There are some companies that require their maintenance staff to have a bachelors (Intel). But for the most part they do not.
Siemens wanted me to be a field service engineer, so I called them back and explained that I only had a 2 year degree and not an engineering degree. They said thats fine, that I didn't need an actual engineering degree. ( I didn't take that job)
Heres going to be your hardest problem, everyone is going to want you to have 3 years experience and at least a 2 year degree. Until you have that its harder to find a job. However once you have 5 years experience you can go just about anywhere you want, and make anything you want.
1.) Wanna build Tesla Cars? They need maintenance guys
2.) Wanna service Siemens wind turbines? They need people.
3.) Wanna build stuff in a warehouse, troubleshoot it, then go install it and commission it at a factory? They need people.
The options really are endless, robotics programming / commissioning. PLC setup. Go work on an oil rig or the north slope in alaska? (Its not for me.. lol)
Don't fall for this trap: everyone wants to be a "programmer", sit behind a desk and never get dirty or go in the field. Those jobs are like unicorns, employers are gonna skip over you if you make it seem like thats what you want to do.
You can still be a programmer, but good programmers are camped out in the field with a lap top in front of the equipment that they are working on.
In closing, if I was in your shoes I would be looking for smaller integrator firms. Truly skilled labor is hard to find, if you have any social skills thats a big +. ( lots of these companies sell "training packages", and guess who's going to teach it? YOU) If you go to a large company (car manufacturing, or other Mega companies) you may have to start at the bottom as maintenance. Your best bet is smaller firms if you want to do a lot of programming / troubleshooting. But you will probably need to be willing to travel. If thats a deal breaker, being at a smaller firm is going to be tough.
Its just so hard to give advice since your not sure exactly what you want lol.