Automation Technician

**Job Title: Automation Technician**

**Job Description**

The Automation Technician plays a crucial role in maintaining beverage manufacturing and packaging equipment. This position demands strong skills in Automation, Electrical, and Instrumentation, including proficiency in Rockwell engineering tools, electrical circuit diagnostics, instrumentation, networking, and computer hardware.

**Responsibilities**

+ Participate in and direct troubleshooting activities in the event of equipment failure, including failure analysis, problem-solving, and prevention.

+ Collaborate with the production team to make rapid, educated decisions regarding system issues.

+ Troubleshoot systems and resolve issues by conducting investigations, analyses, tests, and follow-ups.

+ Test and upgrade all production equipment.

+ Install and test new food manufacturing, packaging, and processing equipment.

+ Interface with machine tools and special equipment or test modules.

+ Troubleshoot existing equipment for electrical or electronics failures and modify machines to improve or update them.

+ Maintain and calibrate site instrumentation.

**Essential Skills**

+ Proficiency in PLC troubleshooting.

+ Strong Automation and Troubleshooting skills.

+ Electrical maintenance capabilities.

+ Experience in repair and preventive maintenance.

+ Knowledge of Rockwell engineering tools.

+ Understanding of 3-phase systems.

+ Industrial experience.

+ Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

+ Robotics and conveyor systems knowledge.

+ Possession of a journeyman card.

+ Pneumatics expertise.

+ Automation systems knowledge.

+ Hydraulics skills.

+ HMI programming proficiency.

+ PLC programming experience.

**Additional Skills & Qualifications**

+ 3 years of Industrial Maintenance experience.

+ Expertise in Electrical, Mechanical, and PLC systems.

+ Instrumentation and calibration skills.

+ Journeyman Card (preferred but not required).

+ Previous union experience (Steel Workers Union).

+ Experience in food-grade environments.

+ Wastewater treatment experience.

**Why Work Here?**

Join a stable work environment that offers relocation assistance if needed, a $2,000 sign-on bonus, annual bonuses, and a $1,500 referral bonus for skilled technicians. The company provides a clean environment and opportunities for growth. Although there is no vacation offered in the first year, employees receive 32 hours of discretionary time off, and two weeks of vacation in the second year.

**Work Environment**

This position involves working in a food environment where juice boxes, pouches, bottles, and various cartons used for happy meals are bottled. The role is open on D Shift, which includes working half of Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights from 7 PM to 7 AM, with a $1.5 shift premium.

**Job Type & Location**

This is a Permanent position based out of PAW PAW, Michigan.

**Pay and Benefits**

The pay range for this position is $60000.00 - $75000.00/yr.

Stable work

Will pay for Relocation (If needed)

$2,000 Sign on Bonus

Annual bonuses

$1500 referral bonus for skilled techs

Clean environment

1st year there's no vacation offered, but there's 32 hours of "discretionary"

2nd year, 2 weeks of vacation kicks in

Opp for growth

FOOD ENVIRONMENT!

**Workplace Type**

This is a fully onsite position in PAW PAW,MI.

**Application Deadline**

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 30, 2025.

**About Aerotek:**

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.