Injection Molding Automation Technician - Pharr Texas

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety guidelines; responsible for maintaining a safe work environment and ensuring that all shop safety rules and housekeeping standards are met.
• Maintain equipment through preventive and corrective maintenance program.
• Learn how to start automation, modify axis points, and make small programming changes on various types of automation, robots, PLCs, and other equipment.
• Replace or repair mechanical and electrical components.
• Understand secondary processes related to Automated Assembly and new technologies being developed.
• Act as a troubleshooter when automation, secondary equipment, or inter-related problems develop during production and/or development runs.
• Understand and troubleshoot complex servo-driven systems, vacuum circuits, and PLC-controlled machines using digital multimeter and machine documentation (mechanical drawings, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic schematics).
• Provide machine-process expertise in investigation, analysis, and preventive actions involving customer and internal expectations regarding quality, delivery, and cost.
• Assist in training and development of technical associates in process excellence – including classroom training, on-the-job training, and mentoring.
• Assist in production start-ups and changeovers related to automation equipment (e.g., leveling and squaring automation and robot heads, centering mechanical components, moving automation from one location to another).
• Perform related work as required and special projects assigned by Manager.
• Perform light facility repairs as assigned if required.

Technimark is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status.