Automation Technician (2nd Shift)

About the role

SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is seeking a reliable, safety‑conscious, experienced Machinery Maintenance Mechanic for a full‑time, brand‑new position on 2nd shift at the VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy in Chelmsford, MA. SJS is a Service‑Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with 250 employees coast‑to‑coast, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, providing professional services to federal and military organizations. The role involves collaborating with a team while maintaining decorum on U.S. federal government property, interacting with federal employees and service members.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive technical support for automated equipment systems (e.g., automatic packaging systems, tote conveyor systems, drug dosing machines) assembled from numerous constituent units or subsystems including controllers, sensors, bar code scanners, industrial controls and equipment, and pulse and counting mechanisms.
• Performs preventive maintenance, installation, evaluation of system performance, repair, calibration, modification, and programming/reprogramming for various manufacturers and models of programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Troubleshoots equipment problems and takes corrective actions to restore devices to fully operational levels.
• Evaluates corrective action alternatives for cost effectiveness, considering device repair history, device age and expected remaining lifetime, user needs, and parts availability; recommends equipment replacement in lieu of repair when appropriate.
• Evaluates systems and subsystems to determine required test and calibration equipment, assesses compatibility between subsystems, and makes modifications to interconnections to increase overall system reliability.
• Coordinates and performs preventive maintenance and frequent inspections within the preventive maintenance and periodic inspection program.
• Assists the Government in writing preventive maintenance procedures, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, lock‑out/tag‑out (LOTO) requirements, and contract specifications for system maintenance programs and demand repairs.
• Advises and consults with the supervisor on equipment matters pertaining to selection, installation, or modification of equipment and evaluation of and solutions to unusual maintenance problems.
• Assists in installing and putting into operation control systems; assists in basic computer and printer maintenance and day‑to‑day operations, maintenance, and repair of computer equipment.

Qualifications

• Possession of a valid Real ID (required per federal regulations).
• 2 or more years of experience working on automatic systems, conveyor systems, or other production‑driven manufacturing systems.
• Extensive knowledge of theoretical and practical use of analog and digital electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, electromechanical devices, hydraulics, thermodynamics, optics, physics, and computer science.
• Skilled in improvising troubleshooting practices when needed and able to interpret electronic, electrical, and mechanical drawings, specifications, and schematics of custom systems.
• Must be able to pass a drug test and a thorough background check for access onto a military installation; the background check extends past 7 years in conformance with federal law and US Department of Justice guidelines.

Benefits

• 11 paid federal holidays per year.
• 56 hours of annual accrued sick leave (equivalent to 7 paid days off).
• Medical, health, dental, and life insurance bundle.

Pay

$34.83 per hour.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. (2nd shift). Initial training will be conducted on first shift.