Location: Houston,TX, USA
Join our client, a recycling industry leader in manufacturing industrial rubber mats as an Automation Technician in Houston, TX! This is a direct hire opportunity.
Job Type: Direct Hire
Status: Fulltime
Schedule Hours: Monday- Friday, 1st shift, 7:00 AM- 7:00 PM with minimal weekend work as needed
Salary Range: 85,000 - 130,000/ annually
JOB SUMMARY: In a manufacturing setting, we are looking to add an Automation Technician to our manufacturing team in Houston who will be responsible for engineering, testing, maintaining and supporting automation solutions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Program logic-controlled equipment to achieve production, quality, and safety expectations
- Provide technical automation support during production breakdowns as well as new equipment installations, commissioning, retrofits and continuous improvement projects;
- Assist in equipment malfunction investigation to increase equipment reliability by identifying root cause, determining corrective actions/preventative measures, and following up on any deviations;
- Perform setup and calibration for process and control instrumentation such as: Flow meters, Temperature and Pressure transducers;
- Determine and program parameters for variable frequency drivers and servo drives;
- Install and commission new necessary instrumentation for additional data collection as per requests from Engineering and/or Operations team;
- Maintain and continuously develop existing plant control systems;
- Perform routine diagnostic checks on equipment, electrical panels, and control systems;
- Research new industrial automation equipment, instruments, controls and materials available on the market for use in a manufacturing environment;
- Follow all safety regulations, such as Arc Flash protection and use of Personal Protective Equipment;
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in automation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical degree and/or relevant experience
- Thorough understanding of PLCs, HMIs, including advanced programming techniques and configurations. (Experience with B&R Automation, Rockwell Automation and/or Automation Direct)
- Knowledge of VFD & Servo Motor Contro
- Knowledge of Industrial Networking. (EthernetIP, ModbusRTU, ModbusTCP, CanOpen, Powerlink);
- Knowledge of Industrial Instrumentation - Level, Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Proximity Sensors, Reed Sensors, Laser Distance and Through-Beam Sensors
- Proficiency using MS office and other tools
- Strong work ethic with the ability to work in a team environment as well as the ability to work unsupervised
- Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills with a great attention to detail
- A team player who constructively contributes to a positive environment
- Ability to speak, read and write English fluently
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