Industrial Automation Technician

Key Responsibilities

• Test, repair, calibrate, and refurbish industrial automation equipment including PLCs, drives, HMIs, motors, and control devices
• Troubleshoot equipment failures using diagnostic equipment, schematics, soldering techniques, and component-level analysis
• Verify repairs and functionality using multimeters, oscilloscopes, tachometers, simulators, and other testing equipment
• Configure and program automation devices, including parameter setup and communications verification
• Document repair activities, testing results, and equipment status within company systems
• Perform quality inspections to ensure repaired equipment meets operational and quality standards prior to shipment
• Cookordinate with Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, and Operations teams to support customer orders and product availability
• Maintain and improve testing equipment, fixtures, and workstations
• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvements that improve quality, efficiency, and throughput
• Share technical knowledge and collaborate with other team members
• Assist with training and mentoring less-experienced technicians as knowledge and experience increases
• Adept to varying workloads involving diagnostics, repair, calibration, validation, and order fulfillment support
• Perform other duties, tasks, or work as assigned

Qualifications

• Strong technical aptitude and hands-on troubleshooting skills
• Experience working with electrical, electronic, or industrial automation equipment
• Soldering experience including through-hole and surface-mount components
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Basic computer proficiency and recordkeeping abilities
• Desire to learn industrial automation products and technologies

Physical Demands

• Occasional reaching, working overhead, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Frequent walking, standing, typing, and repetitive hand-tool use
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds
• Frequent lifting up to 25 pounds
• Continuous lifting up to 10 pounds

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting Day 1 of employment
• 10 PTO days
• 5 paid sick days
• Paid company holidays
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching

Work Schedule

• This is a full-time position scheduled Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm with a flexible one-hour lunch break
• Employees must maintain reliable transportation and consistent attendance
• Remote work is not available for this position

Work Environment

• This position operates in a production and warehouse environment
• Employees work with industrial automation equipment, electronic devices, testing systems, hand tools, soldering equipment, and repair fixtures
• Team members collaborate closely with Production, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, and Operations departments to support customer needs and business objectives