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Maintenance Technician - 2nd or 3rd Shift

Subaru of Indiana Automotive · Lafayette, IN

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Level
Technician
Team
Reliability
Degree
Required
Industry
Automotive
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The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level reliability role at Subaru of Indiana Automotive (automotive) in Lafayette, IN.

They ask for
degree required
Tools it names
Kaizen, Root cause, 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 1786 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 70 other live reliability postings in Indiana.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ PLC 52%
  • Team leadership 46%
  • Welding 38%
  • ✓ Root cause 23%
  • ✓ Robotics 21%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

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This plant: Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette

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Outline of Duties

  • ◆Perform as a Maintenance Associate in the assigned shop and develop abilities in areas of Maintenance that are unfamiliar in order to become multi-skilled. This may include, but is not limited to, electrical, electronic, PLC, controls, mechanical, etc.
  • ◆Perform corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance on all equipment
  • ◆Troubleshoot equipment issues using schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals
  • ◆Initiate, document, and participate in company-wide Kaizen projects
  • ◆Ability to perform maintenance tasks that will require work at a multitude of elevations in the plant
  • ◆Active in Safety, Environmental, and Continuous Improvement activities
  • ◆Participation in additional technical training opportunities

Qualifications

  • ✓High School Diploma or GED required
  • ✓Proven knowledge, skills and/or background experience with at least 2 of the following: electrical, electronic, PLC, controls, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment etc.
  • ✓A background in Industrial Maintenance
  • ✓Ability to successfully troubleshoot equipment using root cause analysis techniques
  • ✓Successful completion of SIA’s Maintenance Skill’s assessment

Qualifications

  • ✓Maintenance or related degree (may substitute for experience)
  • ✓Experience as a multi-skilled Maintenance Associate in electrical, electronic, PLC, controls, mechanical, etc.
  • ✓Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) with the ability to troubleshoot, alter and/or create PLC programs
  • ✓Documented completion of training in electrical, electronic, mechanical, or PLC areas
  • ✓Experience in an Automotive Manufacturing environment
  • ✓Experience in an Industrial Maintenance environment
  • ✓Experience in Robotics and/or Automated Manufacturing environment
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Maintenance Technician

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