Automation Technician - 3rd Shift

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

About the role

Working closely with Production Leadership, Machine Operators, and maintenance personnel, the Manufacturing Automation Technician supports daily operations. They fix, repair, and improve the efficiency of manufacturing lines using modern automation and robotics equipment.

See an example of our most automated line here: Wall-mount Automation Overview | nVent HOFFMAN (YouTube).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining the electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic assemblies of sophisticated automation equipment.
• Support the design and implementation of automated manufacturing production lines.
• Integrate automated systems into manufacturing and assembly lines.
• Work with Automation Engineers on capital planning and acquisition projects and supporting implementation and validation of equipment.
• Documentation of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic alterations and additions to equipment at different stages.
• Work closely with the maintenance group, beyond authorizing PMIs, to collaboratively equip maintenance with the skills vital to maintain factory equipment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent experience with 2 years engineering/technical experience in a manufacturing environment or Technical College Diploma/AAS (2-year) degree from an accredited post-secondary institution preferred.
• Proficient in reading mechanical drawings and electrical schematics including knowledge of redlining schematics for updates.
• Experience in wiring electrical control panels or equipment remote actuators and inputs and outputs as well as plumbing equipment, pneumatic or/and hydraulic lines.
• Experience in onboarding and validating new equipment capability prior to introduction to the production floor.
• Ability to fix, problem solve, diagnose machine faults or minor issues including PLC/HMI or programming equipment (Allen Bradley, Siemens) and industrial robotics fixing or programming (ABB, Fanuc).

About Us

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install, and service high-performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings, and critical processes.

We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability, and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF, and TRACHTE.

Learn more at www.nvent.com.

Core Values

• Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance

Pay

Compensation Range: $20.40 - $37.80 Per Hour. Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.