Automation Engineer (Robotics)

FactoryFix

Town of Canandaigua (NY)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

25 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

401(k) with match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Holidays & floating holidays

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Family care benefits

Job summary

Pactiv Evergreen in New York is seeking an Automation Engineer to lead the plant's automation strategy and safety initiatives. You will oversee automation equipment, plan and direct maintenance projects, and manage productivity across packaging lines, robotic systems, and conveyors.

You’ll develop preventive maintenance programs, estimate costs, and serve as the automation liaison across departments, leveraging CMMS, PLCs, and Fanuc/Siemens controls to drive reliable, cost-effective operations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
2-year technical degree with 5+ years automation experience or 10+ years experience accepted.

Responsibilities

Establishes safety as a priority within the Automation Team and plant.
Oversees plant Automation equipment planning, scheduling, and staff direction.

Skills

PLC Troubleshooting

Robot Programming (Fanuc)

RSLogix/ControlLogix

Karel programming

CAD familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

2-year technical degree with 5+ years experience

Tools

CMMS

SAP

Job description

Pactiv Evergreen is one of the largest manufacturers of fresh food & beverage packaging in North America, with market leading positions across a broad range of products. We bring our Purpose of Packaging a Better Future to life by producing and distributing high-quality products – many made with recyclable or renewable materials – to food and beverage manufacturers, packers and processors, supermarkets, restaurants, foodservice outlets and other institutions. To learn more, please visit our website at pactivevergreen.com.

This position is not eligible for any type of employment sponsorship, such as OPT, H1B, TN, F1, etc.

This position is eligible for an annual incentive bonus, 401(k) plan with no waiting period and dollar for dollar match up to 6% and immediate vesting, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid time off, paid parental leave, up to nine paid Holidays and two floating Holidays, wellness program, tuition reimbursement and family care benefits.

Automation Engineer Job Description:

Establishes safety as a priority within the Automation Team, and throughout the plant. Works closely with the Automation Team on safety suggestions / implementations. Demonstrates support of a “zero harm” environment
Provides strong experience based leadership for the plant Automation Team
Oversees all plant Automation equipment. Responsible for planning, scheduling, training and directing both direct and indirect staff for automation maintenance and automation projects. Responsible for monthly automation maintenance spend
Responsible for all productivity in the automation areas, addressing day-to-day interruptions as they arise. Areas of automation include, but are not limited to, product counting/stacking, product bagging, case packing, palletizing, product conveying and robotic systems
Develops customer relationships with all departments and serves as their Automation point of contact - understands their needs and expectations and translate them into Automation service solutions
Develops, implements and/or continually improves preventive maintenance programs, and procedures for the effective operation of our automation equipment, including the documentation of this work
Prepares cost estimates for automation safety programs, repairs and/or renovations, equipment upgrades and cost savings projects. Serve as the project lead for these programs, providing guidance for design, implementation, and installation & startup support
Power user of the plant CMMS. Ensures proper recording of maintenance connection tickets, allocation of hours, ticket follow up and ticket closure

Qualifications

A 4-year degree in a technical discipline with 2-3 years industrial automation experience; or a 2-year degree in a technical discipline with 5 years of industrial automation experience; or 10+ years of industrial automation experience
PLC and Controls System programming and robot experience required. Fanuc robot experience is preferred
Strong mechanical/electrical troubleshooting skills with the ability to read schematics and utilize technical manuals; PLC and electrical schematic proficiency required
Ability to manage multiple projects and establish priorities. This includes vendor management to complete tasks
Proven leadership and experience in a high paced manufacturing setting
Strong communicator and proven ability to communicate with all levels of the organization is required.
Proven ability to maintain a positive work environment
Experience with at least one CAD system.
Experienced with at least one CMMS (Computer based Maintenance Management System) is desired
Strong computer and programming skills with Fanuc robots, Karel programming, RS Logix, RS Networx, RS Linx, Control Logix, Rockwell Studios.
Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point required. Knowledge of SAP is preferred