Automation Technician - 3rd shift

Colonial Group; New Albany, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a Production/Automation Technician to maintain continuous operation of automated process equipment on the production floor. You will perform machine changeovers, clear jams, and conduct preventive maintenance while diagnosing electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic issues.

You will also adjust robots, document changes, and manage spare parts inventory, coordinating with supervision on shift status.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining automated process equipment on production floors.
• Ability to changeover machines between parts/jobs and fix jams.
• Capability to troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical issues.
• Ability to diagnose sensors, relays, servos, and PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Perform machine changeovers and clear jams as needed.
• Conduct preventive maintenance and keep machines clean.
• Troubleshoot product and machine issues and adjust as required.
• Diagnose electrical issues and repair sensors, relays, servo systems, and PLCs.
• Adjust robot positions and coordinate actions for smooth operation.
• Document changes to machines, fixtures, or tooling.
• Maintain spare parts inventory and report on machine history.
• Communicate shift status and issues to supervision and team.

Skills

Machine changeovers

Clear jams

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshoot electrical/mechanical

Troubleshoot pneumatic issues

Fabricate/adapt fixtures

Robot programming/positioning

Documentation & recordkeeping

Inventory management

Tools

Syteline

Directline

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This production floor position is responsible for maintaining continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying system components on automated process equipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Perform machine changeovers from part-to-part/job-to-job.
• Clear machine jams as needed.
• Clean machine as needed/ perform preventative maintenance.
• Troubleshoot machine product issues (metal and plastic), adjusting where necessary.
• Troubleshoot machine related mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic issues, adjusting where necessary.
• Able to adjust and fabricate items needed to adapt bowl feeding systems, tracks, fixtures, and tooling to make a good product at designated rates. Providing feedback or receive guidance from the Automation Technician Supervisor or Manufacturing Engineer as needed.
• Able to diagnose and repair electrical issues including sensors, relays, servo systems, motor controls, and PLCs.
• Able to adjust robot positions, coordinate types, jog, and troubleshoot errors.
• Document all changes made to machines, fixtures or tooling made through installation, debug or normal operation as required by Manufacturing Engineering.
• Maintain inventory for spare parts.
• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance actions on all machine systems and machine subsystems as needed.
• Document equipment history through Syteline and Directline.
• Communicate with the production shift personnel, Automation Technician Supervisor, Automation technician on the current shift and off shifts. Communication to include, but not be limited to the shift status on issues and performance for all machines.