Engineering Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Experience working with machinery, hydraulics, and automated systems, including reading prints.
• Experience designing and building electrical enclosures
• Experience with hand and power tools
• Excellent communicator (verbal & written) and an ability to summarize and communicate information clearly.
• Proficient with MS Office tools
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Technical degree or degree in Engineering (Preferred)
• Project management experience
• Root cause analysis and problem-solving tools
• Ability to program PLCs (Preferred)
• Understanding of robot Programming (Preferred)
• Fabrication experience (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Support plant operations by implementing automation and new plant equipment
• Perform efficient changeover and programming of automation during product changeovers.
• Implement collaborative robots and other automation to reduce operational labor dependencies and reduce operational risks.
• Troubleshoot robotic, automation, and technological problems during normal production.
• Support implementation of new technologies.
• Design, improve, and maintain local fleet of robotic EOAT utilizing innovative technologies to increase reliability and efficiencies.
• Use mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and other skills to design and build new automation work cells.
• Supports new product development as it enters the manufacturing plant.
• Start/stop and troubleshoot injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment.
• Improve plant safety through assigned safety projects and working collaboratively with Safety and Plant Management.
• Maintain an advanced understanding of safety policies and expectations and demonstrate this in their work.
• Demonstrate safety engagement within the plant and actively participate in safety events and safety committee meetings.
• Executes initiatives to reduce deployment times for collaborative robots, automation, and IMM robotic changeovers.
• Develops and performs initiatives to reduce machine cycle time tied to robotics and automation.
• Implements improvements to existing automation, auxiliary equipment, and other technologies through mechanical, electrical, and PLC programming skills.
• Maintains updated understanding of latest plastics and robotic technologies.
• Assists in the implementation and support of best practices and national standards driven by local and national teams.