Automation Technician, Farmer City, IL

Bayer•Farmer City, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At Bayer, we are visionaries driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is a reality. We are looking for an Automation Technician in Farmer City, IL, to join our team. This role involves co-creating and maintaining automated control systems and maintenance processes to ensure maximum plant availability. You will cultivate partnerships within the site and across the automation network to support training and drive continuous improvement. The position requires sharing ownership in delivering high-quality outcomes for customers and demonstrating VACC behaviors (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) for accuracy, quality, and timely delivery. You will monitor Autonomous Maintenance activities, gather feedback from operators, and provide guidance on system enhancements. Daily activities will include organizing and executing tasks, monitoring production, and reviewing analytical system reports for abnormalities. A key aspect of this role is actively participating in commitments related to Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment policies and objectives, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and legal requirements. You will contribute to maintaining and improving system controls for compliance needs, conduct interlock tests, troubleshoot control system issues, and retrofit equipment to reduce downtime and maintain the reliability of data transfer systems. The role also involves using innovative problem-solving techniques for process improvement, eliminating losses, and reducing variation. Understanding of business IT strategy and its impact on site infrastructure is important. You will apply operational excellence practices (5S, Lean, Six Sigma, Problem Solving) and keep metrics and relevant information updated in visual management frameworks to facilitate teamwork and tier meetings. Sharing ownership with employees across the site and handling basic IT system activities (SAP, maintenance connection, electronic networks) are also part of the responsibilities. Collaboration and teamwork in coaching/training technicians, area trainees, and peers are essential for overall team success and personal development. Other responsibilities will be assigned as business needs arise.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Technical Training in Electrical, Instrumentation or Mechatronics Instrumentation and Electrical Equipment, Logical Controls, Programmable Industrial automation
Knowledge of Regulatory Standards, especially NFPA 70

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or equivalent and 3 years of applicable experience
Bachelor's degree
Knowledge of Robotics
Technical college diploma and/or related technical certification
Experience using of SAP and PLC

Responsibilities

Co-create and maintain the automated control system and maintenance processes with regional engineers and the production team to ensure maximum plant availability.
Cultivate partnership within the site, and across the automation network to support training and drive continuous improvement in this space.
Share ownership in delivering the highest quality outcome for our customers.
Demonstrate Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach (VACC) behaviors to ensure accuracy, quality and timely delivery of products.
Monitor Autonomous Maintenance activities, effectively gather feedback from operators and provide guidance to the team on system enhancements.
Organize and execute daily activities in the area, monitor production execution and review reports from analytical systems for any abnormalities.
Actively participate in meeting the commitments of the Policy and the Objectives of Quality, Safety, Health and Environment to comply with internal procedures and assist in meeting the legal requirements applicable to its activities.
Contribute to the success of maintaining and improving system controls for Compliance needs.
Conduct interlock tests, troubleshoot control system issues, develop and retrofit equipment to reduce downtime and maintain the reliability of data transfer systems.
Use innovative problem-solving techniques in initiating process improvement to eliminate losses and reduce variation in the production process and equipment settings.
Apply operational excellence practices to operations (5S, Lean, Six Sigma, Problem Solving).
Keep metrics and relevant information up-to-date in visual management frameworks to conduct teamwork and facilitate tier meetings.
Share ownership with employees across the site and handle basic activities in IT systems (SAP, maintenance connection, and electronic networks).
Demonstrate collaboration and teamwork in coaching / training technicians, area trainees, and peers; contribute to overall team success and the personal development of teammates.
Deliver other responsibilities as the business needs.