Senior Automation Technician

Senior Automation Technician Location: Buffalo Grove, IL | Direct-Hire/Fulltime

• To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a/an Automation Technician located in Buffalo Groves, IL.
• Reporting to the Automation Engineer, the Automation Technician role supports automation engineering services activities such as hardware and software design and development (non-production).

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance actions on all subsystems and related components
• Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Understanding of PLCs
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
• Analyzes engineering test results and implements changes to resolve problems.
• Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
• Records procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or method.
• Maintains software, documentation and equipment to the latest revision or operational specifications.
• Assists engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications.
• Trains other technicians and operators on products, processes, and equipment.
• Proper use of power tools and measuring equipment
• Strong awareness of safety

Specialized job responsibilities may be required for certain positions. These could include one or more of the following duties:

• Assists with customer presentations and interfaces with customers.
• Assists engineers with outside third-party automation developments
• Organizes documentation (specifications, schematics, and procedures).

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires an Associate's degree, military training, equivalent vocational training, or equivalent experience. Typically requires 2 years of related experience. (They would like someone with 5-7 years).
• Demonstrates advanced technical skills which may be used to conduct on-thejob training and/or lead/guide other employees. Highly skilled with ability to move between projects. Demonstrates broad knowledge of functional techniques and has input to process improvement. Applies new technologies and technological changes.
• Contributes to and improves techniques/ concepts. Assists in developing goals/targets of line or department.
• Requires little to no instruction. Requires little to no supervision.

Compensation Details: for 5-7 years minimum experience

• Compensation hourly band: $35-$39- (+10% for night shift differential)

Sign on bonus:

• $3K for Day Shift
• $5K for Night Shift

Relocation

• $5K relocation, on top of the sign on bonus

Shift options: Nights of DaysNight: 6pm-6am, 12-hour rotating shifts (3 nights on 4 nights off) then the shift rotates.

• Night Shift: 600p-600aSun,Mon,Thur,Fri, everyother Sat (10% Diff) (United States of America)Day: 6am - 6pm, 12-hour rotating shifts (3 Days on 4 Days off) then the shift rotates.
• Day Shift: 600p-600aSun,Mon,Thur,Fri, every other Sat (United States of America)

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to handle small components, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception. Advantage Technical is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, mental and physical disability, political affiliation, union membership, status as a parent, military or veteran status or other non-merit based factors. We will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the application, interviewing and employment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, contact us. Advantage Technical is an E-Verify employer. This policy is applicable to all phases of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.All employees are directed to familiarize themselves with this policy and to act in accordance with it. All decisions with respect to employment matters and other phases of employer-temporary employee relationships will be in keeping with this policy and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.