Equipment Automation Technician - night shift
About The Position
Flex is seeking an Equipment Automation Technician to join their team. This role involves maintaining continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components. The technician will troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, ensure preventative maintenance is completed, and collaborate with the automation team on system qualifications. This position also assists engineers in developing hardware and software for automation solutions, identifies and repairs machine malfunctions, and performs calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment.
Requirements
- Understanding of PLCs
- Computer skills
- Experience with material handling, automation and/or robotics equipment
- Electronic Assembly: schematics, PCB loading, mechanical assembly
- Cables: crimping, harness assembly, connector/wire soldering, cable prepping
- Testing: oscilloscope, cable & harness testing, troubleshooting, component testing, logic analyzer
- Machine Operations: automatic component insertion equipment, surface mount insertion equipment, wave soldering
- Mechanical & Electrical Tools: power air guns, taps & dies, alignment tools, measuring tools
Responsibilities
- Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components.
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability.
- Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
- Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
- Assist engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications.
- Through troubleshooting, identify machine malfunctions and isolate the failure mechanism.
- Repair the failure mechanism in the most cost-effective manner.
- Perform preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules.
- Perform calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment at specified intervals and schedules.
- Assist process technicians and engineers with the installation and removal of process equipment.
- Analyze and implement corrective action reports and process tracking mechanisms.
- Disassemble instruments and equipment and inspect components for defects.
- Align, repair, replace, and balance component parts and circuitry.
- Assist engineers in formulating test, calibration, repair and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain precision accuracy of measuring, recording and indicating instruments and equipment.
- Perform both software and hardware maintenance.
Benefits
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
