Career Opportunities: Maintenance Technician - Controls & Automation (74489)

Requisition ID74489-Posted09/29/2026

Eaton's ES AMER PCSdivision is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician - Controls & Automation. Eaton's Milton, Ontario site is Eaton's largest manufacturing facility in Canada. Known for our large-scale custom electrical-build projects, we take pride in our highly engaged workforce, where we are focused on inclusion and celebrate diversity regularly through site engagement events. We are committed to powering Canadian infrastructure in an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way and are looking to hire passionate individuals who are enthusiastic about shaping the future of Eaton.

The hourly rate for this position is $$47-$57per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

Position Summary:
The Maintenance Technician - Controls & Automation maintains troubleshoots, repairs and improves advanced sheet-metal fabrication and automated material-handling equipment at the Milton, Ontario sites. The role provides hands-on mechanical, electrical and controls support for the automated production line, including the material management automated storage and material-flow system, fiber laser, punching/shearing, panel-bender, robotic/pallet- handling equipment. The technician responds to breakdowns, executes preventive and predictive maintenance, supports safe start-up and recovery, and partners with Operations, Engineering and OEM service teams to improve uptime, reliability and equipment capability.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide safe,



timely breakdown response and root-cause troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, controls, hydraulic, pneumatic, servo, CNC, safety and communication systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot the material management automated storage/retrieval and material-handling system, including towers, cranes/loaders, conveyors, sensors, interlocks, pallet/stacking interfaces and communication faults.
- Support equipment such as fiber laser cutting, turret punching and shearing, panel bender, automated tower and pallet-stacking or robotic systems, as applicable to the Milton line configuration.
- Troubleshoot safety circuits and devices, including E-stops, safety relays/PLCs, light curtains/barriers, guards, interlocks and dual-channel circuits; never bypass or defeat safeguards.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, ladder logic, mechanical drawings, pneumatic/hydraulic diagrams and OEM manuals; trace circuits and signals using appropriate diagnostic tools.
- Plan and complete preventive/predictive maintenance, inspections, lubrication, cleaning, alignment, calibration, filter/cooling-system service, cutting-head/optics maintenance and component replacement.
- Use the computerized maintenance management system to document work performed, failure modes, downtime, parts used, follow-up actions and recurring issues; help optimize PM tasks and critical-spares inventory.




- Lead or support structured problem solving and reliability improvements using fault history, downtime data and root-cause analysis; recommend corrective actions and equipment modifications.
- Coordinate effectively with production, engineering, IT/OT, contractors and OEM technical support during troubleshooting, upgrades, installations and commissioning.
- Train operators and other maintenance team members on basic care, fault recognition, safe recovery procedures and new equipment requirements.
- Follow all site EHS requirements, lockout/tagout and electrical-safety rules; maintain a clean work area and participate in risk assessments and continuous-improvement activities.
- Provide shift, overtime, call-in and weekend coverage when required to support production and major maintenance activity.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

- Post-secondary diploma/certificate/degree in electromechanical engineering technology, industrial automation, electrical technology, mechanical technology, millwright studies or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered.
- Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in an automated manufacturing workplace, with demonstrated independent troubleshooting of complex equipment.
- Experience in troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, controls, hydraulic, pneumatic, servo and CNC systems.
- Experience with PLC, HMI, CNC, VFD, servo-drives, I/O and logic.
- Must reside within 120 km of Milton, Ontario, Canada.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Ontario Certificate of Qualification as an Industrial Electrician (442A) and/or Industrial Mechanic

📌 Maintenance Technician (Milton)
🏢 Eaton
📍 Milton