Automation Technician

Ascent Professional Services; Town of Germantown (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascent Professional Services supports a manufacturing client in Germantown/Menomonee Falls area seeking Automation Technicians. The role involves setting up robots, EOAT, and automated machinery with 12-hour day/night shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule.

Responsibilities include safety, GMP basics, and continuous improvement input. Ideal candidates have GED or higher, 2–10 years in automation, and familiarity with Fanuc 6-axis/SCARA robots.

Qualifications

• GED or equivalent required; technical college or university degree preferred.
• 2–10 years of related automation/manufacturing experience.
• Automation experience in manufacturing environment required.
• Forklift and Lockout/Tagout certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules and SOPs.
• Perform robotic programming, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Support automated machinery production runs and resolve issues.
• Train on assembly machines and robot set-ups.
• Keep work instructions up to date and accurate.
• Order parts and materials as needed.
• Document robotic applications and backups of programs.

Skills

Robotics programming

Troubleshooting

Automation experience

Safety procedures

Education

GED or equivalent

Two-year technical college or four-year university in related field

Tools

Forklift certification

Lockout/Tagout certification

Job description

Our client located in the Germantown/Menomonee Falls area are seeking Automation Technicians who will support end of arm tooling (EOAT), robots, and automated assembly machinery as well as provides input for improvement processes in a manufacturing environment. This is a 12-Hour Day or Night Shift Opportunity either from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 7 a.m on a rotating 2-2-3 cycle. Compared to a traditional 5-day workweek, the 12-hour rotating shift schedule translates to approximately 75 fewer workdays per year for employees.

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:

• Must have at a minimum a 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 but not required.
• 2 - 10 years of experience in related fields.
• Must have Automation experience from either a technical college or from manufacturing automation experience.
• 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 but not required.

Upon hire our client offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, company paid life and disability insurance, paid time off, and a generous 401(k) match.