✓Competitive salary and bonus
✓Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
✓Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care.
✓On-the-job/cross-training opportunities
✓Encouraging and collaborative team environment
✓Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
✓Work with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering teams to identify manufacturing challenges and develop automation solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, and equipment reliability.
✓Define equipment requirements and develop technical specifications for new automation equipment, robotic cells, test systems, assembly stations, and manufacturing processes.
✓Design, program, and support PLCs, HMIs, industrial robots, machine vision systems, and other controls equipment used throughout the manufacturing process.
✓Lead automation projects from concept through production launch, including budgeting, scheduling, supplier coordination, design reviews, installation, commissioning, and production support.
✓Develop equipment layouts, process flows, operating sequences, bills of material, controls architecture, electrical requirements, and supporting technical documentation.
✓Develop and maintain automation, controls, robotics, and equipment standards to support consistent implementation across manufacturing operations.
✓Work directly with equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and contractors to ensure equipment meets safety, quality, and production requirements.
✓Support factory acceptance testing (FAT), installation, startup, commissioning, and validation of new equipment and manufacturing systems.
✓Troubleshoot automation, controls, and equipment-related issues on the manufacturing floor and implement permanent corrective actions to improve reliability and maintain production uptime.
✓Configure and support industrial networks, drives, motion control systems, sensors, vision systems, barcode systems, and other machine-level devices.
✓Analyze equipment performance, downtime trends, capacity constraints, and process bottlenecks to identify opportunities for improvement.
✓Partner with maintenance and production personnel to establish preventive maintenance requirements, spare parts strategies, and long-term equipment support plans.
✓Develop manufacturing test equipment, fixtures, and specialized tooling used for product validation, quality verification, and process control.
✓Create and maintain engineering documentation including control narratives, software backups, operating procedures, equipment standards, and project records.
✓Support continuous improvement initiatives through equipment upgrades, process improvements, cycle time reduction, labor optimization, quality improvements, and waste reduction.
✓Provide technical guidance and mentoring to technicians, maintenance personnel, and engineers during equipment design, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities.
✓Ensure all automation systems and equipment comply with company safety standards, applicable codes, industry best practices, and established engineering principles.
✓Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, with 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting automation systems in a manufacturing environment.
✓Hands-on experience with industrial automation technologies including PLCs, HMIs, robotics, machine vision systems, industrial networks, and integrated manufacturing equipment.
✓Strong technical aptitude including automation system design, controls programming, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and the ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and technical documentation.
✓Experience leading automation or capital projects, including development of equipment specifications, supplier management, project execution, commissioning, and startup activities.
✓Effective communication, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, and external equipment suppliers in both office and manufacturing environments.