Join Ionbond in Madison Heights, MI
Keep mission‑critical coating equipment running at its best for customers in aerospace, medical, food contact, automotive, decorative, tooling, and fuel cell markets. As part of The Surface Engineers™, you’ll combine electrical and mechanical know‑how to drive uptime, reliability, and safety.
Your impact
- Maximize asset availability across vacuum coating systems, clean line, and facility machinery.
- Reduce recurrence by finding true root causes and implementing permanent fixes.
- Partner with process engineers and leaders to remove bottlenecks and stabilize processes.
- Contribute to a clean, organized, and safe workplace through 5S.
Core responsibilities
- Execute preventive and corrective maintenance on production equipment.
- Document work thoroughly: notifications, service histories, schematics, and blueprints.
- Troubleshoot/repair vacuum systems and high‑voltage circuits with confidence.
- Track equipment performance and deploy strategies to cut breakdowns and improve OEE.
- Perform other duties as needed to support operations.
Must‑have background
- 3+ years of industrial manufacturing maintenance experience.
- Education: Technical/trade or engineering certificate/degree preferred; high school diploma/GED required.
- Vacuum technology experience (we’ll provide training to deepen skills as needed).
- Strong electrical aptitude; PLC controls familiarity.
- Independent, self‑directed, and deadline‑driven.
- Excellent verbal and email communication with peers, management, and suppliers.
- Willingness to work overtime and weekends as required.
- Occasional domestic and international travel.
Toolbox and proficiencies
- Mechanical troubleshooting and repair
- 120/208/240/480 V power systems
- Industrial/commercial electrical installation and troubleshooting
- Pneumatics diagnostics
- Powerhouse operations
- Heavy equipment electrical systems and diagnostics
- Equipment installation, wiring, and commissioning
- Electrical schematic reading
- Machine safety inspections
- Equipment diagnostics, PM, and corrective maintenance
Automation platforms
PLC ecosystems you may interface with: Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron, Siemens, Panasonic, Schneider Electric, Beckoff, Modicon, B&R Industrial Automation, Sigmatek.
Why Ionbond
- Local and international growth opportunities within a global network (34 centers, 15 countries; part of IHI Group)
- Compensation aligned to experience and education
- Medical, dental, and vision with competitive premiums/deductibles
- FSAs (medical and dependent care)
- Life insurance
- Short‑term and long‑term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous PTO
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) Safe Harbor with company match
Authorization and screening
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. and pass a criminal background check and physical screening.
Apply now
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