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Automation Technician

Job Summary: We are seeking an Automation Technician to join our manufacturing team in Houston. This role involves engineering, testing, maintaining, and supporting automation solutions within a manufacturing environment.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Program logic-controlled equipment to achieve production, quality, and safety expectations
• Provide technical automation support during production breakdowns as well as new equipment installations, commissioning, retrofits and continuous improvement projects;
• Assist in equipment malfunction investigation to increase equipment reliability by identifying root cause, determining corrective actions/preventative measures, and following up on any deviations;
• Perform setup and calibration for process and control instrumentation such as: Flow meters, Temperature and Pressure transducers;
• Determine and program parameters for variable frequency drivers and servo drives;
• Install and commission new necessary instrumentation for additional data collection as per requests from Engineering and/or Operations team;
• Maintain and continuously develop existing plant control systems;
• Perform routine diagnostic checks on equipment, electrical panels, and control systems;
• Research new industrial automation equipment, instruments, controls and materials available on the market for use in a manufacturing environment;
• Follow all safety regulations, such as Arc Flash protection and use of Personal Protective Equipment

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical degree and/or relevant experience
• Thorough understanding of PLCs, HMIs, including advanced programming techniques and configurations. (Experience with B&R Automation, Rockwell Automation and/or Automation Direct)
• Knowledge of VFD & Servo Motor Contro
• Knowledge of Industrial Networking. (EthernetIP, ModbusRTU, ModbusTCP, CanOpen, Powerlink);
• Knowledge of Industrial Instrumentation - Level, Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Proximity Sensors, Reed Sensors, Laser Distance and Through-Beam Sensors
• Proficiency using MS office and other tools
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work in a team environment as well as the ability to work unsupervised
• Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills with a great attention to detail
• A team player who constructively contributes to a positive environment
• Ability to speak, read and write English fluently

Pay: $85k-$130k