Automation Technician

Amsted Automotive Cold Form and Finishing division is looking for an Automation Technician to support the production team with all existing and new inspection equipment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Amsted Automotive Group is a growing company that embraces the employee experience through driving a positive culture, respecting and implementing your ideas and providing opportunities for career growth.

As an employee-owned company, you will share in the overall financial success of the business.

If this is attractive to you, we are looking for an Automation Technician-1st Shift Geneva, Illinois team

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The successful candidate would collaborate with the engineering and production teams to deliver consistent process adherence in this critical step.

The equipment supported will be but not limited to a combination of 100% inline inspection and offline sample gages. 

The role’s natural progression will be working hand in hand to develop future state technologies to maintain our competitive edge in the industry.

Activities include but are not limited to:


*  Setting up inspection equipment according to predefined standard procedures


*  Troubleshooting faults and providing feedback to relevant teams


*  Drive continuous improvement to improve the performance/reliability of equipment


*  Support the engineering team in the integration and development of inspection equipment

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED


*  3+ years working in an automotive manufacturing environment


*  Mechanical/Electrical work experience


*  Contact/non-contact gages


*  Eddy current inspection


*  Vision applications (convention, OCR & AI)


*  Laser marking/etching


*  Material handling


*  Pneumatic actuators, variety of sensors, drives etc.


*  PLC/Smart relays


*  Problem solving techniques with an analytical approach


*  Quality systems related to measurement devices (MSA studies etc.)


* Ability to communicate, written and verbal, across all levels of an organization


* Driven, self-motivated and resilient


* Adaptability and open to continuous learning and development 


* Critical and analytical thinking for effective problem solving


* High attention to detail

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU


* Employee Stock Ownership Plan


* Incentive Bonus


* Medical, Vision, Dental


* Prescription Drug Plan


* 401K


* Paid Vacation & Holidays


* Short-Term Disability


* Tuition Reimbursement


* Health and Wellness Reimbursement


* Employee Recognition


* Discount Programs

 

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