PLC Programming and Maintenance Technician Sought

For 60 years, Kelly Services has provided outstanding employment opportunities, including temporary, direct hire, and temporary-to-hire, to the most talented individuals in the marketplace. Today, we are proud to offer a PLC programming and Maintenance Technician position in Hillsboro, Oregon with a leading manufacturing company with cutting edge products. This is currently slated as a direct hire position but on a case by case basis has the possibility of being temp to hire.

In this role, we need talent to:
' Perform preventative and on the spot maintenance and repair of PLC and Robotic equipment. Duties also include essential programming experience
' Monitor assigned operations to assure compliance with current project schedules and documentation of all equipment logs
' Ensure compliance with government regulations
' Recommend modifications in products or quality standards, where warranted

Outstanding benefits include 4 weeks' vacation walking in the door! Health, Dental, and Vision coverage, as well as 401(k).

Knowledge, skill, and ability requirements include:
' Years of experience in Preventative Maintenance and importantly Programming of PLC equipment
' Extensive PLC programming experience; Multiple PLC flavors accepted. Best matches will be Allen Bradley, Siemens etc. but other PLC experience considered on a case by case basis with our recruiters
' Robotic programming and preventative maintenance will be a major plus to set an applicant apart
' Strong electrical trouble shooting skills
' Documentation and hand off experience
' Training experience
' Demonstrated experience in Lean Manufacturing principles
' Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people in all manufacturing roles
' Excellent leadership and organizational skills

Required education, experience, and qualifications include:
' 2 year Associates Degree in a Technical Field - electrical engineering, electronics, mechanical engineering, or related field
' Mechanical/pneumatic/hydraulic troubleshooting skills
' Familiarity with robotics ' nice to have
' Three to five years of professional engineering experience

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Kelly Engineering Resources® specializes in providing companies around the world with qualified engineers, designers, drafters and technicians. We are part of Kelly Services®, a U.S.-based Fortune 500 company. With our global network of branch locations, we are uniquely positioned to provide our customers with international staffing support and our employees with diverse assignments around the world. Kelly Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.