Maintenance Technician – Welding Equipment

About the role

CATL, a global leader in zero-carbon new energy technology, is looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician to join its team at the Bursa facility in Turkey. The role covers daily production line inspections, preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting of welding robots, spot-welding systems and related equipment.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out daily production line inspections and preventive maintenance, completing and closing work orders in the CMMS system
• Perform basic KUKA robot teaching, zero-point calibration and peripheral fault diagnosis, without advanced robot programming
• Maintain spot-welding guns, servo systems, cylinders, pneumatic systems, tooling fixtures and conveying chains
• Troubleshoot Siemens PLC signals and I/O mapping, identify bus faults, and use megohmmeters and laser power meters for testing
• Strictly follow LOTO, machine guarding, high-voltage safety and on-site safety inspection procedures
• Maintain workshop tools and measuring instruments, carry out daily cleaning and 5S, and report wear, recurring faults and safety hazards
• Support engineers in root cause analysis of downtime, equipment modifications and trial production, and take part in TPM activities and technical training
• Read and write basic English for work orders and technical manuals, and comply with Turkish factory OHS/EHS regulations

Required profile

• Diploma or higher in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Automotive or a related field
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience maintaining BIW welding equipment in the automotive industry; welding robot and fixture maintenance experience preferred
• Basic working proficiency in Turkish and English (A2/B1); Chinese is a plus
• Willingness to work factory shifts and emergency on-call duties

Required skills

• Independent basic robot reset and teaching, and tool changer maintenance
• Electrical and pneumatic schematics, and electrical, pneumatic and mechanical adjustment and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of welding systems, cooling units and basic servo troubleshooting
• Electrician's license, high-voltage operation certificate, robot manufacturer training certificates and LOTO/EHS certificates preferred