Electronics and/or Automation Technician

Superior Essex; Hoisington (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Superior Essex Inc. is seeking an Electronics and/or Automation Technician to perform troubleshooting, repair, and installation of production and support equipment. The role involves preventive maintenance, cleaning, adjusting, and inspections of electronic equipment.

A high school diploma or GED with two+ years of technical training is required, with preferred experience in a manufacturing environment. The technician will handle repairs on electrical/electronic components, motors, motor drives,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with two or more years of technical training or equivalent education and experience.
• Experience in electronics manufacturing preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Repairs electrical/electronic production equipment, including minor soldering and assembly.
• Troubleshoots equipment by observing operation from an electronic perspective.
• Designs, fabricates, and installs parts or assemblies as requested by Engineering or Managers.
• Initiates parts requests to support repairs or installations.
• Inspects and calibrates equipment with proper documentation.

Skills

Technical experience

Hand tools

Education

High school diploma or GED with 2+ years technical training

Tools

Soldering

Electronic testing tools

Job description

Electronics and/or Automation Technician

#26-400

External Description

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Electronics Technician performs tasks such as troubleshooting, repair, and installation of production and support equipment. This position handles general repair work and maintenance on all electrical/electronic components, motors, motor drives, and associated hardware, assists with the assembly and installation of new equipment. This position performs routine preventive maintenance and servicing tasks such as cleaning, adjusting and inspections on electronic equipment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Repairs production and spare equipment when failure is of an electrical or electronic nature, which requires the ability to do minor soldering, alignment, grinding, disassembly and reassembly of both major, minor, large and small pieces of equipment.
• Helps troubleshoot equipment by observing equipment operation from an electronic perspective
• Designs, fabricates, assembles and installs, parts, fixtures or entire assemblies as requested by Engineering or Department managers
• Initiates necessary parts request form for required electronic supplies so repairs or installations can be completed
• Inspects and calibrates various pieces of production equipment and requires documentation of drawings, layouts, time sheets, work orders and cost reduction or safety proposals

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent with two or more years of technical training or school within the field, or equivalent education and experience

Minimum Experience Required

• None

License(s) and/or Certification(s) Required

• n/a

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Technical experience
• Ability to use hand and power tools and operate all types of electronic troubleshooting equipment

Computer Equipment and Software Requirements

• Computer literate

Requirements

EEO is the Law

Preferences

• Previous work experience in a manufacturing environment as an Electronic Technician