This is a full time, on-site position requiring the employee to work in person at our facility during regular business hours.
Job Purpose:
The ideal candidate for the Operations Technology Automation Technician role will be results driven, motivated by technical challenges and has excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills as well as demonstrated strong problem solving and analytical skills. This position will be based out of our Columbia, SC facility and be responsible for the following:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Automation Support for Manufacturing Systems using Allen Bradley, Siemens, Rexroth, and B&R PLC Systems.
- Primary area of concentration will be the Rockwell FactoryTalk Suite of products.
- Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new software requirements for projects and initiatives to support and enhance our existing systems.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements and business needs
- Manage projects - defining scope, stakeholder analysis, objectives, timeline, testing phase, implementation and evaluation.
- Write technical procedures and documentation for the applications including operations, user guide, etc.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to electrical, mechanical, and software components of automated systems.
- Collaborate with production teams to optimize system performance and efficiency.
- Assist in the design and implementation of new automation projects.
- All other duties as assigned
