Shift Robotics Technician

Lion Elastomers LLC; Louisiana (MO); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lion Elastomers LLC in Geismar, LA is hiring a Full Time Technician to operate and monitor the facility’s packaging and palletization robotics system. You will ensure safe production, quality, and efficient line changes on a 12-hour rotating shift.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting automation components, maintaining packaging materials, and documenting shift activities. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and teamwork in a fast-paced industrial setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift and to work overtime as needed.
• Strong safety focus and attention to product quality.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot automation equipment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor packaging and palletization robotics systems for safe operation.
• Ensure product quality and labeling integrity.
• Troubleshoot and adjust automation components.
• Support line changes, packaging changes, and product transitions.
• Review procedures and maintain shift handovers.
• Perform light maintenance and equipment cleaning.
• Maintain logs and input quality data.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Quality awareness

Communication

Job description

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Full Time Regular Full-Time Technician Geismar, Geismar, LA, US

12 days ago Requisition ID: 1730

POSITION PURPOSE:

To provide production operation duties to ensure:

• Continued safe operations for the facility’s packaging and palletization robotics system.
• Monitoring of robotic systems, ensuring product quality, maintaining packaging material availability, troubleshooting equipment issues, and supporting safe, efficient production.
• Proper and safe equipment operation in accordance with Plant Operation policies/procedures and OSHA safety rules and regulations

Duties include:

• Monitor product quality, packaging integrity, and labeling accuracy.
• Ensure robotic palletizing systems operate safely and correctly without damaging product or packaging.
• Verify proper stacking patterns, pallet routing, and discharge lane assignments.
• Maintain adequate packaging materials, including pallets, labels, boxes, trays, sleeves, and slip sheets.
• Monitor HMIs, sensors, barcode readers, and automated equipment for alarms, faults, and jams.
• Troubleshoot and adjust photo eyes, sensors, readers, and other automation components.
• Support line swaps, packaging changeovers, and product transitions.
• Monitor bale verification, sequence verification, sampling stations, and compressor systems.
• Maintain shift activity logs and provide effective shift handovers.
• Assist with scale checks, equipment maintenance, and packaging material management.
• Performing light maintenance, including but not limited to equipment cleaning, minor adjustments, interpretation of equipment errors/failures
• Reviewing P&IDs and SOPs;
• Computer input of quality alert information;
• Miscellaneous other duties as required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work a 12-hour rotating shift
• Work overtime as needed
• Work in extreme conditions (temperature and humidity)
• Detect defects and errors
• Communicate clearly and accurately
• Work under pressure
• Read and comprehend job procedures
• Bending/Stooping - With activity in these positions
• Standing - Watching, holding, taking readings
• Squatting - With activity in these positions
• Walking during 12-hour shifts
• Ascending and descending stairs - varying pitches - frequently
• Emergency Response – Fire Brigade, HAZMAT, ERT
• Reaching - Above shoulder level or below - activity in these positions
• Pushing/Pulling- Weights up to 60 lbs. or more
• Lifting/Carrying - Weights up to 60 lbs. or more
• Vision - Colors, mechanical motion, steam, vapor, fluids, reading
• Use of Hands - Operating valves, keyboards, lab tests, cleaning equipment.
• Sense of Smell - Chemicals, burning materials
• Mobility - able to perform a variety of tasks
• Climbing - Ladders, up and down
• Turning/Twisting - Able to pivot/turn/twist and perform function
• Protective Equipment - Able to wear proper safety equipment
• Driving (Forklifts, Pick-Up Trucks, Cars) with automatic and/or manual transmissions

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2-years’ experience in an industrial, manufacturing or plant environment preferred
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift and to work overtime as needed
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across shifts.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot mechanical and automation-related issues.
• Hands on with a strong attention to detail, safety, and product quality.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment physical and drug screen, fitness test, and background check

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 2 years post high school education
• Experience with automated manufacturing, robotics, packaging systems, or industrial equipment preferred.