Nimble Robotics

Nimble Robotics

Maintenance Supervisor - Automation & Robotics Fulfillment (Burlington, NJ)

Burlington, NJ

Sponsorship not specified$85k-$95kDetected 9 days ago
ValuationSupply ChainRoboticsLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingOSHA

About the role

  • You will supervise a team of skilled Maintenance Technicians performing critical corrective and preventive maintenance on complex mechanical, material handling, and proprietary automated robotics systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead & Inspire: Dictate daily schedules, prioritize tasks, and delegate assignments to the maintenance team. Mentor technicians to foster a culture of extreme ownership and technical excellence.
  • Bridge Hardware & Software: Oversee repairs on advanced robotics, material handling equipment, and building infrastructure. Work alongside engineering teams (local and global) to troubleshoot hardware-software mismatches.
  • Own the Data: Drive the adoption of our digital workflow. Ensure all work orders, parts usage, and time tracking are accurately logged by your team.
  • Maximize Uptime: Develop, refine, and enforce rigorous preventative maintenance (PM) programs to minimize operational disruptions.
  • Lead & Inspire: Dictate daily schedules, prioritize tasks, and delegate assignments to the maintenance team.
  • Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce.

Requirements

  • Proven ability to read and interpret advanced safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, technical diagrams, and procedure manuals.
  • High-Agency Problem Solving: Ability to solve highly practical problems and thrive in environments where limited standardization exists.
  • You can collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions under pressure.
  • Advanced Technical Aptitude: Experience dealing with complex automated systems, PLCs, firmware updates, or robotics infrastructure.
  • Regularly required to use hand tools, reach into tight spaces, and utilize radios/phones for constant team communication.
  • Comfort working in a dynamic warehouse environment with variable temperatures (heat, cold, humidity) and proximity to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and risk of electric shock.
  • High school diploma or equivalent, combined with a minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial maintenance/repair, featuring at least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role within an automated fulfillment or manufacturing environment.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • ability to deliver clear directives to technicians, draft performance reports, and confidently brief upper management and engineering representatives.
  • Tech-Savvy Operator: Proficient in navigating computer systems and modern software ecosystems.
  • Additional Requirements
  • High-Agency Problem Solving: Ability to solve highly practical problems and thrive in environments where limited standardization exists. You can collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions under pressure.
  • Exceptional Interpersonal Skills: Ability to give and receive constructive criticism, manage interpersonal team dynamics, prevent personal conflicts from impacting warehouse uptime, and maintain extreme professionalism.
  • Openness to working on-call/stand-by, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed to support a 24/7 autonomous network.

Skills

  • Must be comfortable working and walking at elevated heights using appropriate fall protection equipment.
  • Frequently required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to inspect technician work and equipment.
  • Ability to regularly lift/move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 40 pounds, and occasionally lift/move more than 50 pounds.
  • Compensation
  • $85,000 - $95,000 a year
  • The above range is the salary range.
  • This position will also receive generous equity for this position.
  • Nimble Robotics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Nimble's Benefits
  • Unlimited Flexible Time Off
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave

Compensation

  • $85,000 - $95,000 a year
  • The above range is the salary range. This position will also receive generous equity for this position.
  • We've raised over $220M at over $1B valuation and formed a strategic alliance with FedEx to build a national network of autonomous warehouses capable of generating many billions in annual revenue.

Benefits

  • We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world.
  • Nimble provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through several premier plans and options to support you and your family.
  • Commuter Benefits

Company info

  • FedEx Announces Expansion of FedEx Fulfillment With Nimble Alliance
  • Why Join Nimble?
  • At Nimble, we are committed to building legendary products, a legendary team, and a legendary legacy.
  • Join us and become part of an ambitious, humble, and resourceful culture where your work will leave a lasting impact on the future of robotics and commerce.
  • We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day.
  • We're not in this to do what's easy or to be mediocre.
  • We're ambitious, we're gritty, we're humble and we're relentlessly resourceful in pursuit of our goals.
  • If this sounds like you then you might be a great fit!
  • We make all employment decisions based solely on merit.
  • We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws.
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