Sr. Maintenance Technician

The role

This person will lead and coordinate electrical, mechanical, and automation maintenance technicians in General Assembly. They will ensure the safe and efficient operation of equipment including conveyors, ovens, and PLC-controlled systems.

What you will do

• Lead, assign, and supervise electrical, mechanical, and automation technicians across shifts.
• Coach and mentor technicians to improve technical capability and problem-solving skills.
• Coordinate preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities across all GA assets.
• Act as first escalation point during major breakdowns.
• Provide hands-on technical support for complex mechanical, electrical, and automation issues.
• Guide root cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventive actions.
• Enforce compliance with LOTO, PPE, electrical safety, machine safety, and hazardous-area requirements.
• Monitor breakdown trends, MTBF, MTTR, and downtime KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Coordinate with Production, Process Engineering, Quality, and Facilities teams.

Required qualifications

• Diploma in electrical, Mechanical, Automation, Mechatronics, or related discipline.
• 5-6 years of maintenance experience in automotive manufacturing or paint shop environments.
• Hands-on experience across electrical, mechanical, and automation maintenance.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and automation systems.
• Understanding of conveyors, ovens, pumps, fans, booths, and utilities.
• Understanding of PLC-based systems, industrial robots, and safety circuits.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and control logic.
• Familiarity with predictive maintenance tools and condition monitoring.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary maintenance teams.
• Strong decision-making skills during breakdown and production-critical situations.
• Structured problem-solving and RCA capability.
• Effective communication across technical and non-technical teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off
• Salaried/exempt employee accrue up to 160 hours paid time off
• Equity program
• Discretionary annual cash incentive program

About the company

Lucid is creating mobility experiences through innovation and proprietary technology. They design, engineer, and produce vehicles in-house across global offices and manufacturing facilities.