Automation Technician (Day Shift) (Engineering)

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a/an Automation Technician located in Buffalo Groves, IL.

Reporting to the Automation Engineer, the Automation Technician role supports automation engineering services activities such as hardware and software design and development (non-production).

Shift:

6AM – 6PM, 3 days on, 4 days off, rotating shift.

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance actions on all subsystems and related components
• Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Understanding of PLCs
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
• Analyzes engineering test results, and implements changes to resolve problems.
• Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
• Records procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or method.
• Maintains software, documentation and equipment to the latest revision or operational specifications. 
• Assists engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications.
• Trains other technicians and operators on products, processes and equipment.
• Proper use of power tools and measuring equipment
• Strong awareness of safety

Specialized job responsibilities may be required for certain positions. These could include one or more of the following duties:

• Assists with customer presentations and interfaces with customers.
• Assists engineers with outside third party automation developments
• Organizes documentation (specifications, schematics, and procedures).

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires an Associates degree, military training, equivalent vocational training, or equivalent experience. Typically requires 2 years of related experience.
• Demonstrates advanced technical skills which may be used to conduct on-thejob training and/or lead/guide other employees. Highly skilled with ability to move between projects. Demonstrates broad knowledge of functional techniques and has input to process improvement. Applies new technologies and technological changes.
• Contributes to and improves techniques/ concepts. Assists in developing goals/targets of line or department.
• Requires little to no instruction. Requires little to no supervision.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

Physical Demands:  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to handle small components, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.

FL75

Job Category

Production Engineering

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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