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Automation Maintenance Manager

Automation Maintenance Manager

locationMelrose Park, IL, USA
PublishedPublished: 5/2/2025
Facilities and Maintenance
Full Time

Automation Maintenance Manager

Time type: full time

Posted on: April 30, 2025

Job requisition id: R4566

What you'll do

  • Ensure that the safety commitments in compliance with OSHA, Symbotic, and our customers’ processes and procedures are met daily.
  • Conduct safety training and performing safety observations.
  • Execute Symbotic’s maintenance program through training, accountability and delegation to maintenance technicians and leads.
  • Supervising maintenance technicians and leads, including assigning work and determining work schedules.
  • Coaching regarding professional development of maintenance employees.
  • Actively pursues measures to reduce downtime on production equipment.
  • Identifies opportunities and takes measures to reduce waste.
  • Coordinates initiatives to reduce operating costs.
  • Completes tasks in a timely and organized manner.
  • Plan, schedule and monitor the timely completion of maintenance work orders.
  • Deploy Industry Standard Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence Practices including root cause corrective action programs related to equipment breakdown analysis.
  • Contacting and working with vendors and subcontractors to achieve desired results when applicable.
  • Purchasing materials, parts, and supplies as required to maintain proper inventory levels.
  • Preparing and maintaining accurate maintenance records and other paperwork.
  • Coaches team and facilitates troubleshooting and problem solving.
  • Maintaining work areas to plant standards of housekeeping.
  • Responsible for continuous cleaning and adhering to 5S policies.
  • Other duties as assigned by leadership.

What you'll need

  • Associate degree or equivalent experience/ certification in electronics, automotive, automation, manufacturing or equivalent field. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in similar position.
  • Values safety above all else.
  • Utilize progressive coaching and counseling concepts according to established policies and procedures to provide continuous feedback on performance, increase employee retention and improve employee relations.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and visual presentation communications skills.
  • Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience. Maximo preferred.
  • Be proficient in performing all Preventive Maintenance Inspection functions including: cleaning, lubrication, tolerance checking, current measurements, checking electrical systems.
  • Strong electro-mechanical skills.
  • Ability to work independent of supervision following maintenance procedures and manuals.
  • A high sense of urgency.
  • Takes critical feedback and recognition positively.
  • Team player.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Our Environment

  • Must be able to work at heights of up to 45 feet and within restrictive areas of 24 inches.
  • Subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily temperature changes. Must be capable of working in temperatures ranging from 105° to 32° Fahrenheit.
  • Frequent ability to safely and efficiently lift items weighing up to 60lbs and move items weighing up to 80lbs.
  • Stand/walk for up to 10-12 hours.
  • Must be capable of occasional and/or continuous feeling, seeing, hearing, bending, twisting, stooping, pushing, pulling, balancing, gripping, climbing, crawling, sitting, handling objects, and repetitive movement using both hands and feet
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