Automation Technician
Concentric Power Services · Northbrook, IL · 1 mo ago
Management$35–$43/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description, job summary, responsibilities, requirements, benefits, salary description. Also maybe "Key Performance Measurements" could be part of responsibilities? But we need sections only when real specific content. Use headings: for section headings (About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include.
We have:
- Job Type Full-time (maybe schedule? but schedule not given; we have dayshift position, reliable attendance, etc. Could be schedule: dayshift. But schedule section only if posting actually states them. It says "This is a dayshift position". That's schedule info. So we could include Schedule section with that.
- Pay: Salary Description $35-$43. So Pay section.
- Benefits: detailed list.
- Responsibilities: many bullet points in description after Job Summary. Also "Key Performance Measurements" maybe part of responsibilities or separate? Could be separate but not in list of allowed headings; we could incorporate into Responsibilities or maybe a separate section like "Performance Metrics" but not allowed headings. So we should put under Responsibilities.
- Requirements: list of requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? Could combine. But we have Requirements heading; we could also have Qualifications if distinct. The posting includes "Requirements" heading with bullet list. Also "Key Performance Measurements" maybe not needed.
- Skills: maybe part of Requirements; but we could have Skills section if we want to separate. However we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can combine Requirements and Skills into one Requirements section, or have Requirements and Qualifications separate if distinct. The posting has "Requirements" heading with list; also mentions "Strong electrical troubleshooting skills..." etc. That's still requirements. So we can just have Requirements.
- About the role: we have Job Summary paragraph describing role. Could be About the role.
Thus sections: About the role (h3), Responsibilities (h3), Requirements (h3), Benefits (h3), Pay (h3), Schedule (h3). Ensure we don't repeat job title as heading.
We need to use
for section headings (About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include.
We have:
- Job Type Full-time (maybe schedule? but schedule not given; we have dayshift position, reliable attendance, etc. Could be schedule: dayshift. But schedule section only if posting actually states them. It says "This is a dayshift position". That's schedule info. So we could include Schedule section with that.
- Pay: Salary Description $35-$43. So Pay section.
- Benefits: detailed list.
- Responsibilities: many bullet points in description after Job Summary. Also "Key Performance Measurements" maybe part of responsibilities or separate? Could be separate but not in list of allowed headings; we could incorporate into Responsibilities or maybe a separate section like "Performance Metrics" but not allowed headings. So we should put under Responsibilities.
- Requirements: list of requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? Could combine. But we have Requirements heading; we could also have Qualifications if distinct. The posting includes "Requirements" heading with bullet list. Also "Key Performance Measurements" maybe not needed.
- Skills: maybe part of Requirements; but we could have Skills section if we want to separate. However we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can combine Requirements and Skills into one Requirements section, or have Requirements and Qualifications separate if distinct. The posting has "Requirements" heading with list; also mentions "Strong electrical troubleshooting skills..." etc. That's still requirements. So we can just have Requirements.
- About the role: we have Job Summary paragraph describing role. Could be About the role.
Thus sections: About the role (h3), Responsibilities (h3), Requirements (h3), Benefits (h3), Pay (h3), Schedule (h3). Ensure we don't repeat job title as heading.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc.
We need to include all details from description, job summary, responsibilities list, requirements list, benefits list, pay, schedule.
Let's extract.
Job Type Full-time: maybe we can include in Schedule or a short p metadata. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include Job Type Full-time in a short p at top maybe.
But we must not repeat job title as heading. The page already shows it; we don't have job title given but we can ignore.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
Job Type: Full-time.
Then About the role: use the Job Summary paragraph(s). The Job Summary: "The Automation Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing automated systems and industrial equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. This role supports facility productivity by performing preventive and corrective maintenance on a variety of material handling, automation, and building support equipment, including electric forklifts, conveyors, robotic systems, case sealers and erectors, dock equipment, scissor lifts, tuggers, floor scrubbers, and racking systems. The Automation Technician works closely with operations and engineering teams to minimize downtime, improve equipment performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives while adhering to all safety, quality, and maintenance standards. This position reports to a Service Manager or designee and does not have any direct reports. This is a dayshift position"
We could keep that as prose.
