Engineering Technician

PLC Technician Lead - Manufacturing Technology (Night Shift 6 pm – 6 am)

Long-term Contract to Hire

On-site

We are seeking a skilled Software Technician Lead to join our Manufacturing Technology team and work the night shift from 6 pm to 6 am. In this role, you will be a specialist within the controls environment and will operate in a lead capacity giving direction to on shift technicians driving machine uptime. As a technical lead this position has broad opportunities of exposure to new and changing environments. You will have direct impact on new equipment installations, obsolescing equipment as replacements and upgrades as they are directly supporting equipment across 3 generations of production equipment

Key Responsibilities

Fault-find sophisticated automation equipment.

Work with the team to develop strong proficiencies problem solving within the lens manufacturing environment.

Develop an in-depth knowledge of all control systems currently in use across the entire plant including PLC’s, vision systems, lasers, Barcode readers, RFiD readers, Robots and networks.

Develop and publish comprehensive trouble shooting articles for sophisticated problems.

Be part of the knowledge transfer process growing the technical skills of on shift personnel.

Operate as first point of contact for automation software related line down problems.

Work directly with Automation Engineers to develop solutions for line run ability issues.

Preferred Qualifications

4 years of professional experience in similar manufacturing/automation environment

Experience with PLC Programming languages and troubleshooting (such as Rockwell and/or Siemens)

Understanding of PLC Programming Structure, Components, and Concepts – CFC, SFC, DFBS

Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Deep understanding of logical and sequence control.

Proficient knowledge of robots and servo control systems

Knowledge of vision systems and RFID technology

Eight Eleven Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex,

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