Automation Technician - Night Shift

Hello. We’re Haleon
. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of.

In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

The Automation Technician is responsible for maintaining a high technical aptitude of automated systems hardware and software, provides on-shift automation support working in conjunction with operations and other maintenance employees, assists in troubleshooting systems, coordinating project work, and maintaining equipment functionality. Additionally, this role plays a key part in our reliability of equipment to ensure production operates safely, in compliance with quality requirements and with limited downtime.

This position works 12-hour shifts from 7:00pm - 7:00am.

• Monitor and maintain updated all machinery automation systems.
• Execute automation and electrical preventative maintenance, inspection, and corrective actions on machinery operations.
• Troubleshooting on automated system problems and make necessary repairs.
• Update and troubleshooting on recipes system.
• Perform equipment breakdown analysis related with electrical and automation issues, implementing solutions to increase reliability of equipment.
• Recommend improvements and modifications to production machines.
• Documenting completed work and the conditions found and analysis, utilizing Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Interacting regularly with peers and management to pursue continuous improvement of machinery operations.
• Work within an operations driven team environment to resolve issues and improve performance.
• Execute maintenance troubleshooting and equipment improvements by reading and comprehending automation program, electrical schematics, blueprints, and/or operation manuals.
• Capable of knowledge sharing in terms of equipment maintenance good practices through work instruction review, one point lesson development and perform automation training for maintenance and operations team.
• Follow safety procedures, recommended practices, LOTO, job safety analysis (JSA), safe work permits and comply with plant safety programs at all times.
• Execute the maintenance routines following the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and quality compliance.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Certification from a trade school in Electrical, Computer Operations, or Automation, or a degree in a maintenance-related field. Alternatively, relevant military experience or at least two years of hands-on experience in electrical maintenance, particularly with PLCs, VFDs, and other automated systems.

• Preferred Experience of 2 to 5 years of recent and consistent experience in maintaining advanced electrical systems and/or automation systems.
• Experience working with Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider PLCs, VFDs, and other industrial automation equipment is highly beneficial.
• Familiarity with computer architecture and its integration into electrical systems is highly desirable.
• Have a working knowledge of troubleshooting of PLCs, HMIs, robots, AC motor drives, servo drives, vision system, sensors, industrial printer systems and electronic components.
• Knowledge of PLC ladder logic, Scada system and historian software.
• Ability to perform Automation Network troubleshooting with TC/IP and Profibus.
• Knowledge in using hand tools, electrical meter, and testing equipment
• Ability to interpret electrical prints and schematics and produce as-built drawing for work performed.
• Ability…