Automation Technician

Camaco, LLC

Lorain, OH

Estimated pay: Est. $28–$36/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

**Purpose**

Provide advanced technical support for automated manufacturing equipment, robotics, PLC and HMI controls, industrial networks, machine vision, safety systems, electrical controls, and related production processes. The Automation Technician III independently diagnoses complex equipment faults, restores safe operation, supports continuous improvement, and mentors less-experienced technicians.

**Assigned Systems and Technologies**

• Industrial robots: FANUC, Motoman and comparable platforms
• PLCs and software: RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, and RSLinx Classic
• HMIs, remote I/O, Ethernet, DeviceNet, I/O cards, I/O blocks, and industrial switches
• Servo and variable-frequency drives, motors, contactors, relays, power supplies, fuses, and circuit breakers
• Machine-vision cameras, scanners, printers, light curtains, safety devices, and proximity/limit sensors
• Automated welding equipment, wire feeders, weld torches, reamers, fixtures, and related process equipment
• WeldWatcher weld-monitoring systems, including approved setup, reference management, limits, alarm review, validation checks, and parameter backup.
• Automated cells, transfer systems, material handling, and other plant automation as assigned

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

• Provide daily automation and controls support to production and respond to equipment downtime using safe, structured troubleshooting and documented recovery methods.
• Connect to PLCs, locate I/O, upload and back up programs, review interlocks, cross-reference tags, and isolate the source of machine faults.
• Troubleshoot HMIs, sensors, solenoids, relays, contactors, power supplies, I/O cards and blocks, Ethernet switches, industrial networks, scanners, cameras, printers, light curtains, drives, and associated wiring.
• Perform authorized low-voltage electrical checks using a multimeter; verify voltage type, grounding, continuity, fuses, circuit breakers, and damaged or loose connections.
• Read and interpret U.S. and European electrical schematics, relay and sensor diagrams, cable pinouts, mechanical drawings, and OEM technical documentation.
• Perform robot error recovery, verify home and zero positions, back up programs, copy or protect programs, and make authorized position or sequence adjustments using the teach pendant.
• Modify approved robot and PLC programs, HMI tags or screens, drive parameters, scanner zones, camera references, and device configurations within training and authorization limits.
• Troubleshoot automated welding applications, including resistance, GMAW, and projection welding; identify faults involving wire feed, torch condition, gas flow, reamers, fixtures, robot position, and weld parameters.
• Perform authorized WeldWatcher adjustments, including approved reference updates, monitoring-window changes, alarm-limit adjustments, channel or feature selection, and recipe configuration in accordance with validated process standards and change-control requirements.
• Validate WeldWatcher performance after adjustment by confirming the correct part/program selection, reviewing weld signatures and alarms, completing required challenge or verification checks, and documenting results before returning equipment to production.
• Troubleshoot WeldWatcher hardware, sensors, communication connections, data acquisition, signal quality, recipe selection, and interface conditions; escalate weld-process or quality decisions to Welding Engineering and Quality as required.
• Back up and restore approved WeldWatcher configurations, weld references, limits, recipes, and validation records, and maintain traceable documentation of each authorized change.
• Support communication and network troubleshooting for Remote I/O, Ethernet, DeviceNet, and comparable industrial protocols.
• Install and replace approved controls hardware, sensors, cables, enclosures, conduit, I/O devices, cameras, scanners, light curtains, drives, and related components.
• Complete preventive maintenance for automation, robotic, electrical, and weld-process components; identify recurring failures and recommend PM or spare-parts improvements.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, run-at-rate, program backup, controls documentation, and acceptance of new or rebuilt automated equipment.
• Complete work orders, downtime notes, fault findings, program and parameter backup records, parts usage, and shift handoff accurately.
• Coordinate recovery activities with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Tooling, Engineering, IT/OT, and service providers to protect safety, quality, and delivery.
• Follow lockout/tagout, electrical safe-work practices, machine guarding, arc-flash requirements, stored-energy control, and approved cell-entry procedures.
• Train operators and less-experienced technicians on basic error recovery, fault recognition, inspection checks, program backup, and standard troubleshooting methods.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

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