Engineering Technician (Night Shift)

Job Posting Start Date 03-29-2024 Job Posting End Date
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Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add an Engineering Technician located in Buffalo Grove, IL.
Reporting to the Equipment Maintenance Supervisor, the Engineering Technician supports automation engineering services activities including high speed assembly equipment and manufacturing systems Develop and implement automated manufacturing systems at the Buffalo Grove site.
Shift: 6:00 pm - 6:00 am (rotating nights)
*If selected for this role there is a 10% shift differential.
What a typical day looks like:

• Established as an equipment SME in your area and provide technical leadership to other technicians in the factory.
• Supports multiple production lines in the factory.
• Supports operations supervisor with technical updates.
• Escalates equipment and process issues to the engineering team when unable to solve.
• Supports training activities for technicians in the factory.
• Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance actions on all subsystems and related components
• Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Understanding of PLCs.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
• Collaborate with the engineering team in the qualification process of automated systems.
• Proper use of power tools and measuring equipment.
• Take leadership of equipment projects.
• Develop equipment requirements and specifications.
• Conduct equipment design reviews and provide design guidance to suppliers.
• Manage equipment suppliers through all phases of projects.
• Lead project team comprised of manufacturing engineers, quality engineers and machine technicians.
• Provide on-site support at equipment suppliers' sites during machine build, debug and testing/qualification.
• Supervise installation and testing to verify requirements and specifications are met.
• Draft qualification protocols and manage equipment qualification activities.
• Attend customer meetings at all level of discussions, getting customer inputs and presenting Flex manufacturing solutions, etc.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and functional owners to coordinate project activities and remediate project issues. Document equipment issues and propose robust solutions
• Development of preventative and predictive maintenance procedures
• Provide ongoing manufacturing support as a top level SME. Use of advanced problem-solving techniques to address issues with machines and processes
• Support creation of engineering documentation required to implement changes and improvements
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Support the training and development of other technicians
• Support validation activities for new equipment and equipment updates
• Provide ongoing manufacturing support
• Strong awareness of safety guidelines.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of complex manufacturing equipment.
• Minimum 10 years related experience in a technology based industry, where automated assembly techniques are equipment is utilized.
• Industrial Engineering experience working in high-volume assembly processes.
• Knowledge of automated equipment systems and tools - robotics, vision, material handling, Conveyors, PLC, HMI, Pick-Place-Pack, Inspection/Test. (Structural and Non-Contact e.g. Laser), Application of lasers e.g. Etching/Marking, Dispense process, plastics welding and joining.
• Experience working in manufacturing of medical products highly desirable.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Category
Production Engineering
Relocation: Not eligible
Is Sponsorship Available?
No
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