Injection Molding Automation Tech I - 1st Shift

HellermannTyton; Milwaukee, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

HellermannTyton is seeking a Maintenance and Automation Technician I (1st Shift) to support injection molding presses, robots, EOATs, and automation cells. You will perform preventive maintenance, diagnose faults, and implement improvements to ensure uptime and quality, collaborating with Process Engineering, QA, and Production teams.

Ideal candidates have a technical diploma or associate degree in Automation or Mechatronics and 5+ years of relevant experience in automation or injection molding

Qualifications

• Technical diploma or associate degree in Automation, Mechatronics, or Industrial Maintenance or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, diagnose and repair faults on injection molding machines, robots, and automation equipment.
• Diagnose and correct EOAT alignment, gripper posture, sensor faults, timing, speeds, and positions.
• Set up, calibrate, and clean vision systems; reimage cameras and adjust lighting for part confirmation.
• Resolve part detection alarms and miscounts; handle changeovers and equipment adjustments.
• Troubleshoot and repair press, robot, and automation issues arising from job changeovers.
• Maintain and repair auxiliary equipment like material delivery, blenders, thermolators, grinders, dryers.
• Reset drives, replace fuses, troubleshoot alarms; repair wiring and PLC issues.
• Perform accurate changeovers and setups on all machines.
• Log into PLCs to clear faults; adjust timers or counters.
• Modify or fabricate parts for existing equipment.
• Document interventions and communicate across shifts.
• Follow LOTO procedures and maintain safety compliance.
• Propose equipment/process improvements for reduced faults and downtime.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical maintenance

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

PLC diagnostics

Robotics programming

Education

Technical diploma or associate degree in Automation, Mechatronics, or Industrial Maintenance

High school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of experience

Robotics programming certification (preferred)

Tools

CMMS

PLC interfaces

Robot vision systems

HMI

Microsoft 365 tools

Job description

HellermannTyton is seeking a Maintenance and Automation Technician I (1st Shift) to support injection molding presses, robots, EOATs, and automation cells. You will perform preventive maintenance, diagnose faults, and implement improvements to ensure uptime and quality, collaborating with Process Engineering, QA, and Production teams.

Ideal candidates have a technical diploma or associate degree in Automation or Mechatronics and 5+ years of relevant experience in automation or injection molding