Automation Technician

Overview:

The Automation Lead Technician is a position for technicians with significant knowledge and experience in building and troubleshooting custom automation. The Lead technician will get familiar with the custom automation build and lead the project assembly from ground up. Leading their team, communicating the needs, and the progress with management, while working side by side with teams of mechanical and electrical engineers.

Duties:

The Automation Technician will be actively working with other technicians, as well as our mechanical and electrical engineering teams, on custom automations projects.

Leading and overseeing assembly of custom automation projects from ground up

Setting and achieving aggressive goals for them and their supporting group of technicians on the project they lead

Wiring, plumbing, alignment and troubleshooting of various automation components

Following prints and wiring AC DC cabinets on automation projects

electrical panels assembly

working with PLC's VFD's SCARA and 6 axis robots

Isolating and troubleshooting custom automation challenges

Organize, prioritize and stage wok load for assisting team members

Be able to identify safety issues

Leadership and communication skills

Meeting assigned deadlines for custom automation project deliveries

Ability to easily adopt to changing needs during various stages of the project build

Other responsibilities as required by Supervisor

Requirements:

5 years of experience working on and troubleshooting automation

Ability to read, understand and follow mechanical and electrical prints

Strong organizational skills

Exceptional and timely communication

Ability to isolate and resolve custom automation challenges

Computer literacy, familiarity and efficiency in using CAD software (e-drawings), and Microsoft Office (excel, word, outlook, teams)

Mechanical and electrical skills necessary to efficiently assemble, wire, plumb, align and troubleshoot custom automation stations

ability to machine simple operations

setting aggressive goals and meeting the deadlines set for automation delivery dates

Ability to lead the automation project build and other team members

Ability to prioritize and assign tasks to self and other team members

Self driven and humble team player

Being respectful and not bringing drama to the work place

Ability to follow directions