Automation Technician, B Crew ($32.00/hr)

Magna International•Warren, WA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Automation Technician, B Crew, will oversee all activities related to process controls, maintenance, manufacturing, installation, support, documentation, and testing of all equipment, including robotics, assembly, on-line fixtures, and conveyor systems. This role involves working closely with Automation Engineers to ensure equipment runs according to specifications, troubleshooting, debugging, and programming automated equipment and upgrades. The technician will be a technical expert for electrical circuits, program logic controls, robot programming, and vision inspection. They will also coordinate the development and maintenance of effective maintenance specifications and preventative maintenance programs to ensure optimal equipment performance. Additionally, the technician will participate in the design of automated machines, equipment, systems, devices, and fixtures to support assembly requirements, recommend equipment improvements, and support maintenance personnel with software and electrical system diagnostics and repairs. Collaboration with production, maintenance, and engineering is key to optimizing equipment performance. The role also includes assisting Automation Engineers with Engineering Change Requests (ECR), executing continuous improvement strategies to reduce scrap and improve productivity/quality, and supporting new program launches and pilot build activities. The technician will assist in determining resolutions to customer issues through process and design changes related to equipment, and support the implementation of TS16949 objectives. Cost-saving activities, including problem-solving, root cause analysis, capital payback analysis, and lean manufacturing analysis, are also part of the responsibilities. Flexibility for off-shift availability and representation, as well as investigating new technologies, is required. The position requires flexibility for on-call duties, remote work, and working outside normal hours.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in engineering or related field and 3 years’ experience in manufacturing environment.
Minimum 3 years’ experience with automated equipment in a manufacturing environment
Experience PLC programming.
Experience in AutoCAD.
Solid understanding of principles used in multi-axis robotic systems, conveyor transport systems.
Strong “hands-on” capability in the installation and programming robotic and PLC controls systems in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills; customer focused.
Understanding of manufacturing, assembly, sequencing and equipment principles.

Responsibilities

Oversee all activities related to process controls, maintenance, manufacturing, installation, support, documentation and testing activities of all equipment including, but not limited to, robotics, assembly, on-line fixtures, conveyor systems, etc.
Work closely with Automation Engineers to ensure existing equipment is running in accordance to specifications.
Troubleshoot, debug, start-up and program all automated equipment and upgrades.
Act as a technical expert for electrical circuits, program logic controls, robot programming, vision inspection and automation.
Coordinate the development in writing and maintaining effective maintenance specification and preventative maintenance programs on all equipment to ensure top performance of equipment.
Participate with automation team in the design of Automated: machines, equipment, systems, devices and fixtures to support assembly requirements.
Recommend equipment improvements and/or manufacturing methods.
Support and assist maintenance personnel with diagnosing software and electrical system problems.
Support Maintenance with the repairs of equipment in the event of a failure.
Work closely with production, maintenance and engineering to establish optimized performance of all equipment.
Assist Automation Engineers in executing Engineering Change Requests (ECR) for appropriate equipment changes.
Execute continuous improvement strategies to reduce scrap cost and improve productivity and quality.
Assist in the preparation and execution of all new program launches, including supporting of all pilot build activities as needed.
Assist in determining resolutions to customer issues through the implementation of process and design changes as they relate to equipment.
Assist in the implementation of TS16949 objectives.
Support cost savings activities: problem solving cost saving analysis, root cause analysis, capital payback analysis, process manufacturing analysis, i.e. lean manufacturing VE/VA analysis.
Be extremely flexible for off shift availability and representation.
Investigate new and emerging technologies that may be of interest to Magna AIM Systems.
Other duties, as assigned.
Be able to work flexible work hours (i.e. on-call, work remotely, outside normal work hours).