Manufacturing Technician

Volvo Trucks; Dublin (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Trucks is recruiting for a production control systems role responsible for in-house projects, maintenance of process computer systems, and technical support across production, maintenance, and facilities. You will set equipment standards, advise on new equipment, and oversee projects while ensuring documentation accuracy and training for hourly staff.

Expect involvement in reliability initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Applied Science in Instrumentation, Electrical, or Industrial Electricity with at least two years relevant experience.
• Proficient in PLC programming, troubleshooting, and debugging, prefer Allen Bradley
• Proficient in variable frequency drives, application, installation, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Total responsibility for all in house projects related to production control system.
• Maintenance of process computer systems.
• Supports production, maintenance, and facilities.
• Serve as technical expert for the assigned area or function.
• Set equipment standards, specify new equipment, advise on projects, oversee projects.
• Ensure all document changes are reviewed with relevant personnel.
• Help train hourly personnel in their area.
• Participate in reliability teams and other improvement processes as required.
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical equipment including robots, PLCs, drives, conveyors, and environmental systems.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical knowledge

AutoCAD

MS Excel/Word

Education

AS degree in Instrumentation/Electrical/Industrial Electricity

Tools

Allen Bradley PLCs

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What You Will Do

• Total responsibility for all in house projects related to production control system
• Maintenance of process computer systems
• Serves in support of production, maintenance, and facilities
• Technical expert for the area or function to which they are assigned
• Works on such functions as setting equipment standards, specifying new equipment, project advisor, and project oversight.
• Responsible for making sure all document changed are reviewed with the appropriate personnel
• Helps train the hourly personnel in their area
• Participates in reliability teams and other improvement processes as required
• Responsible for troubleshooting support on electrical and mechanical equipment in the facility including robots, PLC, drives, gear reductions, conveyors, fill equipment, hoists, ovens, and environmental systems, etc.

Minimum Education And Experience

• Associate degree in Applied Science in Instrumentation, Electrical, or Industrial Electricity with at least two years relevant experience
• Proficient in PLC programming, troubleshooting, and debugging, prefer Allen Bradley
• Proficient in variable frequency drives, application, installation, and troubleshooting.

Skills

• Must have knowledge of general mechanical systems and their operation and maintenance
• Must have knowledge of plant and equipment electrical, pneumatic and mechanical drawings
• Knowledge of AutoCad, Microsoft Excel, Word Project, or other software a plus

The current starting pay rate for this role is $86,744. Pay progression and future increases will be governed by the collective bargaining agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people - to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.