Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Lead – 1st Shift & Annual

Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Lead - 1st Shift & Annual Bonuses

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Employment Type:

Permanent

Salary: $89440/Yr

Web Publication Date: 8/19/2026 12:00:00 AM

Job Location:

Brown Deer, WI 53223

Job Function:

$43.00/Hour + Annual Bonuses Greater Milwaukee Area 100% Onsite Direct-Hire

• COMPENSATION: $43.00/hour base rate + multiple annual performance-based cash bonuses + comprehensive corporate benefits package.
• WORK SCHEDULE:
  
  Fixed, predictable 1st Shift | Monday - Friday (7:00 AM - 3:00 PM) | Enjoy complete schedule stability with no chaotic 24/7 on-call grind.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  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.
• EXPERIENCE DEPTH: 7+ years of dedicated industrial machinery maintenance experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• TECH STACK: PLC program monitoring and diagnostics (Allen-Bradley or Siemens); industrial robotics; high-voltage AC/DC electrical networks; advanced pneumatic and high-pressure hydraulic circuitry; shop fabrication/welding.
• REQUIREMENTS / COMPLIANCE: US Citizen or Green Card holder; residence within a dependable daily driving radius of the Greater Milwaukee / North Shore area.

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.

• 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.

• 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…