Automation Technician
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Job Location:
New Oxford, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Yazoo Mills Inc. one of the nations leading privately owned manufacturers of high-quality paper tubes and cores servicing a wide scope of industries nationwide such as converting labeling printing packaging flexible packaging ropes and twines medical supplies tapes graphic arts and more. We are a family-owned business and our teammates are our family. We foster a company culture that inspires our employees to be innovative thinkers problem solvers community- minded and results driven.
Are you looking for a new career with a stable company who has been in business for over 120 years Yazoo Mills is hiring an Automation Technician to join our well-established and growing company on first shift in our New Oxford facility.
We offer:
- Competitive Wages.
- Comprehensive Benefits that include Health Dental Vision 401(k) Life Insurance Short Term Disability 8 paid Holidays Paid Time Off and more.
- Celebration of milestones and successes along with an occasional pop-up surprise to let our employees know we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication.
- Career Development by promoting from within and on-the-job training.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary/Objective: Serves as the primary contact for all electrical controls and automation issues and automation improvement projects across all plants. Serves to improve safety systems and production processes through controls and automation improvements and assists with planning electrical projects. Is also involved in the repair maintenance and upkeep of production equipment to prevent or minimize down-time and assists with the basic maintenance and upkeep of facilities. Travel to all 3 facilities may be required.
Essential Functions:
- Maintains production and quality by ensuring operation of machinery and plant facilities.
- Ensures operation of machinery and plant facilities by completing preventative maintenance requirements on production machines motors pneumatics conveyor systems and all auxiliary plant systems/facilities.
- Maintains equipment parts and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment parts and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt.
- Prepares reports by collecting analyzing and summarizing information and trends to reduce machine down time and maintenance costs.
- Proficient reading and interpreting schematics and drawings related to electricity and circuits
- Proficient multi-meter use able to troubleshoot and correct issues with electrical control circuits instrumentation drives etc.
- Troubleshoot repair install and program HMIs PLCs and VFDs
- Complete I/O checkouts identify diagnose and correct problems with controls and instrumentation systems
- Design control panel layouts; assembles panels according to design/layout
- Works closely with the Operations Technology Engineer on developing and implementing electrical & automation projects.
Shifts Available: 1st Shift Monday through Friday 7AM-3PM standard hours; schedules can change based on business needs
This position starts at $36.50 and is based on experience.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- APIs
- Automotive software
- Test Cases
- Electrical Engineering
- Junit
- Distributed Control Systems
- Testng
- Java
- Test Automation
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Selenium
About Company
Welcome to our Careers Page! Yazoo Mills is a growing company who values its employees. If you enjoy a fast paced environment where integrity, quality and teamwork are important, we may have a position for you! Yazoo Mills, one of America's largest family owned manufacturers of paper ... View more
