Senior Automation Engineer: High-Speed Manufacturing

EDI Staffing, an EDI Specialists Company; Olyphant (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EDI Staffing is seeking an on-site Automation Engineer with 5–8 years of PLC automation and troubleshooting experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment. The role focuses on maintaining automation hardware, software, and line controls, including robotics and HMIs, to ensure stable plant operations.

The successful candidate will deploy and calibrate equipment, participate in procurement of parts, and develop training materials for staff and management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent knowledge and experience required.
• Minimum 5-8 years programming and troubleshooting with PLC automation and related controls.
• Experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, project management and technical skills.
• Proficient in PLC and HMI programming, especially Allen-Bradley systems.
• Ability to communicate with staff, vendors and management; train others.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, monitor, and maintain automation hardware, operating systems and application software to drive plant KPIs.
• Troubleshoot and support automated manufacturing processes and equipment including line control and robotics.
• Specify and procure related replacement parts and maintenance contracts.
• Assess options for technology and equipment across manufacturing operations.
• Evaluate and test new or modified software to verify function per requirements.
• Assist procurement; integrate new equipment and modify automation software and equipment.
• Create and maintain hardware documentation for all automation equipment.
• Develop programs for process control, robotics, and HMIs; maintain backups for processors, robotics, HMIs, data systems.
• Conduct technology research and provide recommendations.
• Install and configure new hardware/software and provide user training and support as necessary.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Troubleshooting

Project management

Communication skills

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC systems

Systems Control Technologies

Job description

EDI Staffing is seeking an on-site Automation Engineer with 5–8 years of PLC automation and troubleshooting experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment. The role focuses on maintaining automation hardware, software, and line controls, including robotics and HMIs, to ensure stable plant operations.

The successful candidate will deploy and calibrate equipment, participate in procurement of parts, and develop training materials for staff and management.