Maintenance Technician - Mechatronics/Electronics for Production Machinery (all genders welcome)

Date: Mar 2, 2026

Location: Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, BW, DE, 73230

Company: cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG

Everyone's talking about sustainable energy - we're getting it on track.

We are a company with probably the most experienced employees in our technology field in the world. As a joint venture of Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group AB, we are responsible for all activities along the entire value chain for fuel cell systems: from research and development to production and marketing for use in trucks and other applications outside vehicles. The goal is to establish cellcentric as a leading global manufacturer of fuel cells, contributing to climate-neutral and sustainable transportation.

 

The Facility Management and Machine Maintenance Team is part of the Production Department. As an essential part of the operational unit at cellcentric, we ensure the reliable operation of all buildings, technical facilities, and production machinery. The Machine Maintenance Group focuses on maintenance, servicing, and the operation of production machinery. Simultaneously, we ensure that the team remains strategically and methodologically up to date.

 

Place of work: Esslingen-Pliensauvorstadt.


Responsibilities: 

  • You take responsibility for the technical availability of our production machinery and ensure rapid, sustainable elimination of equipment malfunctions. 
  • You independently develop, refine, and update maintenance concepts from a mechatronic and electronic perspective. 
  • You perform systematic troubleshooting on PLC controlled systems, robots, and drive technology using modern diagnostic tools. 
  • You are familiar with PLC control systems and can implement program adjustments when needed to resolve issues. 
  • You carry out preventive maintenance tasks, inspections, and functional tests on the equipment and document all activities within our advanced SAP S/4HANA environment. 
  • You contribute to technical improvements and optimizations and represent the maintenance department during the acceptance process of newly acquired production machinery. 
  • You review and maintain technical documentation, and, when required, update circuit diagrams, schematics, and bills of materials. 
  • You are willing to participate in on call duty and shift work to ensure around the clock operational readiness.

 

Experience and Qualification: 

  • You have completed vocational training as a Mechatronics Technician or Electronics Technician. 
  • You have gained at least 3 years of experience in the maintenance of production equipment. 
  • You are thoroughly familiar with the relevant standards and regulations (e.g., DIN VDE, DGUV, BetrSichV, ArbSchG). 
  • You possess strong knowledge in control technology and robotics and already have experience working with vision and laser systems.
  • Our values of passion, perseverance, personal responsibility, and trust-based cooperation also form the framework for successful collaboration for you
  • You love working in an international environment and speak English in addition to German


Benefits:

  • We offer you interesting, autonomous and varied activities with corresponding development prospects in a traditional company with a start-up mentality in one of the top future industries
  • You will receive a very attractive compensation package
  • With us you can flexibly arrange your working hours, work on a mobile basis and also bring your assignment up to 20 days a year from other EU countries
  • We offer you at least 30 days of vacation per year
  • You want a company pension plan, private and occupational accident insurance, capital-forming benefits?  That's what you get from us
  • With us, work-life balance is not just an empty promise: we offer you flexible working time models for parents or part-time employees
  • With our comprehensive health management program, we support your fitness and well-being – from regular yoga sessions and an attractive bike leasing option to voluntary health check-ups by our company doctor directly at our locations
  • Our restaurant provides you with soul food at a discounted price
  • You will be challenged - but also encouraged through a wide range of training and development opportunities
  • On top, we offer you exclusive leasing and purchase conditions for Mercedes-Benz vehicles

 

Additional information:

 

If your heart beats for fuel cells and you are looking for exciting challenges in the field of sustainable and climate-neutral mobility, we look forward to receiving your informative application documents.

 

Please apply online only and enclose your CV, a cover letter and certificates. 

 

We are particularly pleased to receive applications from severely disabled persons and persons with disabilities of equal status.

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