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Automation Technician

USA, IL, Buffalo Grove💼 Full-time💰 $26–$26🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29

Core

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

Role type

Automation Technician (hands-on IC)

Builds

Automated production lines, assembly/test stations, and manufacturing systems

Domain

Manufacturing / Industrial Automation

Required skills

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

Preferred skills

Mechanical and electrical aptitude, ability to work independently under pressure, continuous improvement mindset

Technologies

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

Responsibilities

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

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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