Maintenance Tech IV

About the role

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Job Summary

The Maintenance Technician IV (Manufacturing) is an advanced skilled trades professional responsible for leading the most complex troubleshooting, repair, and optimization of manufacturing equipment and systems. This role applies mastery-level technical expertise across mechanical, electrical, controls, automation, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

Operating with minimal supervision, the Maintenance Technician IV serves as a technical authority and escalation point, significantly impacting production continuity, safety, equipment reliability, and long-term asset health.

Role Overview

The Maintenance Technician IV functions as the highest-level individual contributor within the Manufacturing Maintenance Technician job family. Work frequently involves critical assets, advanced automation, complex failure modes, and high-risk or time-critical situations. The role partners closely with Maintenance Engineering, Reliability, Operations, Controls, and Leadership to resolve chronic issues, support major equipment initiatives, and drive maintenance excellence. While not a formal supervisor, the role provides functional leadership through expertise, mentoring, and standard-setting.

The position typically reports to a Maintenance Manager, Reliability Manager, or Manufacturing Operations Leader.

Key Responsibilities

Expert Troubleshooting & Technical Execution

• Lead diagnosis and correction of the most complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation failures
• Troubleshoot advanced PLC-controlled systems, drives, motors, robotics, safety circuits, HMIs, and industrial networks (within training and authorization)
• Resolve chronic, non-routine, or high-impact equipment issues that affect safety or production continuity
• Act as the escalation authority for breakdowns and critical equipment events

Advanced Reliability, Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for critical manufacturing assets
• Identify systemic failure modes and implement durable reliability improvements
• Support root-cause failure analysis (RCFA) and corrective action development
• Partner with Maintenance Engineers and Reliability to improve asset lifecycle performance

Automation, Controls & Commissioning Support

• Provide advanced diagnostic support for automated and integrated manufacturing systems
• Support commissioning, startup, upgrades, and modifications of new or existing equipment
• Collaborate with Controls, Engineering, OEMs, and vendors on advanced technical issues
• Support system validation and operational readiness for production use

Safety, Compliance & Risk Leadership

• Champion a strong safety culture and enforce strict adherence to safety standards and lockout/tagout practices
• Identify and mitigate equipment-related safety risks and failure hazards
• Support safety audits, investigations, and corrective action implementation
• Ensure maintenance work complies with environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Identify and drive improvements in equipment reliability, maintainability, uptime, and performance
• Provide input to equipment design, spare parts strategy, and maintenance standards
• Lead or strongly influence continuous improvement, TPM, or reliability initiatives
• Support development of standard work, troubleshooting guides, and best practices

Mentorship & Functional Leadership

• Serve as a master-level technical mentor to Maintenance Technician I-III roles
• Support training, cross-qualification, and development of maintenance team skills
• Share technical expertise, lessons learned, and best practices across shifts or sites
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to supervisors, engineers, and leadership

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Ensure thorough, high-quality documentation of complex maintenance activities in the CMMS
• Capture failure modes, corrective actions, and reliability insights for future reference
• Support audit readiness and technical documentation accuracy

Scope & Impact

• Significant site-level or multi-area impact on manufacturing reliability and safety
• Work is highly autonomous, complex, and often time-critical
• Errors or misjudgments can materially affect safety, production output, equipment integrity, or customer commitments
• Directly shapes maintenance capability, reliability performance, and operational stability

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• Extensive experience in manufacturing maintenance, skilled trades, or industrial environments required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Mastery-level knowledge of industrial mechanical, electrical, and automation systems
• Exceptional troubleshooting, analytical, and diagnostic capability
• Ability to interpret complex electrical schematics, PLC logic, and technical documentation
• Strong judgment in high-risk or time-sensitive situations
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and influence skills

Uncompromising commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement

• Additional Job Details
• Support & Production - S4
• Organizational Impact
• Works to achieve operational targets within job area, with significant impact on achievement of results for the team
• Work consists of tasks that are typically not routine
• Works independently under limited supervision
• Frequently required to apply discretion within broad operational boundaries and procedures

Communication & Influence

• Communicates with contacts typically within the department on matters that involve obtaining or providing information on matters of significant importance to the team
• Explains practices, procedures, and policies in order to reach agreement

Innovation & Complexity

• Responsible for making moderate changes in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of team
• Expected to independently propose solutions to problems for manager review
• Daily challenges are typically not complex, and may require analysis to understand and resolve

Leadership & Talent Management

• Responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within team
• May delegate tasks within a team or be responsible for review of work

Knowledge & Experience

• Requires specialist knowledge of operational systems and practices typically obtained through extensive work experience or education
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of experience. May require vocational or technical education