Warehouse Automation Technician
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you diagnosed a problem that turned out to be electrical, not mechanical.
What they are checking: Whether they have both mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills, as the posting asks.
Tell me about a time you kept records of equipment failures and used them to spot a pattern.
What they are checking: Whether they use maintenance data to prevent repeat failures.
What would you do
An AMR keeps stopping in the same spot on its route. How do you troubleshoot it?
What they are checking: Whether they consider navigation, sensors, floor conditions and software instead of just resetting the robot.
The ASRS goes down and production is waiting on material. What do you do first?
What they are checking: Whether they can restore flow quickly, including manual workarounds, while working the real fix.
This is a rotating twelve-hour shift. How do you hand off unfinished repairs to the next tech?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate clearly so repairs are not repeated or missed across shifts.
How do you decide when to call the equipment vendor for support?
What they are checking: Whether they try to solve problems first but know when outside help saves time.
About the work
What experience do you have maintaining autonomous mobile robots or automated storage and retrieval systems?
What they are checking: Whether they have worked on AMRs or ASRS, which are the main systems this role supports.
How comfortable are you with PLC-controlled equipment? Tell me about a fault you traced through the logic.
What they are checking: Whether they can use PLC tools to find faults on material handling equipment.
Walk me through a preventive maintenance routine you'd do on a conveyor or lift.
What they are checking: Whether they understand planned maintenance that prevents breakdowns in automated systems.
How do you stay safe working on automated equipment that could move without warning?
What they are checking: Whether they apply lockout/tagout and respect robot safety zones every time.
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