Automation Technician
Listed on 2026-06-24
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
PositionAutomation Technician located in Buffalo Grove, IL
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Reporting to the Production Support Engineer
, the Automation Technician role involves providing automation engineering services activities including high-speed assembly equipment and manufacturing systems.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance actions on all subsystems and related components
- Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
- Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
- Records procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or method.
- Maintains software, documentation, and equipment to the latest revision or operational specifications.
- Proper use of power tools and measuring equipment
- Strong awareness of safety
- Typically requires an associate’s degree, military training, equivalent vocational training, or equivalent experience.
- Typically requires 2+ years of related experience
- Prior experience in an equipment maintenance position
- Knowledge of pneumatic systems
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