Maintenance Automation Technician - 3rd Shift

Carlisle Industrial Brake & Friction • Medina, OH

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The candidate will be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting equipment and facility systems with an emphasis on controls, including relay logic, PLCs, and HMIs (Allen-Bradley). This role requires a strong understanding of servo drives and motors, robotics, vision systems, and electrical power distribution. The technician will work on a variety of machinery such as mechanical and hydraulic presses, furnaces, grinders, steel preparation and coating equipment, gear shapers, robotics, CNC machining centers, dust and fume collection equipment, transformers, switchgears, busbars, HVAC equipment, and fire suppression systems. The position demands a motivated self-starter with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities, capable of working independently or within a team.

Requirements

• Competent troubleshooting skills in PLC program troubleshooting, servo systems, industrial controls, motor controls and electric circuits.
• Thorough knowledge and/or experience in industrial automation networks, safety devices, robotics, vision systems and electrical/pneumatic/hydraulic systems.
• Basic understanding of CNC.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, repair/replace and test automation systems, components and networks.
• Strong knowledge of Alan Bradley and Siemens hardware/software.
• Ability to troubleshoot and modify existing equipment systems including controls (relay logic, PLC and HMI programs, servo drives, and motors), automation and robotics, electrical, mechanical power transmission, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Knowledge of multi-axis robots.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a strong working knowledge of machine controls, automation, electrical, mechanical power transmission, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical power distribution systems, and building systems.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong analytical abilities.
• Ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot equipment and facility systems with an emphasis on controls including relay logic, PLCs and HMIs (Allen-Bradley), servo drives and motors, robotics, vision systems and electrical power distribution.
• Perform mechanical troubleshooting for maintaining and repairing processes and systems.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair/replace, and test automation systems, components, and networks.
• Troubleshoot and modify existing equipment systems including controls (relay logic, PLC and HMI programs, servo drives, and motors), automation and robotics, electrical, mechanical power transmission, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Provide assistance to engineering and operations relating to process issues and/or improvements.
• Consult with automation component suppliers to specify products for installation, and arrange for purchases of equipment, tooling, materials and/or parts.
• Participate in, or lead continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed