Technician, Automation

**Automation Technician**
**What can you expect to do**:

- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair automated manufacturing and packaging machines to ensure manufacturing systems operate at target capacities and efficiencies
- Provide technical support for instrumentation and controls systems such as sensors, safety circuits, load cells, relay logic, electro-pneumatic, and electro-mechanical
- Immediate response to attend to and resolve breakdowns or productions stoppages
- Physically operate production equipment when required
- Participate & contribute to the successful completion/commissioning of technical projects.
- Follow Good Production Practices (GPP) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) in a highly regulated environment
- Monitor and respond to alarms for environmental conditions.
- Develop, propose, and execute continuous improvement projects to improve throughput and/or reduce operating costs
- Must be able to work overnight shifts
- Must be able to work in a team and individually
- Ensuring all safety requirements and procedures are met and always maintained while working on or running equipment
- Other related tasks as assigned, and as operationally required

**What we’re looking for**:

- Diploma from a certified post-secondary 2-year Technician or 3-year Technologist program
- Work experience in a related industry
- Proven fault finding and troubleshooting skills in the automation environment
- Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical & electro-pneumatic equipment, sensors, small motors, instrumentation
- Solid knowledge of basic electrical and mechanical concepts
- Hands-on experience with hand and power tools, diagnostic and calibration tools
- Ability to read and interpret plans, sketches, detailed spec drawings, parts diagrams, and schematics
- Use of computerized maintenance management systems; Experience with Microsoft products including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Strong communications skills with the ability to fluently speak, read, and write in the English language
- Strong interpersonal with ability to work collaboratively and work within cross-functional teams