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Ring Container Technologies Automation Technician in Hanover, Pennsylvania

Monday through Friday 6:00am-2:00pm

 

 

Starting Rate $28/hr

 

 

Clean, climate controlled environment

 

 

Vacation after 90 days

 

 

Benefits after 30 days

 

 

Job Purpose

 

 

 Responsible for performing preventative and predictive maintenance on all automation systems.  The Automation technician will be responsible for designing, programming, troubleshooting, and improving automated machinery or computer systems.   

 

 

Key Responsibilities and Duties

 

 

Responsible for performing preventative and predictive maintenance on all automation systems. 

Responsible for designing, programming, troubleshooting, and improving automated machinery or computer systems. 

Repairing electrical parts such as switches, motors, relays, or sensors.

Creating new automation technologies for manufacturing processes or enhancing existing technologies

Creating detailed drawings of machinery wiring or PLC or other structures according to requirements provided by engineers.

Testing and installing industrial controls, including computerized systems that monitor and handle operations like robots or automated production lines.

Evaluate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve industrial networks.

 Troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs industrial control systems and related devices including Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), distributed control systems, Servos, Drives and Robotic Controllers. 

Participates individually or in cross-functional teams focused on relentless continuous improvement and problem-solving activities throughout the company.  May require traveling to other locations.

 Follows all established safety and good manufacturing practices (GMP) for area assigned company policies and procedures and recognized practices. 

 Conducts preventive maintenance programs and keeps accurate maintenance records. 

 May install, maintain, and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices as required. 

 Assist and train production employees in proper operation and maintenance of automation. 

Monitor equipment downtime and operator reports and lead Root Cause Analysis initiatives to eliminate downtime or equipment variation.

Other duties as assigned.

 

 

 

Experience, Educational and Technical Qualifications

 

 

An associate degree in technology, Electrical, Electronics, Electro-Mechanical or certification in a similar technical area preferred or a minimum of three years related job experience.

 

 

Preferred knowledge/experience of PLCs, robotics, servos/VFDs, visio

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