Manufacturing Engineering Technician - 2nd Shift

Bradford White•Middleville, MI

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineering Technician performs various technical tasks associated with supporting manufacturing processes or equipment. Technical tasks include performance troubleshooting, gauge and instrumentation calibration, machine programming and problem diagnosis.

Requirements

Engineering or Technical degree preferred
Strong communication skills and team focus
1+ years of practical experience in a manufacturing environment providing automation/controls troubleshooting for industrial machinery.
Must possess mechanical aptitude
High degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently
Strong interpersonal skills in facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution

Nice To Haves

Servo motors
VFD drive and motion control
Fanuc Robots
Allen Bradley
Siemens
Network configuration
Ignition
Cognex / Keyence vision systems
Welding controls
Urethane foam applications
High volume powder coat applications
Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
AutoCAD / AutoCAD Electrical

Responsibilities

Work with production supervisors, maintenance, engineers, technicians and outside contractors to maximize plant efficiencies and machine up-time based on root cause investigation.
Provide technical support to an assigned area.
Provide initial troubleshooting including identifying additional resources needed to address issues found.
Support continuous improvement activities.
Make specific equipment recommendations to improve machinery performance, maintainability, and reliability.
Assist in identifying technical accuracy of electrical drawings and equipment programs.
Coordinate and perform audits to ensure proper execution of program storage and backup systems.
Evaluate the performance of hardware on equipment and responses to equipment failures.
Utilize metrics/data to evaluate and improve equipment processes.
Ensure appropriate monitoring to assess the health and functionality of assets.
Perform PLC programming adjustments and optimizations.
Troubleshoot electrical controls systems.
Assist team in integrating, installing, successful launch and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment and tools.
Provide technical input to engineer or project lead.
Assist with the calibration testing, set up, and repair of various controls, instruments and gauges measuring variables within the manufacturing process.
Provide project support to equipment installation and upgrade activities.