Responsibilities: list of duties after that: "Reliable attendance and punctuality. Timely and accurate completion of all work orders and service records per the company time standard. Responsible for being the point of contact for customers. Perform and complete preventive maintenance (PM) and repairs. Facilitate work and repair requests. Provide shift coverage. Coordinate and facilitate warranty requests. Facilitate outside vendor work and all outside of scope work (PO process and billing). Order parts and manage inventory (5S Inventory Skills). Attend and complete monthly safety training requirements. Adhere to safety requirements by customer and company and complete all daily work orders in a safe manner. Maintain clean, organized, and hazard-free work areas daily to support a safe and efficient work environment. Troubleshoot equipment failures including root cause analysis, and research of potential warranty coverage. Complete all repairs of equipment in a timely manner and follow the manufacturer’s repair guidelines. Conduct equipment audits in accordance with the preventive maintenance (PM) schedule established within the service platform. Other duties as assigned by supervisor."
Also "Key Performance Measurements A score card that reflects performance in areas such as, PM completion, technician efficiency, customer satisfaction, inventory variance, Work in Progress (WIP), safety, shop cleanliness, and 5S. Management observation regarding attitude, diligence, team contributions, and willingness and ability to learn new skills and information. Other key performance indicators as assigned." This could be part of responsibilities or separate but we can include as responsibilities bullet list.
We'll make a with each sentence as - . Might be many items; okay.
Requirements: list:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Must pass a background check and drug screen.
- 3+ years of Automation experience as an Automation Technician, Forklift Technician, and/or automation bots/technology savvy required.
- Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, 480v, 240v, 24v, and 48v.
- Experience with 480V, VFD’s, relays, motor controls, electric motors, HMI’s, contactors, timers, proximity sensors/switches, electro-mechanical background, industrial batteries.
- Allen Bradley PLC preferred.
- Experience with gear boxes, chains, sprockets, MHE equipment/electric forklifts, hydraulic systems, dock and door, arc, mig, and tig welding experience preferred.
- Able to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, hydraulic diagrams, and pneumatic prints.
- Ability to organize his/her own work and work independently, with limited supervision.
- Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and with diverse needs, and across remote offices.
- Strong technology skills, mechanical troubleshooting skills, basic plumbing skills, and basic repair work skills.
- Experience with electric forklifts (Crown preferred).
- Must understand how to troubleshoot and diagnose electrical components involving wiring diagrams and schematics, general abilities in laptop software to identify issues with automation equipment going offline.
- Must provide own hand tools and willing to purchase what is needed to be successful in the role. Specialty tools will be provided.
- Ability to be self-motivated, possess organizational skills, and communicate well.
- Capable of building relationships, working as a team, and can work well under tight deadlines.
- Willingness to be on call.
- Travel up to 5% of the time, some overnight travel may be required.
- This job description is subject to change at any time. (maybe minor metadata; could be omitted? It's boilerplate? It's a statement about job description change; maybe we can drop as minor metadata. But it's substantive? It's a notice; could be folded into a short p. We'll include as a short p maybe after requirements.)
Benefits: list:
- Competitive pay – Plus incentive opportunities and overtime potential for our hourly employees!
- Three medical plan options with employer premium contribution that start on day one.
- Employee paid dental and vision insurance that starts on day one.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution on eligible High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHP).
- Medical and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available.
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage that start on day one.
- Company 401K plan with 100% match on the first 4% of employee contributions.
- 8 paid holidays.
- Full-time Employees receive a total of 128 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) Annually.
- We offer employee paid accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
- We offer employee paid legal plans, identity protection, pet insurance, and home & auto discounts.
- Training and mentoring – Learn from our experts in the industry.
- Advancement opportunities.
- The benefits listed are subject to change at any time. Please speak with an HR Representative for details. In the case of conflict between the information listed and the official plan documents, the plan documents will always govern. (maybe minor metadata; could be short p.)
Pay: Salary Description $35-$43.
Schedule: dayshift position, reliable attendance and punctuality etc. But we already have reliable attendance in responsibilities. Schedule: "This is a dayshift position". Also maybe "Reliable attendance and punctuality." We'll include schedule section with that.
We need to avoid duplication: reliable attendance appears both in responsibilities and schedule; but we can keep in responsibilities and schedule just dayshift.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll start with a p for Job Type Full-time.
Then
About the role
...
Then Responsibilities
...
Then Requirements
...
Then Benefits
...
Then Pay
$35-$43
Then Schedule
Dayshift position.
Make sure not to include any empty sections.
Let's write the lists.
Responsibilities items:
- Reliable attendance and punctuality.
- Timely and accurate completion of all work orders and service records per the company time standard.
- Responsible for being the point of contact for customers.
