Automation Technician, Operations Maintenance (1st Shift)

Cardinal Health•Elgin, IL

8d•$25 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

This role is part of the Operations Maintenance team and focuses on ensuring the operational readiness and maintenance of automated systems, specifically the AutoStore (AS) and SLAM, at Cardinal Health's automated locations. The technician will be responsible for inventorying and ordering repair parts, protecting and improving the value of company assets, and implementing reliability-based maintenance functions. This includes executing equipment inspection and monitoring programs, defining and implementing maintenance best practices to improve mechanical equipment uptime, and evaluating current maintenance, operations, and reliability methods to enhance effectiveness. The position involves monitoring and maintaining ASRS equipment, robots, conveyors, and other mechanical and electrical equipment, reporting malfunctions, and performing preventive maintenance tasks using a CMMS. The technician will also oversee repairs and PMs, ensure adequate inventory of tools and supplies, and manage the activities of contractors working within the ASRS distribution work and SLAM line.

Requirements

Experience with electrical and electronic principles and industrial electronics
Able to complete training to become a PSI SLAM Line and Swisslog- Supper User and become proficient with: Ability to manually move robots and bins throughout system, Rescue robots from grid, Access, and ability to identify, diagnose, and resolve system issues using Autostore portal
Make repairs and adjustments to system (robots, ports, etc.) using Autostore portal
Ability to open tickets with PSI and Swisslog global helpdesk and help troubleshoot issues

Nice To Haves

4+ years of experience working with commercial operating systems and general maintenance procedures, preferred
High School diploma, GED or equivalent, or equivalent work experience, preferred
2+ years of work order management preferred
Experience with Java, Microsoft, and C++ preferred
High familiarity with Autostore Console (ASC) preferred

Responsibilities

Overseeing and maintaining an operational readiness of the AutoStore (AS) and SLAM at our fully automated locations.
Inventory and account for repair parts for the AS and SLAM.
Ordering repair parts for the AS and SLAM as they are consumed.
Protecting and improving the value of Cardinal’s assets and ensuring that ASRS and all supply line distribution equipment and systems including PSI, continue to perform their intended functions.
Implementing and managing the reliability-based maintenance function.
Executing equipment inspection and monitoring programs.
Defining and implementing maintenance best practices to improve overall mechanical equipment uptime.
Continuously evaluating current maintenance, operations and reliability methods and implements changes to enhance effectiveness at increasing value-maximizing performance.
Monitoring operation and maintains ASRS equipment; robots, conveyors, and other mechanical and electrical equipment; reviewing logs as necessary to assure proper operation of equipment; responsible for reporting any problems/malfunctions on an as need/requested basis.
Performing preventive maintenance tasks when required per manufacturing standard and frequencies, utilizing a CMMS.
Overseeing repairs and PMs of ASRS equipment and implements frequency of repair and/or PM per manufactures recommendations, standards, and warranty compliance.
Ensuring the availability of an adequate inventory of tools and other supplies to operate the ASRS and all associated automation, including PSI.
Overseeing the activities of contractors working, operational demonstrations, or training sessions within the ASRS distribution work and the SLAM line.