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Remote Traveling Cnc Maintenance Technician jobs

12 open positions in the United States, newest first.

Traveling CNC maintenance technicians repair, maintain and install computer numerical control machine tools, such as mills, lathes and machining centers, at customer or company plants. Instead of working in one shop, they are dispatched from site to site to diagnose mechanical, electrical and control faults and get machines back into production.

About the Traveling Cnc Maintenance Technician role

What the work looks like

  • Troubleshoot machine faults using alarm codes, electrical schematics, ladder logic and a multimeter.
  • Replace and align spindles, ball screws, servo motors, drives and way covers on the shop floor.
  • Perform preventive maintenance and check machine geometry with dial indicators, ballbar tests or laser alignment.
  • Install and level new machines and verify them against accuracy specifications before handing them over.
  • Write a service report and parts request after each visit and explain the repair to the plant's maintenance staff.

What employers ask for

  • CNC controls such as Fanuc, Siemens or Haas
  • Reading electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics
  • Servo drive and spindle troubleshooting
  • Mechanical alignment and precision measurement
  • PLC and ladder logic basics
  • Valid driver's license and readiness to travel

Doing this job remotely

This is not a work-from-home job in the usual sense. It is listed as remote because there is no fixed office: technicians live in a service region and travel, by car or air, to customer plants, often for days at a time. Expect overnight stays, urgent breakdown calls and hands-on work on a shop floor.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Technicians typically come from industrial maintenance, machining, a technical school program in mechatronics or electronics, or military equipment maintenance. Experience leads to senior field service engineer, applications or controls specialist, service management or technical training roles.