Automation Technician

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Challenge Manufacturing produces automotive parts, specializing in welded assemblies and precision-engineered metal-formed products. The company supplies these components to the global automotive industry.

Job Profile

The company is hiring an Automation Technician who will provide production support by performing setup, troubleshooting, and operations of automated welding cells within a production facility, as well as implementing best practices and proactively assessing welding/robotic applications, as well as mentor Auto Technician I and Auto Technician trainees.

Education Level

• High School Diploma (credible)
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Work Experience

• Possess work-related experience (a plus)

License/Certification

• Must be able to successfully pass pre-offer Auto Tech I and II testing
• Within 6 months to a year must successfully obtain a qualification card.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in troubleshooting using electrical/mechanical prints
• Follow all safety procedures and protocols while servicing or maintaining equipment
• Intermediate weld troubleshooting for all welding applications (drawn arc, GMAW, resistance welding, projection welding, Pneumatic systems, etc.)
• Mentor Automation Technician level I members, as well as Weld Technicians
• Perform, train, and critique equipment preventative maintenance
• Modify and perform basic programming tasks of robots in all robotic applications-
• Basic Teach Pendant Programming
• TCP Verification
• I/O Simulation
• Move Creation/Modification
• Use electrical system knowledge and electrical schematics/prints to troubleshoot electrical components and circuits (Connecting circuit breakers, transformers, or other components in a junction box or panel): Basic Level w/Electrician Assistance
• Wiring harnesses
• Drive systems
• Relays
• Boards
• Motors

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Attention to detail
• Electrical and mechanical skills
• PLC programming knowledge
• Reading technical diagrams
• Troubleshooting systems

Work Environment

• Able to stand for 8-10 hours a day and be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, Company-Paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life, Voluntary Life and LTD, Employer 401 (k) Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.

Employer’s Statement

Challenge Manufacturing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.