Magna
CNC Maintenance Technician - Casting
Birmingham, Alabama, US
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About the role
- Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, servo, spindle, and automation failures to restore production safely and efficiently.
- Inspect, repair, replace, rebuild, and adjust machine components including ball screws, linear guides, bearings, gearboxes, hydraulic units, coolant pumps, lubrication systems, and spindle assemblies.
- Monitor machine performance and identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, machining accuracy, throughput, cycle time, and process capability.
Responsibilities
- Maintain heat treatment equipment including solution heat treat furnaces, aging ovens, quench tanks, cooling systems, burners, circulation fans, atmosphere control systems, and material handling equipment.
- Perform machine alignments, laser calibration, ballbar testing, spindle verification, axis compensation, and machine capability checks following repairs.
- Support equipment installation, commissioning, relocation, acceptance testing, and production startup activities.
- Troubleshoot CNC controls, PLC-controlled equipment, servo drives, HMIs, sensors, encoders, safety circuits, and industrial networks.
- Support robotic systems used for machine tending, palletizing, deburring, washing, and automated material handling.
- Perform maintenance on industrial washers, leak testers, coolant filtration systems, chip conveyors, mist collectors, and centralized coolant distribution systems.
- Inspect and maintain furnace burners, combustion systems, temperature controllers, thermocouples, SCR power controllers, circulation fans, quench agitation systems, and cooling equipment.
- This position performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to ensure safe operation, maximize equipment uptime, improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and support the production of high-quality machined and heat-treated aluminum components.
- At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies.
- We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of three (3) years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and automation systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment with minimal supervision.
- Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams, pneumatic diagrams, P&IDs, and OEM manuals.
- Experience using precision measuring instruments including calipers, micrometers, indicators, dial bore gauges, and alignment equipment.
- Ability to work overtime, weekends, shutdowns, and rotating shifts as required.
- Experience maintaining CNC machining centers (SW, GROB, etc).
- Experience with Fanuc, ABB,, Siemens, Mitsubishi, CNC controls.
- Experience maintaining industrial heat treatment furnaces and quench systems (Can-Eng).
Nice to have
- Technical diploma, apprenticeship, or certification in Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, Electrical Technology, Machining, CNC Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred.
- Experience supporting CNC machining, automotive manufacturing, foundry, die casting, machining, or heat treatment operations preferred.
- Preferred Skills and Competencies
Skills
- Strong understanding of CNC machining processes including milling, drilling, boring, tapping, reaming, and precision finishing.
- Knowledge of aluminum machining practices used in High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of machining center components including:
- Automatic tool changers
- Experience maintaining industrial washing equipment, leak testing systems, deburring equipment, and automated inspection stations.
- Strong understanding of industrial heat treatment processes including:
- Solution Heat Treatment
- Artificial Aging (T5, T6, T7)
- Furnace Temperature Uniformity
- Thermal Processing Controls
- Heat Transfer Principles
- Job descriptions may display in multiple languages based on your language selection.
Compensation
- Perform machine alignments, laser calibration, ballbar testing, spindle verification, axis compensation, and machine capability checks following repairs.
Company info
- Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers.
- Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.
- Follow all company safety policies, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, confined space requirements, arc flash procedures, environmental regulations, and PPE requirements.
- That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employe
- As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects.
Equal opportunity
- At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success.
- equal opportunity employe
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire.
- Candidates who currently hold valid work authorization under a TN or H-1B visa may be considered, provided they are authorized to work for this employer without requiring new or additional visa sponsorship.
- The company is unable to sponsor new employment-based visas or other immigration sponsorship for this position.
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