Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Automation Personnel Services is seeking a skilled and experienced Engineering Technician for a company located in Westwego, LA. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with building, wiring, and installing process components, along with troubleshooting and resolving issues within PLC and controls systems.

Pay Rate

$30 per hour

Schedule and Hours

Monday through Friday, 7:00am-4:00pm

Engineering Technician Duties and Responsibilities

Design, build, and test solutions to a variety of technical problems.

Skilled in Root Cause Analysis with an emphasis on design modification and corrective action to minimize downtime, increase productivity, and maintain continuity of operations.

Evaluate engineering proposals, shop drawings, or design comments for sound electrical engineering practice or conformance with established safety or design criteria.

Participating in learning and growth opportunities.

Operate within our preventative and predictive maintenance program.

Communicate with production operators to ensure proper changeovers and equipment process.

Troubleshoot and repair equipment electrically and mechanically.

Review electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions, or amendments to outdated material.

Update and occasionally draft schematics using CAD software.

Engineering Technician Qualifications and Requirements

Must have an advanced understanding of industrial controls systems, PLCs, wiring standards, and electrical requirements.

Must demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot, test, repair, and service technical equipment.

Must demonstrate the ability to understand and interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform the installation, development, and operation activities.

Possesses a basic understanding of electrical engineering and/or technical work.

Job Type

Full-time, temporary

Benefits

• Weekly Pay

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability and life insurance

• 5 paid Vacation Days after 1 year of continuous service (paid as a service bonus)

• 6 paid Holidays after 1500 continuous hours of service within a calendar year

401(k) Retirement Plan

Automation Personnel Services is the only staffing agency specializing in manufacturing and industrial roles that offers 401K matching to all eligible contingent and temporary associates.

Interested in this job?

Automation Personnel Services New Orleans Branch

4027 Veterans Memorial Blvd

Metairie, LA 70002

Bonus Opportunity!

We are also offering a $50.00 referral bonus. Both employee and referral must stay on assignment for 30 days to receive the payout.

About Automation Personnel Services

Automation Personnel Services is a highly recognized staffing agency with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and light-industrial staffing. Our accolades include:

• 10 time consecutive winners of the ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing Client Award (2016-2025).

• Winner of the ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing Talent Award (2019-2025).

• Recipient of the Safety Standard of Excellence Award by the American Staffing Association.

• Named one of the Best Staffing Companies to Work for by CIO Views Magazine.

• Consistently ranked among the top U.S. staffing agencies by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

Equal Opportunity Employer

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