Formic
Robotics Field Service Technician
$72K–$92K
Chicago, IL +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Bolingbrook, IL
Bolingbrook / Chicago - Experience
- 2+ years of hands-on field service or maintenance experience supporting robotic or industrial automation systems.
About the job
Performs preventive maintenance, directed repairs, troubleshooting, and customer support for deployed robotic manufacturing systems to maintain uptime and reliability.
What you'll do
- Carry out scheduled preventive maintenance and assigned corrective repairs; respond to service calls and escalate unresolved issues.
- Support customer operators, monitor system performance, and document service activity, asset updates, and parts in CMMS.
- Follow field schedules and safety procedures, and report recurring failures or anomalies to engineering.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of hands-on field service or maintenance experience supporting robotic or industrial automation systems.
- Troubleshooting skills across electrical, mechanical, PLC, or robotic control systems; ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and pneumatic drawings.
- Experience using CMMS platforms to track and report maintenance activity.
- Able to travel locally up to 80% and overnight up to 50%; clear communicator committed to safety and checklist-driven execution.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with 6-axis robots such as FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, or Universal Robots.
- Familiarity with palletizing, case packing, pick-and-place, or conveyor systems; high-speed manufacturing, customer-facing field work, or Spanish proficiency.
Pay
$25–$32 USD per hour, hourly rate; $71,500 - $91,520 USD total annualized earnings
Tools
PLC, CMMS, FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, Universal Robots
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