Automation Technician: Robotics & Moulding Specialist

Design & Build Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Design & Build Recruitment – Wetherill Park NSW is seeking an experienced Industrial Automation Technologist/Technician to join a hands-on team supporting PLC-driven automation, robotics, injection moulding machinery, and high-speed production equipment across a 24/7 site.

You will be a key technical contact for production issues, performing fault-finding, preventative maintenance, die setting, process optimisation, and continuous improvement with exposure to automation upgrades and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in industrial automation, robotics, and injection moulding in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong fault-finding across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with PLC-driven systems and robot integration.
• Die-setting experience is highly regarded; able to work in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and maintain industrial automation and production equipment across a 24/7 environment
• Service, repair, and set up injection moulding machines, industrial robots, IML systems, and auxiliary equipment
• Fault-find and replace mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components
• Integrate industrial robots into material handling, inspection, and packaging applications, including safety interlock verification
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance, equipment upgrades, and calibrations
• Complete major equipment overhauls and support complex machine, processing, and die-setting issues
• Act as a key technical contact for production issues affecting output, quality, reliability, and efficiency
• Perform die, insert, and colour changes, including machine start-ups and shutdowns
• Set, adjust, and optimise robotics, machine software, and production process parameters
• Troubleshoot production faults, including IML and high-speed packaging equipment
• Maintain target cycle times while ensuring finished products meet specification
• Investigate recurring and new faults using structured root-causes; implement corrective and preventative actions
• Analyse downtime, rejects, defects, and waste to identify improvement opportunities
• Support automation design, programming, commissioning, and equipment upgrades
• Maintain accurate records of downtime, rejects, NCRs, maintenance activities, and corrective actions

Skills

Industrial automation

Robotics

PLC systems

Injection moulding

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Die-setting

Job description

Design & Build Recruitment – Wetherill Park NSW is seeking an experienced Industrial Automation Technologist/Technician to join a hands-on team supporting PLC-driven automation, robotics, injection moulding machinery, and high-speed production equipment across a 24/7 site.

You will be a key technical contact for production issues, performing fault-finding, preventative maintenance, die setting, process optimisation, and continuous improvement with exposure to automation upgrades and