Job Description
Job Description
**Job Title : Automation Technician
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**Location : Lincolnton, NC 28092
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**Duration : 3+ months (Higher possibility of extension)
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**Pay Rate : $30.00/hr on W2 Without Benefits
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**Shift : 12 hour shift (6:45pm - 7:00am) on a 2-2-3 rotation (Night Shift)
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**Job Details:
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Maintain, diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair equipment and systems, resolving all problems.
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Design and implement basic modifications to resolve machine problems.
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Dismantle, inspect and overhaul equipment, as required by preventive maintenance program and production schedules.
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Document repair and maintenance activities and quality checks.
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Participate in new equipment design.
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Train others on job duties, including outside molders.
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Perform daily systems checks to verify all quality checks are working properly.
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Perform required housekeeping, keeping all storage areas organized.
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Continuously maintain and advance skill level by attending seminars and vendor training, keeping up with current and future automation technologies.
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Set up new equipment.
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Build crates for equipment relocation.
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Do conversions on assembly, lining and closing machines.
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Other duties as assigned.
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**Required Qualifications:
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Ability to work alone with minimal direct supervision.
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Acquire and develop, at acceptable rates, an extensive knowledge of electronics, programmable logic controllers, pneumatics, and vision systems through technical college level courses and supplier seminars.
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Strong mechanical aptitude, measured by the STM testing.
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Acquire and develop proficiency in machining and fabrication, including proficiency in MIG and TIG welding and drill press, lathe, milling machine, and surface grinder operation.
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Acquire and develop ability to work from mechanical prints and electrical schematics.
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Ability to work with associates from all levels of the organization.
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Completion of fork truck training and the ability to operate fork trucks safely.
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High school education or equivalent.
**Non-Mandatory Job Qualifications
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Strong mechanical aptitude.
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Good communication skills, verbal and written.
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Basic computer operation skills with current software operating systems and programs.
You should be proficient in:
- Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
- Blow Molding Experience