Engineering Technician

Pittsburgh Glass Works • Crestline, OH

21d

About The Position

Provides on-shift, hands-on engineering, maintenance, and technical support and troubleshooting for manufacturing operations, with particular focus on mechanical, electrical, and automation equipment such as robotics, vision systems, PLCs, and VFDs. The role helps ensure reliable, safe, and optimal use of facilities, equipment, and resources in support of customer requirements and plant objectives.

The technician troubleshoots equipment and process issues, restores production safely and efficiently, supports preventive maintenance, and implements improvements to equipment reliability, product quality, throughput, and process stability. The position works with maintenance personnel, engineers, and skilled trades to support plant equipment and manufacturing performance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Significant specialized knowledge and hands-on experience with industrial electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, automation, robotics, PLCs, programming, vision systems, and HMIs in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment parameters, preventive maintenance, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Strong technical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take initiative, communicate at all levels, work in a team environment, take ownership of projects, and maintain good floor presence.

Nice To Haves

• Education beyond high school in electrical, mechanical, industrial maintenance, automation, networking, or robotics, such as an associate or bachelor's degree.
• Experience with Fanuc robotics and Allen-Bradley PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on troubleshooting and repair support for electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and automated systems, including PLCs, robotics, HMIs, and servo systems.
• Perform and improve preventive and predictive maintenance activities to increase equipment reliability and prevent repeat failures.
• Implement process and equipment modifications that improve safety, quality, efficiency, uptime, and operating costs.
• Implement and document process modifications and engineering projects to improve operational effectiveness, product quality, equipment reliability, operating costs, and product or material scrap.
• Continue to advance technical skillsets through on-the-job and formal training.
• Support equipment installations, launches, trials, validations, and contractor or vendor activities.
• Investigate engineering and process problems using established principles and methods, obtain and analyze pertinent data, and develop recommended solutions.
• Support plant equipment to maximize uptime, efficiencies, and other key performance metrics.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED