Automation Engineer - Blow and Injection Molded Plastics - 1841 - KS

Annual Management bonus eligibility @ 10% of annual salary

Strong Relocation - depending on candidate needs

• The Automation Engineer will be responsible for identifying automation opportunities to improve our existing processes and leading their implementation in a manufacturing environment that primarily makes lids, liners, for plastic coolers.
• The position will require approximately 50% of the engineers time to be spent on the manufacturing floor evaluating and executing improvements. Ideally, they want a mid level engineer for this position.
  

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
2+ years of experience as Automation or Controls Engineer in a manufacturing environment
2+ years of experience programming & troubleshooting Allen Bradley PLC`s
Experience programming Fanuc robots
Experience troubleshooting HMI`s
Strong electrical system troubleshooting skills
Experience with Continuous Improvement projects
BS in Electrical Engineering or related

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Experience with injection or blow molding, or plastics manufacturing
Experience integrating robots
Experience with high volume manufacturing with fast cycle times
Experience with project management
Experience with Solidworks or AutoCAD
Experience with Six Sigma and Lean Principles such as DMAIC, SPC, Cpk, GR&R, Control Plans, DOE, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Visual Factory, TPM, Kaizen, JIT, Demand Flow, Single Piece Flow, or SMED

Education:
University - Bachelor`s Degree/3-4 Year Degree