safety standards

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 10-75 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is required to wear all personal protective equipment provided by the company. Occasional, stooping, lifting, bending and heights.

LISI Automotive is an equal Opportunity Employee and wholeheartedly supports diversity in the workplace as a basic premise for business success. All employees of LISI Automotive are employed on an at-will basis.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Hydraulics Experience
• Machine Safety Inspections
• Troubleshooting CNC Machines
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
• Conveyor Systems