Industrial Automation Maintenance Technologist

Job Description

Job Description

Your mission: keep innovation moving

Imagine walking a high‑tech production floor where every calibrated motion contributes to better vision for patients worldwide. That’s the impact you’ll have at Alcon in Johns Creek, GA. As an Industrial Automation Maintenance Technologist, you’ll be a trusted guardian of equipment performance—bridging mechanics, electrics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and controls to ensure stable output, high yield, and consistent quality.

What success looks like

You rapidly isolate faults, execute preventive and corrective maintenance, and partner with production to resolve tough issues. You restore worn parts to “as‑built” condition in our repair shop to drive cost avoidance, help modernize assets through retrofits and upgrades, and contribute to SOP/shop instruction updates. You’ll also assist with validation protocols and champion maintenance system improvements across Preventive, Corrective, Predictive, and Spare Parts domains.

Role responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair production equipment across mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and control systems.
• Assist team members and production staff with complex technical challenges.
• Rebuild components in the parts repair shop to original specifications.
• Enhance maintenance programs (Preventive, Corrective, Predictive, Spare Parts) for reliability and uptime.
• Support equipment retrofits and upgrades; help revise/write SOPs and shop repair instructions.
• Optimize processes to improve quality, throughput, yield, and cost.
• Assist in executing validation protocols.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Fluent in English (read, write, understand, communicate).
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Work hours: 36–48 hours/week; 6:30 PM EST – 6:30 AM EST (12‑hour rotating night shift: 2 nights on, 2 nights off, every other weekend).
• Location: Onsite.
• Travel Requirements: 0%.
• Sponsorship & Relocation: Not Available.

Preferred profile

• Direct machine maintenance experience in a production environment.
• Track record of troubleshooting and repairing manufacturing equipment.
• Technical school certification or equivalent training/experience (e.g., manufacturing technology, electrical engineering).

Grow with Alcon

Bring your curiosity and team mindset. You’ll collaborate, share standards, and learn continuously. Expect targeted development so you can see your career like never before. Our mission is bold—innovative products and solutions that improve sight and lives—and we back it with benefits including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and more.

Based on your background, this opportunity may be offered as Associate I, Electromechanical Technical Support .

Competencies that set you apart

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Electrical Schematics
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Pneumatics Experience
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
• Motor Replacement/Repair/Maintenance
• Hydraulics Experience
• Electrical Systems Diagnostics & Repair
• Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
• FDA Regulations
• Industrial Robot Programming
• Electrical Installation
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Electrical Repair
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• Mechanical Design & Engineering
• Mechanical Testing
• Hi‑Pot (High Potential) / High Voltage Testing
• PLC Programming Experience
• PLC Wiring Experience
• Engine Repair
• Electrical / Electronic Systems
• Engineering Degree
• Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills
• High School / GED
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Equipment you’ll work with

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Beckoff)
• Conveyor Systems

Ready to make an impact? See your impact at alcon.com.careers