Advanced Automation Maintenance Technician - PLC exp
Danaher · Chaska, MN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 90+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 14 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level controls role at Danaher (pharma & life sciences) in Chaska, MN.
- They ask for
- 90+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, FDA / GMP, PLC, Robotics
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live controls postings in Minnesota.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 50%
- ✓ Automation 50%
- ✓ Robotics 40%
- ✓ Root cause 30%
- Team leadership 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Danaher in Chaska
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Key Responsibilities
- ◆Diagnose and repair highly automated production equipment (electrical, mechanical, PLC/HMI, robotics, vision, motion control) to minimize downtime and restore stable operations.
- ◆Perform root cause analysis of automation, process, and material issues, implementing corrective actions to improve manufacturing performance and reliability.
- ◆Support installation, commissioning, and qualification of new/upgraded equipment while maintaining technical documentation and collaborating cross‑functionally to enhance equipment reliability.
Essential
Requirements
- ✓Associate degree, preferably in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related field, with 6+ years of experience including experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment.
- ✓Strong hands-on expertise across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, robotics, vision systems, and PLC/HMI platforms (such as Rockwell), including schematic interpretation and machine/electrical safety (LOTO, NFPA 70E).
- ✓Proven problem-solver in fast-paced production environments with strong communication skills and flexibility to support off‑shift or on‑call operations.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in
- ✓Apply Lean Six Sigma tools, statistical methods, and data analysis to drive process improvements, quality, and equipment reliability.
- ✓Experience supporting regulated manufacturing environments, ensuring compliance with quality systems and applicable regulatory requirements.
- ✓Hold or working toward advanced automation certifications (e.g., ISA CCST, CAP) with a focus on continuous technical development.
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info .
The hourly range for this role is $38.47 - $43.27. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Senior Automation Maintenance Technician plays a critical role at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing high‑volume automated manufacturing equipment used in reagent production. This role provides hands‑on electrical, mechanical, and controls expertise to ensure reliable equipment performance, minimize downtime, and drive continuous improvement. Working closely with engineers, technicians, and external suppliers, the technician helps deliver exceptional equipment reliability, performance, and compliance within an FDA‑regulated manufacturing environment.
This position is part of the Manufacturing Process Engineering team and will be an on-site role, supporting our Reagent Operations facility located in Chaska, MN.