Automation Software & Controls Technician IV

Description

The company is a healthcare business working across Innovative Medicine and MedTech. This role is part of the Vision team, which develops treatments and products that help patients protect, correct, and enhance eye health, from pediatric care to care for aging eyes.

The role is onsite in Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America, and is open to candidates who are based there.

The position is a lead technician role in the controls and automation area. You will give technical direction to technicians on shift and work to keep machines running across the manufacturing floor. You will be the main technical resource for automation software, PLC-controlled equipment, robotics, vision systems, and industrial control systems across three generations of production equipment.

The ideal candidate has solid hands-on experience in PLC diagnostics, industrial controls, robotics, machine vision, electrical and controls fault isolation, and automated manufacturing equipment. You will support production equipment by analyzing faults, reading PLC logic and machine sequences, finding hardware and software problems, and helping get equipment running again quickly. You will work alongside Automation Engineers on complex or repeat problems to improve uptime, reliability, and line performance.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair complex automation equipment, PLC-controlled systems, and industrial software applications.
• Act as the first point of contact for line-down issues involving automation software, controls, and PLCs.
• Build strong problem-solving skills within the lens manufacturing environment.
• Learn in depth every control system used in the facility, including PLCs, vision systems, lasers, barcode and RFID readers, robots, servo control systems, HMIs, and industrial networks.
• Troubleshoot and support manufacturing software and automation systems to keep equipment running well.
• Write and publish detailed troubleshooting articles and technical documentation for complex automation, software, and controls issues.
• Help build the technical skills of on-shift personnel through knowledge transfer.
• Work with Automation Engineers to find root causes and put lasting fixes in place for reliability, line runnability, and controls problems.
• Support new equipment installations, automation upgrades, software deployments, and controls integration projects.
• Lead continuous improvement work on automation, controls, robotics, and software-enabled manufacturing systems.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required. An associate degree, technical degree, or relevant certifications are preferred.
• At least six (6) years of relevant work experience is required.
• A proven record of troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues is required.
• Experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment and industrial control systems is required.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment and automation systems is required.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills are required.
• You must be able to read and interpret electrical schematics, controls documentation, and automation drawings.
• Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Experience with PLC programming languages and troubleshooting platforms such as Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar systems is preferred.
• At least two (2) years of experience in a computing, software support, or industrial software environment is preferred.
• Solid knowledge of robotics, servo control systems, machine vision, and automated manufacturing technologies is preferred.
• Experience with HMI, SCADA, industrial networking, and controls integration is preferred.
• Experience in a medical device manufacturing environment is preferred.
• A strong grasp of logic-based, sequential, and automated process controls is preferred.
• Experience supporting software-enabled manufacturing systems and advanced automation environments is preferred.
• The company gives an interview process that accommodates applicants' needs. Applicants with a disability who need an accommodation should contact the company through its careers contact page. Internal employees should contact AskGS.

Conditions

The shift is continuous operations, working 3 days on and 2 days off, then 2 days on and 3 days off.

The shift is a night shift running from 5:30PM to 6:00AM.

The role is based onsite in Jacksonville, Florida.