Maintenance Technician - Controls & Automation

Role overview

Compensation

• The stated hourly rate is $47–$57 per hour; the employer describes this as a general guideline subject to candidate qualifications and business considerations.

Responsibilities

• Respond to breakdowns and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, controls, fluid-power, servo, CNC, safety, and communication systems.
• Maintain automated storage/retrieval and material-handling systems and support fabrication and robotic equipment.
• Troubleshoot safety circuits without bypassing safeguards; interpret schematics, ladder logic, diagrams, and OEM manuals.
• Complete preventive and predictive maintenance, inspections, calibration, servicing, and component replacement.
• Record work and downtime in the maintenance system; support root-cause analysis, reliability improvements, and spare-parts planning.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, IT/OT, contractors, and OEMs; train operators and maintenance staff.
• Follow site EHS, lockout/tagout, and electrical-safety rules and provide shift, overtime, call-in, and weekend coverage.

Basic qualifications

• Relevant post-secondary education in electromechanical, automation, electrical, mechanical, millwright, or related studies; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• At least 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in automated manufacturing and independent troubleshooting of complex equipment.
• Experience with mechanical, electrical, controls, hydraulic, pneumatic, servo, CNC, PLC, HMI, VFD, and related systems.
• Must reside within 120 km of Milton, Ontario.

Preferred qualifications

• Ontario Industrial Electrician (442A) or Industrial Mechanic Millwright (433A) qualification, or relevant active apprenticeship.
• Experience with sheet-metal fabrication, automated storage/retrieval, fiber lasers, panel benders, punching/shearing, paint lines, industrial networks, commissioning, or controlled logic changes.
• Working knowledge of computerized maintenance systems and formal root-cause tools.

Position criteria

• Practical PLC/HMI diagnostics, industrial networks, VFDs, servo drives, sensors, motor controls, safety circuits, and electrical schematics.
• Mechanical maintenance capability in hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, gearboxes, linear motion, alignment, and precision components.
• Safe and effective use of diagnostic tools; clear technical documentation and communication under production pressure.

Schedule

• Shift, overtime, call-in, and weekend coverage may be required.

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