Production Test Technician

About the role

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global … This is an engineering or maintenance role focused on keeping production assets, site services or factory equipment available and safe. Candidates should expect a mix of planned work, reactive fault-finding and close cooperation with production teams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on machinery, services or production equipment
• Fault-find mechanical, electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic issues within your competence
• Complete maintenance records, permits, isolation checks and handovers accurately
• Support breakdown recovery while maintaining safe lock-off and escalation discipline
• Work with production teams to reduce repeat failures, downtime and unsafe conditions
• Keep tools, spares and work areas organised for the next shift or job

Requirements

• Relevant maintenance, facilities or engineering experience in a factory or industrial setting
• Mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled training appropriate to the advert
• Able to read basic manuals, drawings, fault codes or maintenance instructions
• Good safety awareness around isolation, guarding, permits and working at height
• Comfortable balancing urgent breakdowns with planned maintenance work

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