Technical Service Engineer II

Daifuku•Smyrna, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Daifuku Automotive America Corporation is a leader in Design, Manufacturing, Installation and Support of automotive automation/material handling systems in North America. The company is currently seeking an experienced Technical Service Engineer II. Daifuku Automotive America Corporation promotes and supports both individual and team success by providing opportunities to expand your skills and build on your capabilities. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a culturally rich workforce and proud of our diversity in background, experience and origin. Safety is part of our core values; we stress the importance to our employees by enforcing 5S and daily safety audits.

Requirements

Strong PLC programming skills in a hands-on field construction environment desirable.
Ability to choose and manage sub-contractors, manage schedules and budgets.
Skill to meet with customers and identify needs and potential sales opportunities.
Debugging skills during commissioning of new equipment and/or modifications to existing equipment.
Excellent communication skills with ability to speak with clarity and interface effectively with customers and peers.
Ability to react to changes proactively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
Broad-based customer focus and commitment to resolve problems and make decisions based upon the priority of the problem in relation to business needs.
Strong communication skills for interface with customer engineers in gathering system requirements and then translating the requirements into functional technical specifications.
Machinery installation experience preferred.
Proficiency with MS office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, and general computer skills.
AutoCAD, Inventor, or other 3D modeling software (minimum 2 years’ experience).
BS technical degree in electrical, mechanical or automation engineering, or equivalent.
Two to Five years’ experience in material handling and conveyor engineering for the automotive industry is desirable.
Two to Five years’ experience in a construction or manufacturing environment preferred.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with various material handling systems which include Power & Free conveyors, Skid conveyors, FDS friction conveyor, Fork Transfers, Part Carriers, and other automation type equipment.
Strong PLC programming skills in a hands-on field construction environment.
Two to Five years’ experience in material handling and conveyor engineering for the automotive industry.
Two to Five years’ experience in a construction or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Install, troubleshoot, and maintain our products and equipment.
Train employees and the customer.
Perform electrical, electronic, and mechanical repairs.
Identify, analyze, and repair product failures.
Order & replace parts as needed.
Determine and recommend which products, systems or services best fit the customers' needs.
Be familiar with various material handling systems which include Power & Free conveyors, Skid conveyors, FDS friction conveyor, Fork Transfers, Part Carriers, and other automation type equipment.
Make estimations on medium sized projects.
Observe the equipment in operation; listening for problems; executing various test cycle operations, and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
Complete preventive maintenance requirements on equipment, following site specific procedures & operations/maintenance manuals.
Perform site specific projects as assigned.
Insure proper tracking of parts used to ensure consignment inventory accuracy. Follow proper stock handling procedures.
Interpret engineering drawings and assist site installation crews as necessary throughout the installation phase of a project thru customer final acceptance.
Perform Engineering studies to develop reliable and optimum solutions based on customer requirements.
Create bid documents and facilitate meetings and negotiations with subcontractors on small and medium projects (up to $3M).
Create customer quotes and facilitate meetings and negotiations with customer on small and medium projects (up to $3M).
Make estimations on small and medium projects ( up to $3M).
Understand project schedules and site activities required for successful implementation of material handling systems.
Familiar with structural design and analysis, including calculations.
Interface with the on-site project team, communicating with the design team to resolve issues, and able to troubleshoot and resolve minor on-site issues as they arise.
Supervision of other associates may be required, as well as supervision of skilled trades.
Provide skilled technical training.
Be available to work weekends, nights, overtime, and holidays, as needed.
Travel to any of our job sites within the US, Canada, or Mexico.
Negotiate thru an industrial conveyor system requiring climbing access ladders, scaffolding, screen guards, etc.
Stand and/or walk for long periods of time.
Lift at 25-50 lbs.