Automation Technician: PLC & Robotics Systems Specialist

Bosch Group; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Job summary

BOSCH in Lincolnshire, IL is hiring for an automation maintenance technician to troubleshoot and repair automated systems, PLCs, servo drives and vision systems. The role requires a mechatronics background and hands-on maintenance experience.

The position offers a 3:00pm-11:30pm shift, Monday–Friday, with a $2/hour second shift premium. Expect a challenging, hands-on environment in a manufacturing setting with safety focus.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in mechatronics, factory automation, robotics or similar field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years’ experience working with automated systems, mechanical, electrical and/or robotic technical maintenance.
• Basic PLC understanding and troubleshooting.
• Ability to communicate with Manufacturing management, engineers, and technicians.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude and a strong desire for continuous improvement.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Detect and assess problems: resolve; debug; troubleshoot; to provide solutions to automated systems, robotic malfunctions, and reliability issues.
• Work independently with little to no direction to determine and implement corrective actions on equipment and processes.
• Ensure proper safety procedures are always in use and utilized / followed.
• Perform equipment start-ups and shutdowns, modifications, and upgrades on all automation systems.
• Respond in a timely manner to all issues to ensure productivity and efficiency of automated systems.
• Provide technical support to improve equipment operations and performance.
• Maintain all production equipment in good, clean, and functioning condition.
• Apply appropriate preventative maintenance (PM) methods in planned and unplanned maintenance requests.
• Understand and analyze interactions between all components and systems: mechanical, servo, robotic, electrical, etc.
• Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean orderly fashion.
• Understand the operation and troubleshooting of programmable logic controllers (PLC), as well as servo drives, vision systems, laser marking systems, etc.
• Assist in implementation of new equipment and sub-assembly systems.
• Work cooperatively with the Manufacturing team.
• Other projects as assigned by manager.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical aptitude

Robotics knowledge

Communication

Education

Associate degree in mechatronics, factory automation, robotics or similar field

Tools

Allen Bradley

Studio 5000

EPSON robots

FANUC

UR robots

CREO Parametric

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Inventor

Job description

BOSCH in Lincolnshire, IL is hiring for an automation maintenance technician to troubleshoot and repair automated systems, PLCs, servo drives and vision systems. The role requires a mechatronics background and hands-on maintenance experience.

The position offers a 3:00pm-11:30pm shift, Monday–Friday, with a $2/hour second shift premium. Expect a challenging, hands-on environment in a manufacturing setting with safety focus.