Factory Automation Engineer Ii - Industrial Control Systems And Automation

Below are the Job Details:

Client : John Deere (JDJP00039122)

Job title: Factory Automation Engineer II - Industrial Control Systems and Automation

Duration : 1-year contract. Evaluation of contract extensions occur every month, and those that work to expectations are renewed consistently. / Might turn into FTE

Job location : 2000 Westfield Ave. Waterloo IA USA 50701

Shift : This position will be 1st shift

****Pay Rate : Upto $/hr on W2 based on experience + Relocation assistance

Job Description:

This will be a variable shift position with overtime likely. Candidates need to be comfortable working all shifts based on production levels. They will train on 1st shift before moving to the off-shift.
John Deere, Factory Automation Engineering Services is seeking a Factory Automation Manufacturing Engineer at John Deere Waterloo Foundry. In this role you will:
- Provide on-site shop floor support for production critical Factory Automation solutions and equipment that require quick response to guarantee uptime and productivity.
- Be responsible for changes to control logic and software including, but not limited to: relay ladder logic, PLCs, HMIs, and PC based logic.
- Provide electrical designs within applicable standards to build new, or modify existing, production machines and systems.
- Create and maintain interfaces for communicating with shop-floor tools, PLC controls, SCADA, and MES systems
- Work with Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, and Factory Automation Leads to ensure manufacturing and standardization goals are achieved.
- Support off-shift maintenance to troubleshoot machines and systems which may include electrical and mechanical issues.
Manager is willing to see recent grad candidates with Technology/Engineering degrees. Manager is looking for May/December 2023 grads that are located in the Midwest. This is a shop floor position so candidates need to be comfortable in this environment.
Manager is open to considering candidates with a 2-year technical degree. He has asked that you reach out to local community colleges (Hawkeye Community College and Kirkwood Community College) to see if you can recruit from their recent grads. Here are some notes from a recent Spotlight Call with this manager:
• Fresh grad with electrical or PLC programming experience/background.
• Open to a candidate with 2-year degree with this experience. See community colleges and applicable programs below:
o Northeast Iowa Community College – Advanced Manufacturing program
o Northwest Iowa Community College – Industrial Instrumentation and Control program, Industrial Commercial Wiring program, Electrical Technology program
o Hawkeye Community College – Industrial Automation Technology program
o Indian Hills Community College – Electronic Engineering program, Electromechanical program, Robotics program
o Kirkwood Community College – Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics program or Automation and Instrumentation program
Will need metatarsals for first day, business casual dress code. No travel associated with this position. Person may drive a Deere owned Gator after successfully completing training. Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future, for this position. Interviews will take place onsite or through MS Teams and the position will start onsite on the first day. This is the same position/manager as JP38744 so only new candidates will be considered.