? Apply in 3 Minutes: Maintenance Technician IV

Company: Grainger
Location: Louisville
Posted on: July 14, 2025

Job Description:

Work Location Type: Onsite About Grainger: W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenances, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit . Compensation: This position is hourly, and the starting pay rate is $36.52/hour Rewards and Benefits: - Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage starts on day one of employment. - Access to up to 50% of your paycheck based on hours worked before payday. - 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year. - 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required. - Employee discounts, parental leave, and other benefits. - Safety shoes provided (where applicable). For additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below: The rate of pay provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The rate reflects the expected base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law. You Will As the Maintenance Technician you will be the subject matter expert on all automated material handling and building systems to support the goals of the Distribution Center. You will provide technical expertise for daily issues and provide solutions for recurring problems for all mechanical, electrical and operational controls associated with the automated material handling system and building equipment and components to provide maximum system uptime. You will report to a Facilities Supervisor. Principal Duties & Responsibilities - Be the primary responder (24x7) for all complex system issues involving automated material handling sortation and controls (EMS, WCS, Sort Director, EWM, Hardware, Software) Material handling equipment to include AS/RS, cross belt sorters, conveyors, auto document insertion equipment, automated packing and lidding machines, carton erectors, print and apply. - Assist with any infrastructure upgrades along with modifications/repairs to DC assets. - Troubleshoot/diagnose and repair the mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and control system components of the automated material handling system and building components, including: PLCs, DC drives, AC invertors, Linear motors, Print and Apply, VDFs, Encoders, Scanners, and Power distribution. - Communication systems (CAN, ASi, Profi, ethernet) - Work in teams, both internal and external, to the DC operations to resolve problems by proposing unique and solutions. - Must be available for 24-hour on-call rotation. - Perform audits and quality checks on Powered Industrial Equipment, automated material handling systems and building assets. - Provide diagnosis analyses on different building equipment, MHE and PIE. - Troubleshoot and report on material handling system performance (i.e. charts, graphs, data). - Other duties as assigned Position Requirements: - Technical degree, Bachelor's degree in Engineering - Minimum of 5 years of building and equipment maintenance experience with two years maintaining automated material handling systems. - Complete technical training in electronic controls, power distribution and PLC troubleshooting. - Experienced using electrical test equipment, hand tools, power tools, calipers, gauges. - Experienced with reading and interpreting MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing) drawings and schematics. - High level of understanding of codes such as the NEC, BOCA and UBC, MSDS, and OSHA. - Technical skills to become subject matter expert for automated material handling systems. - Design, implement, and document PLC (Siemens, Allen Bradley) programming changes to automated equipment when authorized. - Understanding of power distribution, power generation, and control circuits. - Troubleshoot and implement changes to I/O device networks such as ProfiBus, ASiBus, Data Highway and CanBus. - Experience with thermal imaging equipment to detect early failure(s) of both mechanical and electrical equipment. - Experienced with AC drives (set-up, programming, faults). We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.

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