Automation Technician

Pay Rate: $25.00 - $28 per hour

Summary:

• Location: Bradenton, FL
• Duration: 4 Months
• Work Mode: Onsite
• Flexible hours, typically around 7 am to 3:30 pm, Mon-Fri

Responsibilities:

• Install, adjust, and repair production equipment and special purpose machines, including electrical supply lines, piping, tubing, pneumatic controls, and hydraulic systems.
• Maintain and repair control components like photo eyes, motor starters, relays, and limit switches.
• Inspect equipment for proper lubrication, test performance, and perform general preventative maintenance duties.
• Utilize a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Address work orders as scheduled by the supervisor.
• Diagnose equipment problems and refer complex situations to supervisors and higher-level mechanics.
• Assist higher-level mechanics in diagnosing equipment-operating problems and making more difficult repairs, part replacements, and adjustments.
• Read and interpret electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics.
• Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Regular attendance is required.
• May be required to perform other duties, responsibilities, and functions as assigned.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent education or minimum three years of experience in manufacturing maintenance or sheet metal fabrication equipment maintenance.
• Valid driver’s license with class E qualification and a clean driving record.
• Solid English language skills, reading and writing skills.
• Must have solid math and computation skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Solid knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical, mechanical, and computer-controlled systems.
• Experience in operating a variety of hand tools and equipment.
• Must actively participate as a team member and maintain high productivity levels, occasionally sustaining longer working hours when necessary.
• Ability to work flexible hours and adapt to changing work requirements.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot malfunctions.
• Attention to detail and established procedures, along with being well organized.

Benefits:

• Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to work independently and safely with limited supervision.
• Good vision, speech, hearing, and physical ability to perform essential job functions.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and up to 50 pounds of force frequently.
• Ability to work while standing for long periods of time.
• Ability to climb ladders, work on lifts, stoop, and bend regularly.
• Sense of balance, limb, and finger dexterity is required.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)—steel-toe shoes, safety glasses, vest.