- Perform and complete preventive maintenance (PM) and repairs.
- Facilitate work and repair requests.
- Provide shift coverage.
- Coordinate and facilitate warranty requests.
- Facilitate outside vendor work and all outside of scope work (PO process and billing).
- Order parts and manage inventory (5S Inventory Skills).
- Attend and complete monthly safety training requirements.
- Adhere to safety requirements by customer and company and complete all daily work orders in a safe manner.
- Maintain clean, organized, and hazard-free work areas daily to support a safe and efficient work environment.
- Troubleshoot equipment failures including root cause analysis, and research of potential warranty coverage.
- Complete all repairs of equipment in a timely manner and follow the manufacturer’s repair guidelines.
- Conduct equipment audits in accordance with the preventive maintenance (PM) schedule established within the service platform.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- A score card that reflects performance in areas such as, PM completion, technician efficiency, customer satisfaction, inventory variance, Work in Progress (WIP), safety, shop cleanliness, and 5S.
- Management observation regarding attitude, diligence, team contributions, and willingness and ability to learn new skills and information.
- Other key performance indicators as assigned.
We could combine some but fine.
Requirements items:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Must pass a background check and drug screen.
- 3+ years of Automation experience as an Automation Technician, Forklift Technician, and/or automation bots/technology savvy required.
- Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, 480v, 240v, 24v, and 48v.
- Experience with 480V, VFD’s, relays, motor controls, electric motors, HMI’s, contactors, timers, proximity sensors/switches, electro-mechanical background, industrial batteries.
- Allen Bradley PLC preferred.
- Experience with gear boxes,
for prose. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc. We need to include all details from description, job summary, responsibilities list, requirements list, benefits list, pay, schedule. Let's extract. Job Type Full-time: maybe we can include in Schedule or a short p metadata. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include Job Type Full-time in a short p at top maybe. But we must not repeat job title as heading. The page already shows it; we don't have job title given but we can ignore. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:
Job Type: Full-time.
Then About the role: use the Job Summary paragraph(s). The Job Summary: "The Automation Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing automated systems and industrial equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. This role supports facility productivity by performing preventive and corrective maintenance on a variety of material handling, automation, and building support equipment, including electric forklifts, conveyors, robotic systems, case sealers and erectors, dock equipment, scissor lifts, tuggers, floor scrubbers, and racking systems. The Automation Technician works closely with operations and engineering teams to minimize downtime, improve equipment performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives while adhering to all safety, quality, and maintenance standards. This position reports to a Service Manager or designee and does not have any direct reports. This is a dayshift position" We could keep that as prose. Responsibilities: list of duties after that: "Reliable attendance and punctuality. Timely and accurate completion of all work orders and service records per the company time standard. Responsible for being the point of contact for customers. Perform and complete preventive maintenance (PM) and repairs. Facilitate work and repair requests. Provide shift coverage. Coordinate and facilitate warranty requests. Facilitate outside vendor work and all outside of scope work (PO process and billing). Order parts and manage inventory (5S Inventory Skills). Attend and complete monthly safety training requirements. Adhere to safety requirements by customer and company and complete all daily work orders in a safe manner. Maintain clean, organized, and hazard-free work areas daily to support a safe and efficient work environment. Troubleshoot equipment failures including root cause analysis, and research of potential warranty coverage. Complete all repairs of equipment in a timely manner and follow the manufacturer’s repair guidelines. Conduct equipment audits in accordance with the preventive maintenance (PM) schedule established within the service platform. Other duties as assigned by supervisor." Also "Key Performance Measurements A score card that reflects performance in areas such as, PM completion, technician efficiency, customer satisfaction, inventory variance, Work in Progress (WIP), safety, shop cleanliness, and 5S. Management observation regarding attitude, diligence, team contributions, and willingness and ability to learn new skills and information. Other key performance indicators as assigned." This could be part of responsibilities or separate but we can include as responsibilities bullet list. We'll make a- with each sentence as
- . Might be many items; okay.
Requirements: list:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Must pass a background check and drug screen.
- 3+ years of Automation experience as an Automation Technician, Forklift Technician, and/or automation bots/technology savvy required.
- Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, 480v, 240v, 24v, and 48v.
- Experience with 480V, VFD’s, relays, motor controls, electric motors, HMI’s, contactors, timers, proximity sensors/switches, electro-mechanical background, industrial batteries.
- Allen Bradley PLC preferred.
