About this role
Job Summary
The Mechanical Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, assembling, installing, testing, maintaining, and optimizing manufacturing equipment, automated machinery, robotic systems, and mechanical assemblies to ensure maximum equipment availability, reliability, and operational efficiency. The role supports preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing facility.
Key Responsibilities
Perform installation, assembly, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment, automated machinery, robotic systems, cobots, and mechanical assemblies.Interpret mechanical drawings, pneumatic schematics, assembly layouts, machine documentation, and technical specifications to execute maintenance activities accurately.Carry out preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.Diagnose and repair mechanical components including gearboxes, bearings, shafts, ball screws, linear motion systems, drive systems, and precision assemblies.Perform machine alignment, leveling, upgrades, retrofits, and modification activities to improve equipment performance.Install, troubleshoot, and optimize pneumatic systems including cylinders, valves, regulators, FRLs, sensors, tubing, and air preparation systems.Support installation, calibration, teaching, recovery, and basic programming of industrial robots and collaborative robots (Cobots), including End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT).Conduct precision measurements including runout, flatness, parallelism, concentricity, alignment, repeatability studies, and machine accuracy verification using precision measuring instruments.Analyze measurement results and recommend corrective actions to improve machine capability and performance.Maintain detailed maintenance records, equipment history, inspection reports, and preventive maintenance documentation.Support downtime analysis, root cause investigations, failure analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.Coordinate maintenance schedules with production requirements to minimize operational disruptions.Participate in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability, productivity, and manufacturing efficiency.Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while complying with Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE), and quality standards.Coach and provide technical guidance to less experienced technicians when required. Qualifications
High School Diploma, ITI, Diploma, or equivalent technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.Additional technical certifications or apprenticeships in mechanical maintenance, industrial automation, robotics, or related fields are advantageous.This position may require licensing for compliance with export control or sanctions regulations. Skills
Technical Skills
Mechanical assembly, installation, and machine maintenancePreventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenanceMachine alignment, leveling, and precision mechanical adjustmentsPneumatic circuit interpretation, installation, and troubleshootingIndustrial robots, Cobots, robot teaching, calibration, and EOAT integrationBearings, gearboxes, ball screws, linear motion systems, and drive mechanismsPrecision measurement techniques including runout, flatness, parallelism, concentricity, and repeatability analysisMachine accuracy verification and geometric inspectionGD&T fundamentals and engineering drawing interpretationRoot Cause Analysis (RCA) and structured problem-solving methodologiesMaintenance documentation and reportingBasic PLC knowledge (preferred)Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications Professional Competencies
Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skillsMechanical aptitude with attention to detailEffective communication and cross-functional collaborationCustomer-focused mindsetDecision-making and sound technical judgmentContinuous improvement orientationAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environmentCommitment to workplace safety and quality standardsAdaptability and willingness to learn new technologiesAbility to work independently as well as within cross-functional teams Experience
Significant relevant experience in mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing or industrial environment.Hands-on experience in:Machine assembly and installationMechanical maintenance of industrial equipmentPneumatic systemsIndustrial automationRobotics and CobotsPrecision measurement and machine validationExperience performing preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities.Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies is preferred.Experience supporting manufacturing equipment reliability, machine uptime improvement, and maintenance planning is highly desirable. Job Manufacturing
Organization Cummins Inc.
Role Category On-site with Flexibility
Job Type Shop
ReqID 2432948
Relocation Package Yes
100% On-Site No