Equipment Maintenance Technician
Bloom Energy · Fremont, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Bloom Energy (industrial) in Fremont, CA. Semiconductor, battery, fuel cell, automotive, energy, or other advanced manufacturing experience.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, TPM, OEE, Root cause, PLC
- Openings
- 9 with this title at this site
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How this role compares
Against 88 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Typical $72k–$110k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Welding 35%
- Team leadership 34%
- ✓ Tooling 33%
- ✓ PLC 33%
- ✓ Automation 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Lean, Kaizen, TPM, OEE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Bloom Energy in Fremont
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- Assembly Technician · Manufacturing · Technician
- Process Engineering Supervisor · Process · Supervisor
- Staff Process Engineer · Process · Senior
- Kaizen Coordinator · Lean / CI · Specialist
Full description from Bloom EnergyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
Bloom Energy is seeking a highly skilled industrial maintenance professional to support highly automated manufacturing equipment in a fast-paced production environment. This position requires a strong multicraft background with hands-on expertise in electrical systems, mechanical systems, automation, machine troubleshooting, equipment reliability, and manufacturing support. The successful candidate will diagnose complex equipment failures, execute maintenance strategies that improve uptime, and partner with Engineering and Operations to improve safety, reliability, quality, and throughput.
Primary
Responsibilities
- ◆Troubleshoot and repair automated manufacturing equipment, production tooling, conveyors, and material handling systems.
- ◆Diagnose electrical failures involving motors, drives, relays, contactors, sensors, power supplies, safety circuits, and machine controls.
- ◆Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment and support automation system fault recovery.
- ◆Diagnose and repair mechanical systems including gearboxes, bearings, chains, belts, conveyors, actuators, pumps, compressors, and rotating equipment.
- ◆Troubleshoot pneumatic and vacuum systems supporting production equipment.
- ◆Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
- ◆Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent repeat failures.
- ◆Support equipment installations, upgrades, rebuilds, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- ◆Utilize a CMMS to manage work orders, equipment history, and preventive maintenance schedules.
- ◆Partner with Engineering and Operations to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- ◆Ensure compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and all company safety requirements.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience and/or equivalent military maintenance experience.
- ✓Strong electrical troubleshooting skills.
- ✓Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills.
- ✓Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment and industrial automation systems.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
- ✓Experience performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
- ✓Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for work order management, preventive maintenance scheduling, and equipment history documentation.
- ✓Experience with motors, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, compressors, bearings, and other rotating equipment.
- ✓Working knowledge of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and industrial safety requirements.
- ✓Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
- ✓Ability to work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
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Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Experience with servo systems, motion control, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
- ✓Experience supporting automated material handling systems, lifts, and robotics.
- ✓Allen-Bradley PLC troubleshooting experience.
- ✓Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) experience.
- ✓Experience supporting equipment upgrades, rebuilds, commissioning, or capital projects.
- ✓Semiconductor, battery, fuel cell, automotive, energy, or other advanced manufacturing experience.
- ✓Military technical training.
- ✓Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, or continuous improvement experience.
Requirements
- ✓Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
- ✓Must be able to stand, walk, bend, and work around manufacturing equipment for extended periods.
- ✓Must be able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- ✓Must be flexible with changing shifts or work schedules as business needs require.
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Day Shift, 6am – 6pm pst
Thursday- Saturday alternating Wednesday [3-4 shift].
Core Competencies
- •Electrical Troubleshooting
- •Mechanical Troubleshooting
- •PLC Diagnostics
- •Industrial Automation
- •Servo & Motion Control
- •Pneumatic & Vacuum Systems
- •Root Cause Analysis
- •Reliability Improvement
- •CMMS Documentation
- •Continuous Improvement
- •Cross-Functional Collaboration
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