Maintenance Technician
Heartland Automotive, LLC. · Lafayette, IN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Heartland Automotive, LLC. (industrial) in Lafayette, IN.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- PLC, Robotics, Automation, Injection molding, EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $62k–$88k.
Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 2992 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 114 other live reliability postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 50%
- ✓ PLC 48%
- Welding 38%
- Root cause 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Injection molding, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from Heartland Automotive, LLC.As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
include the following (Other duties may be assigned)
1. Inspect completed work; make computations and recommendations.
2. Regular inspections of all electrical and power units of a facility.
3. Detecting malfunctions and defects in electrical systems and other mechanical mechanisms and repairing the same.
4. Knowledgeable maintenance techniques, materials, tools and equipment used.
5. Knowledgeable of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic principles.
6. Meet all company policies and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
requirements
while conducting work functions.
7. Maintaining a record of service cycles and other maintenance activities conducted.
8. Maintaining accurate completion of safety and environmental records.
9. Efficiently managing time and completing all tasks assigned by Maintenance Team Leader or Manager within specified deadline. 10. Reporting damage, defects and other issues pertaining to equipment to the team leader.
11. Placing orders for spare and replacement parts and completing all required ordering documentation.
12. Planning and executing predictive and preventive maintenance.
13. Perform lock-out and tag-out procedures when investigating equipment malfunctions and conducting repairs. Restore machine energy in accordance with established LOTO procedures.
14. Be able to perform machine set up and ensure equipment safety features are in place and functioning properly.
15. Appropriately using and handling all electrical repair and testing tools
16. Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
17. Sound understanding of using all electrical testing and repair equipment's.
18. Responsible for following all hazardous waste rules and regulations.
19. Supports and participates in continual improvement projects for Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS).
Requirements
1. Electrical Knowledge
4. PLC controlled Machinery Experience
5. Automation Troubleshooting
Education and/or Experience
High School degree, diploma or a GED, with 2 – 3 years of experience as a maintenance technician. Proficient with troubleshooting in mechanical and electrical. Knowledge of PLC, control system maintenance and total maintenance preferred. Basic knowledge of Robotics a plus.
Must be familiar with and have a working knowledge of equipment, ability to select appropriate materials and operating equipment to complete work, including the ability to use hoists, cranes, hand and power tools, calipers, micrometers and other measuring instruments.
Have experience with maintaining production machines. Injection Molding maintenance experience is preferred.
Requirements
Safety glasses and any other required PPE in accordance with the SWI for the jobs you may be doing.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to move heavy objects (50 lbs. or more) short distances (20ft or less), climb ladders or steps to access equipment, bend or stoop repeatedly or continually over time, while repairing a piece of equipment, work in small, cramped areas to repair equipment; work with cleaning fluid, effluent, chemicals, paints, cleaning agents or similar solutions; perceive the full range of the color spectrum to repair mechanical devices. Interpret simple to complex blueprints and schematics.
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Description
Hours may vary for either 2nd shift or 3rd shift
2nd shift hours are from 2:00PM - 10:30PM
3rd shift hours are from 10:30PM - 6:30AM
Health and Safety Conditions
Know all potential work and environmental hazards.
PPE
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze and interpret company policies and procedures, work standards and technical instructions. Ability to write reports and effectively communicate with other managers, supervisors or engineers. Must be able to speak and read English. Being bilingual is a plus.
