Mechatronics & Robotics Apprentice

Cushman & Wakefield • Joliet, IL

5d • $22 - $26

About The Position

The Mechatronics & Robotics Apprentice (MRA) learns to install, alter, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electronic, mechanical, computer, and control systems and components in a complex fulfillment or distribution center. Training combines classroom instruction, laboratory work, and on-the-job learning, and includes following health and safety policies and procedures. Apprentices must complete a nine-week training program at one of the listed colleges, followed by one year of on-the-job learning at their home site. Travel-related expenses, including room and board, are provided for the nine-week training. Upon completing the program, the apprentice will be promoted to Mechatronics & Robotics Technician (MRT).

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Able to enroll in and attend a nine-week training program at one of the following: Vincennes University (Vincennes, IN); Lehigh Carbon Community College (Allentown, PA); Bakersfield College (Bakersfield, CA); Ogeechee Technical College (Statesboro, GA); or Dallas College – Eastfield Campus (Dallas, TX).
• Able to complete one year of on-the-job learning at the home site after successfully completing the nine-week training program.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, with the ability to create and manage documents effectively.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, shifts, and areas.
• Ability to reach overhead, kneel, squat, climb steps and ladders, use an aerial lift, and frequently lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform tasks wearing appropriate or required personal protective equipment, which may include a hard hat, face mask, face shield, and composite toe shoes.
• Regularly crouch or bend and reach to install or move equipment.
• Move between departments, floors, and properties as needed, averaging 6 to 12 miles per day.
• Work in a warehouse environment with fluctuating temperatures.
• Regularly type on a computer for 1 to 2 hours per day.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an electrical, mechanical, or controls field.

Responsibilities

• Follow work processes and safety standards at school and on the shop floor while job shadowing a technical advisor during on-the-job learning.
• Perform scheduled, predictive, and preventive maintenance using electronic, mechanical, computer, and control skills to detect and prevent problems.
• Install, repair, adjust, and test equipment and components to ensure systems function properly.
• Use electronic and physical technical documentation to maintain site material handling equipment (MHE).
• Analyze technical specifications of mechatronic systems, subsystems, modules, and components.
• Learn programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and work with Automation Engineers in a laboratory environment.
• Communicate and work effectively within a team at school and during on-the-job learning.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Comprehensive benefits that start on the first day.
• Training, development, and advancement opportunities.
• A clean and cutting-edge facility.
• A safety-first culture.
• Travel-related expenses, including room and board, during the nine-week training.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health, vision, and dental insurance; flexible spending accounts; health savings accounts; retirement savings plans; life and disability insurance programs; and paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

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