Robotic -Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift Direct Hire
About The Position
The Robotic - Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining robots and auxiliary equipment. This role involves managing all aspects of automated robots and auxiliary equipment, ensuring a strong preventive maintenance program, and troubleshooting and making adjustments to robot programs and fixtures. The technician will align, fit, and assemble component parts, attach wires between controllers, and maintain inventories of production supplies. They will troubleshoot robotics systems using knowledge of programmable controllers, electronics, mechanics, sensors, feedback systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics to determine the causes of operational problems or failures. This includes repairing or replacing defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, and servomotors, as well as performing preventive and corrective maintenance on robotic systems and components. The technician will also maintain service records, install, program, or repair robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors, and interpret machine operation manuals to identify problem sources. Additionally, they will disassemble, remove, repair, and/or replace defective components on manufacturing equipment, perform preventative maintenance including lubricating and cleaning, and visually inspect and test machinery. Listening for unusual sounds to detect malfunctions and discussing variations with supervisors or other workers to diagnose problems are also key duties. The role requires maintaining equipment to ensure quality parts are produced and responding to call-backs in emergency breakdown situations. A flexible schedule is required, and assistance with other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager is expected.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3-4 years of mechanical experience.
- Willing to train on robotic systems.
- Ability to read blueprints.
- Ability to interpret operation manuals.
- Understanding of manufacturing equipment and facilities.
- Ability to use hand and power tools and mechanical testing equipment.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Basic math skills.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must possess own tools.
Nice To Haves
- Welding experience helpful.
- Machining experience helpful.
- Plumbing experience helpful.
Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of automated robots and auxiliary equipment.
- Ensure a strong preventive maintenance program.
- Troubleshoot and make adjustments to robot programs and fixtures.
- Align, fit, or assemble component parts using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, and templates.
- Attach wires between controllers.
- Maintain inventories of production supplies such as sensors and cables.
- Troubleshoot robotics systems, using knowledge of programmable controllers, electronics, mechanic, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.
- Determine causes of operational problems or failures.
- Repair robots or peripheral equipment by replacing defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, and servomotors.
- Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.
- Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems.
- Install, program, or repair robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.
- Interpret machine operation manuals and identify problem sources.
- Disassemble and remove, repair and/or replace defective components on manufacturing equipment.
- Perform preventative maintenance, including lubricating and cleaning of manufacturing equipment.
- Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
- Listen for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discuss machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problems.
- Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
- Maintain equipment to ensure machines produce quality parts.
- Respond to call-backs in emergency breakdown situations on an as needed basis.
- Assist with other duties as assigned by supervisor/manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