- Experience with gear boxes, chains, sprockets, MHE equipment/electric forklifts, hydraulic systems, dock and door, arc, mig, and tig welding experience preferred.
- Able to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, hydraulic diagrams, and pneumatic prints.
- Ability to organize his/her own work and work independently, with limited supervision.
- Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and with diverse needs, and across remote offices.
- Strong technology skills, mechanical troubleshooting skills, basic plumbing skills, and basic repair work skills.
- Experience with electric forklifts (Crown preferred).
- Must understand how to troubleshoot and diagnose electrical components involving wiring diagrams and schematics, general abilities in laptop software to identify issues with automation equipment going offline.
- Must provide own hand tools and willing to purchase what is needed to be successful in the role. Specialty tools will be provided.
- Ability to be self-motivated, possess organizational skills, and communicate well.
- Capable of building relationships, working as a team, and can work well under tight deadlines.
- Willingness to be on call.
- Travel up to 5% of the time, some overnight travel may be required.
- This job description is subject to change at any time. (maybe minor metadata; could be omitted? It's boilerplate? It's a statement about job description change; maybe we can drop as minor metadata. But it's substantive? It's a notice; could be folded into a short p. We'll include as a short p maybe after requirements.)
Benefits: list:
- Competitive pay – Plus incentive opportunities and overtime potential for our hourly employees!
- Three medical plan options with employer premium contribution that start on day one.
- Employee paid dental and vision insurance that starts on day one.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution on eligible High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHP).
- Medical and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available.
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage that start on day one.
- Company 401K plan with 100% match on the first 4% of employee contributions.
- 8 paid holidays.
- Full-time Employees receive a total of 128 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) Annually.
- We offer employee paid accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
- We offer employee paid legal plans, identity protection, pet insurance, and home & auto discounts.
- Training and mentoring – Learn from our experts in the industry.
- Advancement opportunities.
- The benefits listed are subject to change at any time. Please speak with an HR Representative for details. In the case of conflict between the information listed and the official plan documents, the plan documents will always govern. (maybe minor metadata; could be short p.)
Pay: Salary Description $35-$43.
Schedule: dayshift position, reliable attendance and punctuality etc. But we already have reliable attendance in responsibilities. Schedule: "This is a dayshift position". Also maybe "Reliable attendance and punctuality." We'll include schedule section with that.
We need to avoid duplication: reliable attendance appears both in responsibilities and schedule; but we can keep in responsibilities and schedule just dayshift.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll start with a p for Job Type Full-time.
Then
About the role
...
ThenResponsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- ...
Benefits
- ...
Pay
$35-$43
ThenSchedule
Dayshift position.
Make sure not to include any empty sections. Let's write the lists. Responsibilities items: - Reliable attendance and punctuality. - Timely and accurate completion of all work orders and service records per the company time standard. - Responsible for being the point of contact for customers. - Perform and complete preventive maintenance (PM) and repairs. - Facilitate work and repair requests. - Provide shift coverage. - Coordinate and facilitate warranty requests. - Facilitate outside vendor work and all outside of scope work (PO process and billing). - Order parts and manage inventory (5S Inventory Skills). - Attend and complete monthly safety training requirements. - Adhere to safety requirements by customer and company and complete all daily work orders in a safe manner. - Maintain clean, organized, and hazard-free work areas daily to support a safe and efficient work environment. - Troubleshoot equipment failures including root cause analysis, and research of potential warranty coverage. - Complete all repairs of equipment in a timely manner and follow the manufacturer’s repair guidelines. - Conduct equipment audits in accordance with the preventive maintenance (PM) schedule established within the service platform. - Other duties as assigned by supervisor. - A score card that reflects performance in areas such as, PM completion, technician efficiency, customer satisfaction, inventory variance, Work in Progress (WIP), safety, shop cleanliness, and 5S. - Management observation regarding attitude, diligence, team contributions, and willingness and ability to learn new skills and information. - Other key performance indicators as assigned. We could combine some but fine. Requirements items: - High School Diploma or GED required. - Must pass a background check and drug screen. - 3+ years of Automation experience as an Automation Technician, Forklift Technician, and/or automation bots/technology savvy required. - Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, 480v, 240v, 24v, and 48v. - Experience with 480V, VFD’s, relays, motor controls, electric motors, HMI’s, contactors, timers, proximity sensors/switches, electro-mechanical background, industrial batteries. - Allen Bradley PLC preferred. - Experience with gear boxes,