Automation Technician

Description

Shift :   7 : 00 AM t0 4 : 00 PM Monday-Friday

Why work at Multivac?  If you are looking for a company who values its employees, promotes from within and offers an extremely generous benefit program, including the following :

• Employee Referral Program
• Student Debt Assistance Program-Get $100 paid directly to your loan servicer each month for eligible student loans. Available after 6 months of continuous employment
• Financial Planning Reimbursement-Multivac will reimburse associates up to $150 annually for certain financial planning services obtained
• Paid Maternity and Parental leave-birth mothers up to 10 weeks off and other parents up to 2 weeks of paid time off
• VTO-Multivac provides immediate use of volunteer time off
• Wedding day off, voting leave, new baby gift, professional memberships
• Aflac Supplemental benefits
• State of the Art facility, clean work environment, and onsite cafeteria
• Generous 401k match, with immediate 100% vested Employer contributions

Summary :   This position requires working with minimal supervision to perform assembly, testing, commissioning of tooling, machine sub-assemblies, and machines and equipment for SAG. This position requires strong knowledge of packaging machine functions, diagnostics and troubleshooting, package criteria, and end customer needs.

Time Utilization :   Normal business hours are 7 : 00am to 4 : 00pm.  Schedule needs to be flexible to accommodate internal and external customer’s schedules as overtime may be required.  This position may travel up to 5% of the time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties to support manufacturing and production may be assigned :

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education / Experience :

High school diploma and six years field service, packaging, maintenance, manufacturing or related experience; or high school diploma and four years experience as a MULTIVAC Production Tech III; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  A high working skill knowledge of electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, and machine shop activities is required. Mechanical and engineering aptitude is needed.

Must have the ability to respond and adjust to high stress environments and maintain professionalism in dealing with co-workers.  Needs to be a self-starter and have the ability to work in unsupervised settings.

Possesses the ability to work in a team and individual environment, motivation to achieve success, and ability to meet customer deadlines in a fast paced environment with constantly changing priorities. A history of successful customer service experience is a plus.

Language Ability :

Ability to read, write and speak English. Ability to communicate in a team environment. Must be able to interpret and discuss general documents such as dimensional machine layouts, component drawings, written procedures and product information.

Math Ability :

Speed and feed calculations, Metric and Standard calculations, basic and advanced measuring techniques, Ability to calculate dimensions, percentages, area and volume. Must be able to measure both English and Metric dimensions. Knowledge of resources available to complete these tasks.

Reasoning Ability :

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to convert component drawings into real finished parts. The ability to make subjective decisions to positively impact production of required components.

Computer Skills :

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, inventory software, manufacturing software, and ERP systems.  CAD / CAM system experience is a plus. Manufacturing experience with SAP is a plus.

Certificates and Licenses :

Ability to obtain a passport for travel as required by position.  APICS or equivalent body of knowledge concerning inventory management preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

This job has no supervisory responsibilities, but should be capable of taking a lead role in certain situations if required.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The associate may be regularly exposed to dirt, grease and cleaning agents.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The associate must regularly lift and / or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The associate is occasionally required to sit; climb and balance.

MULTIVAC Behavior Standard :

Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a respectful manner with others at all times