Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician
Roush · Livonia, MI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Roush (automotive) in Livonia, MI. Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
- They ask for
- 4+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding, Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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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.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 108 other live reliability postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $87k–$145k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 51%
- ✓ PLC 38%
- ✓ Welding 34%
- Robotics 22%
- ✓ Tooling 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Roush in Livonia
4 other open roles at this site · 7 people we found in reliability roles at Roush.
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
- Manufacturing Engineer l · Manufacturing
- Facilities Operations Manager · Reliability · Manager
- Controls Engineer II · Controls
Full description from RoushAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Preferred Skills & Experience
- ✓Technical certifications or formal training related to job duties
- ✓Automotive production line equipment repair experience
- ✓Controls/Programable Logic Controller (PLC) controls experience is a plus
- ✓Assembly equipment design and build/repair experience
- ✓Advanced fabrication and welding skills are a plus
- ✓Experience using a voltmeter for AC and DC applications
Our full-time benefits include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, paid holidays, and more .
If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.
Please visit our careers page and apply by clicking on this link: https://jobs.roush.com/us/en /
Visit our website: www.roush.com
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Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories
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At Roush, we fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.
The Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician ensures production equipment is operating effectively and efficiently. This role is responsible for the installation, troubleshooting and repair of equipment and related control systems and hardware. The Manufacturing Maintenance Technician develops and maintains strong working relationships by working closely with engineers, supervisors and other department staff.
as a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician
- •Ensure operation of equipment by completing all preventive maintenance forms
- •Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, including manufacturing equipment and other associated support hardware, using precision test instruments to troubleshoot issues
- •Maintain manufacturing equipment, hand tools, assembly tools, production tools and fixtures
- •Repair defective equipment by dismantling hardware, using hoists, cranes, Forklift, hand and power tools
- •Fabricate/build production carts using FasTube and other materials
- •Conserve maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
- •Provide mechanical maintenance information by answering questions, responding to requests and completing required documentation
- •Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations
- •Promote and support continuous improvement processes and projects
- •Assist with internal projects and provide support as needed
for a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician
- •High school diploma or equivalent
- •Minimum of 4 years of manufacturing production experience
- •Minimum of 2 years of industrial or manufacturing production equipment maintenance
- •Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person under ITAR/EAR
- •Ability to diagnose and solve equipment issues
- •Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- •Willing and able to travel between buildings in the Livonia area
- •Knowledge of applicable safety procedures
- •Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- •Ability to understand and interpret technical documents including blueprints and knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems
- •Ability to perform light fabrication and welding
- •Ability to maintain current preventive maintenance (PM) schedule
- •Ability to work overtime as needed including weekends
- •Must have own hand tools