Automation Technician - B Shift

Job Description: Essential Responsibilities Advanced Automation & Robotics Support Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize robotic systems, automated equipment, and manufacturing cells used in production. Perform advanced fault isolation across integrated systems including robots, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, drives, conveyors, end-of-arm tooling, safety circuits, and peripheral equipment. Diagnose and resolve complex equipment issues involving multiple failure modes across electrical, mechanical, controls, and process interactions. Lead technical troubleshooting during high-impact downtime events, using a systematic approach to identify root cause and restore operation safely and efficiently. Evaluate recurring failures and chronic equipment losses to determine whether issues stem from component wear, programming logic, process variation, setup conditions, operator interaction, or system design limitations. Serve as the escalation point for difficult automation and robotics problems that cannot be resolved through standard maintenance practices. Controls, Programming, and Diagnostics Troubleshoot and support PLC logic, robot programs, CNC interfaces, servo systems, VFDs, and HMI-controlled processes. Perform I/O diagnostics, signal tracing, device verification, and communication troubleshooting across control panels and machine networks. Make controlled program edits, parameter adjustments, and recovery changes within approved procedures and change management expectations. Analyze alarms, faults, interlocks, sequence issues, and machine state conditions to identify hidden causes of equipment stoppage or performance degradation. Support backup, restoration, and version control of robot, PLC, and HMI programs in coordination with engineering and controls teams. Assist in validating control system changes and startup performance after repairs, upgrades, or process adjustments. Reliability, Root Cause, and Continuous Improvement Drive a structured troubleshooting culture using root cause analysis tools such as 5 Whys, fishbone diagrams, fault trees, Pareto review, and failure trend analysis. Investigate chronic downtime, nuisance faults, repeat failures, and intermittent issues with the goal of eliminating recurrence. Identify weak points in equipment design, maintenance strategy, spare parts readiness, component selection, or operating practice and recommend durable corrective actions. Participate in and support reliability-centered maintenance activities including PM optimization, predictive maintenance, spare parts strategy, FMEA, TPM, and critical asset planning. Use historical downtime data, alarm history, failure patterns, and maintenance records to prioritize improvement efforts. Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions that improve machine reliability, process stability, throughput, and safety. System Integration & Technical Improvement Support automation engineers with equipment upgrades, controls modifications, retrofits, and integration of new automation technologies. Participate in commissioning, startup, debug, and validation of new robotic cells, automation systems, and production equipment. Assist in proving out system functionality after installation or major maintenance, including verification of machine performance, safety systems, communications, and process repeatability. Recommend and help implement improvements to increase equipment robustness, reduce cycle interruptions, improve fault recovery, and simplify maintenance access. Support integration and troubleshooting of industrial communication systems including EtherNet/IP, Profinet, device‐level networks, remote I/O, and smart instrumentation. Contribute technical input to capital projects, controls upgrades, and equipment redesign efforts based on hands‐on operational experience. Production and Process Support Respond rapidly to equipment downtime while balancing immediate recovery with thorough technical evaluation. Work cross‐functionally with production, engineering, and quality teams to resolve process‐related automation issues that affect output, scrap, repeatability,