| Location | Troy, OH |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $40–$50 Per Hour |
| Year Founded | 1982 |
| Website | https://rharecruiters.com/ |
Russ Hadick & Associates, Inc has exclusively partnerened with a client in the Dayton area seeking a hands-on Field Service and Automation Technician to install, commission, troubleshoot, repair, and support custom industrial automation systems at customer facilities and in their production shop.
This role requires a strong industrial electrical background, with solid mechanical aptitude a strong plus (or vice versa), and the ability to work with PLC-controlled equipment, robotics, welding systems, safety systems, pneumatics, and other automation technologies.
• Travel of 40%-50% os required to install, commission, troubleshoot, repair, modify, and support industrial automation systems.
• Diagnose electrical, controls, robotic, welding, mechanical, pneumatic, safety, communication, and process-related issues.
• Perform warranty service, emergency repairs, planned maintenance, upgrades, and system modifications.
• Provide customer support by phone, email, remote connection, and on-site service.
• Troubleshoot control panels, machine wiring, motors, sensors, safety circuits, industrial I/O, VFDs, servo systems, and communication networks.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, PLC programs, robot programs, and equipment manuals.
• Connect to PLCs and HMIs to monitor equipment, identify faults, support debugging, and make basic authorized changes.
• Set up, recover, operate, and troubleshoot industrial robots and cobots.
• Support OTC, NACHI, FANUC, Yaskawa, Universal Robots, and other industrial robot platforms.
• Troubleshoot welding power sources, wire feeders, torches, weld interfaces, positioners, and related welding automation equipment.
• Operate automated equipment in manual, setup, recovery, and automatic modes.
• Support machine installation, testing, runoff, customer training, and production launch.
• Work directly in production when not assigned to field service.
• Perform machine wiring, device installation, cable routing, termination, labeling, checkout, and I/O verification.
• Assist with electrical panel assembly, mechanical assembly, pneumatics, guarding, tooling, and general machine integration.
• Maintain accurate service reports, time records, expense reports, redlines, and punch-list documentation.
Required Qualifications
• Technical degree, apprenticeship, military technical training, or equivalent hands-on industrial experience.
• Five or more years of experience in industrial automation, electrical assembly, machine building, equipment service, controls, maintenance, or a related field.
• Strong industrial electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and troubleshoot industrial control systems.
• Working knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to perform mechanical work as needed.
• Ability to safely operate, test, and troubleshoot automated equipment.
• Strong customer communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly.
• Ability to work extended hours or altered schedules when required for installations, commissioning, breakdowns, or customer production support.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with custom automation, robotic cells, welding cells, assembly systems, test equipment, or machine integration.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi and Keyence PLCs and HMIs.
• Experience with OTC, NACHI, FANUC, Yaskawa, Universal Robots, or similar robot platforms.
• Experience with robotic welding equipment, industrial networks, servo systems, safety PLCs, or machine vision.
Experience making basic PLC, HMI, or robot program changes
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