Automation Tech II - 12 hour night shift Direct Hire

Davita Inc.; Village of Richfield (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is looking for an Automation Technician II to support robotic programming and automated machinery. The role entails troubleshooting equipment, ensuring compliance with safety and manufacturing practices, and training on machine setups. Candidates should possess significant experience in automation and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in a related field.
• Fork truck and Lock out Tag out Certification required.
• Toolmaker/Machine Builder experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform robotic programming, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Support automated machinery production runs by solving technical issues.
• Train on assembly machines and robot set-ups.

Skills

Robotic programming

Troubleshooting

Good Manufacturing Practices

Good Documentation Practices

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Completion of a two-year technical college program

Completion of a four-year university program

Tools

6-axis and SCARA Type Robots

Fork truck

Conventional manufacturing equipment

Job description

Job Description:

As a Automation Technician II, you will support end of arm tooling (EOAT), robots, and automated assembly machinery as well as provides input for improvement processes in a manufacturing environment.

Are you inspired by the ability to make a difference? Now is your chance to work as part of a new project development launch for a large, highly regarded healthcare customer on a program that that makes a difference to our team, our customers and their patients!

Below are additional duties and responsibilities:

• Know and follow all of the Company's safety rules, such as safe work practices and standard operating procedures.


• Serve as a good role model to employees for safe work practices and behavior by conducting yourself professionally, keeping in mind your own safety and the safety of others.


• Learn and master all necessary areas of the quality system.


• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP).


• Performs robotic programming, troubleshooting, and repair.


• Support automated machinery production runs by solving technical issues.


• Responsible for training on assembly machines and robot set-ups.


• Ensure that work instructions are up to date.


• Order parts and materials as needed.


• Troubleshoot assembly equipment and other machinery including but not limited to pad printers, sonic welders, heat stakers, and hot stampers.


• Identify unsafe equipment and ensure that equipment operates safely prior to line start up.


• Set up robots, EOAT, conveyors, degators, secondary equipment, etc.


• Build fixtures, guarding, etc., as needed.


• Document robotic application development and maintenance. Create backups to robot programs and parameters.


• Any other duties as assigned.

Experience and Skills

A qualified Automation Technician II candidate would fulfill these requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required. Completion of an accredited two-year technical college program, or a four-year university program, in a related field of study is preferred.


• 6 - 10 years of experience in related field.


• Fork truck and Lock out Tag out Certification.


• Familiar working with conventional manufacturing equipment such as milling machines, lathes, saws, hand tools etc.


• Demonstrates abilities with 6-axis and SCARA Type Robots (Fanuc).


• Toolmaker/Machine Builder experience is a plus