Position Overview: The CNC Equipment Repair Technician is responsible for maintaining all machinery to ensure it meets optimal working standards. This role involves managing outside vendors for maintenance work, documenting progress reports and maintenance logs in the MaintainX system, and overseeing equipment stock, including placing orders for new supplies when necessary.
Primary Duties • To the best of ability, Inspect, diagnose, and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment to identify malfunctions, perform root-cause failure analysis (RCFA), and implement corrective actions in a timely manner. When necessary, schedule outside technician to complete work. • To the best of ability install, adjust, repair, or replace equipment components following diagrams, schematics, and layout plans using hand and power tools. When necessary, schedule outside technician to complete work. • Regularly inspect equipment to verify proper operation of equipment safety devices after repairs, modifications, and installations. • Support activities and upskill operators in basic equipment care to reduce downtime losses. • Assist in completing minor improvement projects and recommend opportunities to enhance equipment performance or reliability. • Establish and manage a tool room including inventory control, tool organization, blade sharpening, and maintaining appropriate stock levels. • Provide assistance in other departments as needed.
Safety & Compliance Responsibilities • Maintain a safe work environment and ensure no team member is placed at risk during maintenance activities. • Follow all OSHA, building code requirements, machine guarding standards, and company safety procedures including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO). • Observe and correct safety violations and partner with the Safety Coordinator as needed. • Participate in and reinforce company safety initiatives, training, and compliance programs. • Ensure housekeeping meets 5S principles; maintain clean, organized, debris-free work areas throughout the shift and at shift end. • Responsible to clear snow and perform basic groundskeeping in designated areas during winter months.
Quality & Work Standards • Ensure all work meets company quality standards, equipment specifications, and operational requirements. • Demonstrate professionalism, strong attention to detail, and a sense of urgency when completing tasks. • Use materials efficiently to minimize waste and support continuous improvement. • Maintain accurate maintenance records, documentation, and safety reports for audits and compliance. • Display strong problem-solving ability and contribute to developing solutions that improve reliability, safety, or productivity.
General Responsibilities • Follow all company policies and procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook and maintenance guidelines. • Maintain excellent attendance and be available to support emergency maintenance situations when required. • Collaborate effectively with team members, supervisors, vendors, and contractors. • Manage interactions with outside vendors performing maintenance or repairs onsite. • Perform all other duties as assigned to meet business needs.
Minimum Qualifications • Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, and equipment manuals. • Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting capabilities. • Effective time-management, organization, and prioritization skills. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office. • Reliable problem-solving and decision-making skills with strong attention to detail. • Proficient basic math skills. • Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking manufacturing environment. • Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers, supervisors, and external vendors.
Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or G.E.D. Minimum of one (1) year of related experience
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Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; regularly lift and carry objects weighing up to 45 pounds; regularly push and pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds; expected to walk and stand for long periods of time; and grasp and manipulate objects. Required to have specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The working conditions are on the manufacturing plant floor. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
EMI Industries, an LSI company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Pay may be based on location. Offers will be adjusted based on an individuals experience, education, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. This description does not alter the at-will status of employment.
Headquartered in Blue Ash, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), LSI is a leading producer of high-performance, American-made lighting solutions. Our outdoor and indoor products and services, including our digital and print graphics capabilities, are valued by architects, engineers, distributors and contractors for their quality, reliability and innovation. The company’s products are used extensively in automotive dealerships, petroleum stations, quick service restaurants, grocery stores and pharmacies, retail establishments, sports complexes, parking lots and garages, and commercial and industrial buildings.
LSI has approximately 1,200 employees at seven manufacturing plants in the United States, including our corporate headquarters. LSI is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol LYTS – aligning us with many of the most prominent corporations in our industry.
The majority of LSI’s luminaires meet Buy American Act requirements.