Automation Controls Technician - Night Shift (Contract to Hire)

Actalent; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

HSA / pre-tax benefits

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

PTO / Vacation

Job summary

Actalent is seeking an Automation Technician to support routine inspections, calibration, and troubleshooting of automated systems in a Burlington, NC facility. The role emphasizes maintaining robotic platforms, PLC-based controls, and instrumentation within a regulated lab environment.

The successful candidate will contribute to installations, qualify new platforms, and participate in root-cause analyses and change control processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years supporting an automation environment.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting automated equipment.
• Automation, PLC programming, filler machine, Ladder Logic Programming.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections, preventive maintenance, calibration, and operational checks on automation systems.
• Troubleshoot automation hardware, software, instrumentation, and process issues to minimize downtime.
• Support installation, setup, qualification, and validation of new automation platforms and equipment upgrades.
• Assist with investigations, root cause analyses, deviation reviews, and corrective actions.
• Maintain automated liquid handling systems, robotic platforms, thermal control devices, and laboratory instrumentation.
• Configure automation software, execute methods, perform backups, and support approved programming modifications.
• Maintain maintenance, calibration, validation, and change control documentation.
• Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Operations, and vendors to support equipment reliability and performance.
• Monitor automation system performance and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, and data integrity requirements.
• Stay current with evolving laboratory automation technologies.
• Support standardization and deployment of automation solutions across multiple laboratory sites.

Skills

Automation

PLC programming

Filler machine

Ladder Logic Programming

Electro-Mechanical Troubleshooting

Robotics

Electrical

Conveyor systems

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

HMI

Job description

Actalent is seeking an Automation Technician to support routine inspections, calibration, and troubleshooting of automated systems in a Burlington, NC facility. The role emphasizes maintaining robotic platforms, PLC-based controls, and instrumentation within a regulated lab environment.

The successful candidate will contribute to installations, qualify new platforms, and participate in root-cause analyses and change control processes.