Automation Engineer

IMMEDIATE Openings! Full Time - Hourly Great Benefits Begin on the 1st Day! 1st Shift iNc EMPIRE, LLC is a preferred recruiting partner for a manufacturer in the Greencastle, IN area. Role Overview This position is part of the engineering department and is critical for the success of adding new automation, new equipment, and process improvement of existing automation equipment. We are seeking individuals who are very hands on, maintenance experienced, and have strong experience working with plc programming, robotics, and automation equipment. If you have started in Maintenance and transitioned into Engineering, you may be a great candidiate. What will you get to do in this role? Develop controls documentation like interface descriptions, sequence of operations etc. for automation projects, performs reach studies and time calculations for robot cells, and other automation equipment. Program robots (Yaskawa, Universal, Omron) and automation equipment (Omron, Mitsubishi, Allen-Bradley – Rockwell, Keyence). HMI Programming Assist in programming /Troubleshooting of Injection Mold presses, Blow molding presses, associated Robots (Star, ARI, Yushin), and automated assembly equipment. Wiring of controls including working knowledge of safety relay circuitry. Work with other departments to ensure project completion and success. Develop studies and runs cycle time calculations. Act as the point of contact and liaison between the company and customer to ensure product accuracy. Supervision / Trainer for Automation Technicians. Design and build automated equipment (cells) with automation team in house. Identify processes that are currently running for automated improvements. Work with Automation vendors to provide equipment for current / future processes. Create / Maintain program backup of all automated processes. Other duties as assigned. What's required to qualify? Experience with Robot Programming, Omron Controllers, Mitsubishi Controllers, Allen-Bradley, Keyence vision systems and sensors. Experience with Human Machine Interface (HMI) programming Experience working in Industtrial Maintenance Must have at least 4 years experience Bachelor's Degree a plus Hours: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM (1 hour lunch) OR 7:00 AM - 3:30 (1/2 hour lunch)