Automation Technician

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

About the role

Work Shift: E Shift 6:00am-6:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday every other Wednesday

Responsibilities

• Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability
• Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis
• Understand and work with PLCs
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings
• Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems
• Assist engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications
• Through troubleshooting, identify machine malfunctions and isolate the failure mechanism
• Repair the failure mechanism in the most cost-effective manner
• Perform preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules
• Perform calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment at specified intervals and schedules
• Assist process technicians and engineers with the installation and removal of process equipment
• Analyze and implement corrective action reports and process tracking mechanisms
• Disassemble instruments and equipment and inspect components for defects
• Align, repair, replace, and balance component parts and circuitry
• Assist engineers in formulating test, calibration, repair and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain precision accuracy of measuring, recording and indicating instruments and equipment
• Perform both software and hardware maintenance (highest level)

Requirements

• Computer skills
• Experience with material handling, automation and/or robotics equipment

Skills

• Electronic Assembly: schematics, PCB loading, mechanical assembly
• Cables: crimping, harness assembly, connector/wire soldering, cable prepping
• Testing: oscilloscope, cable & harness testing, troubleshooting, component testing, logic analyzer
• Machine Operations: automatic component insertion equipment, surface mount insertion equipment, wave soldering
• Mechanical & Electrical Tools: power air guns, taps & dies, alignment tools, measuring tools