Automation Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Automation Maintenance Technician – Launch Your Career in Medical Device Manufacturing! Looking to put your mechanical and troubleshooting skills to work with cutting-edge automated equipment? PDS Tech Commercial is hiring an Automation Maintenance Technician for a leading medical device manufacturer in Southington, CT
. This is a temp-to-hire opportunity offering competitive pay, steady first-shift hours, and the chance to build a long-term career with an industry leader.

If you enjoy solving mechanical problems, working with automated equipment, and keeping production running efficiently, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Position: Automation Maintenance Technician
Location: Southington, CT
Pay: $27.00/hour
Schedule: Monday – Friday | 6:45 AM – 3:15 PM
Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire

As an Automation Maintenance Technician, you'll help keep automated and semi-automated production equipment operating at peak performance. You'll troubleshoot equipment, perform preventative maintenance, complete machine changeovers, and support continuous improvement initiatives that keep production running safely and efficiently.

• Troubleshoot and repair automated manufacturing equipment and production systems

• Perform preventative maintenance on machinery and equipment

• Complete machine setups, tooling changes, and production changeovers

• Diagnose issues involving electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation systems

• Perform equipment adjustments to maximize production efficiency

• Monitor machine performance and assist with process improvements

• Complete production documentation, startup checklists, and traceability records

• Pull quality inspection samples and support production quality requirements

• Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a clean and organized condition

• Follow all safety, quality, and manufacturing procedures

• High School Diploma or GED

• Up to 3 years of manufacturing experience

• Experience working with automated or semi-automated production equipment preferred

• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability

• Basic understanding of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems

• Ability to read work instructions and technical documentation

• Strong communication and teamwork skills

• Basic computer skills

• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds and push/pull up to 80 pounds

• Ability to stand, bend, and move throughout the shift

• Technical school or vocational training

• Experience performing machine changeovers

• Preventative maintenance experience

• Manufacturing equipment troubleshooting experience

• Continuous Improvement or Lean Manufacturing exposure

• Experience working in medical device or other regulated manufacturing environments

• $27.00/hour starting pay

• Temp-to-hire opportunity with long-term career potential

• First-shift schedule with evenings free

• Weekly pay

• Benefits available while on assignment

• Work with advanced automated manufacturing equipment

• Join a clean, high-tech medical device manufacturing environment

• Opportunity to expand your automation and maintenance skills with an industry-leading employer