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Automation Technician

USA, IL, Buffalo Grove💼 Full-time💰 $31–$31🗓 2026-08-06 → 2026-09-26

Core

Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve automated production equipment and systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations.

Role type

Production Automation Technician

Builds

Automated assembly/test stations, production lines

Domain

Manufacturing automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Troubleshooting automation hardware and software, preventive and corrective maintenance, root cause analysis, reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings, working with sensors, pneumatics, motors, drives, and servo systems, operating industrial HMIs

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Robots, conveyors, vision systems, automated assembly/test stations, industrial HMIs, sensors, pneumatics, motors, drives, servo systems

Responsibilities

Maintain and troubleshoot automated production equipment; respond to equipment downtime to restore production; verify operation of safety interlocks and guarding; perform preventive and corrective maintenance; document repairs and maintenance activities; support training of operators and maintenance personnel

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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