Automation Engineer (Robotics)

Company: Parkway Products, LLC
Location: Greenville
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Summary:Perform a variety of duties related to conceptualizing, developing and implementing assembly and automation solutions to solve customer and manufacturing requirements. Responsible for projects involving equipment design, build and assembly, design reviews equipment acceptance and installation.Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Meet with customers to discuss assembly and automation and quote equipment costs. Participate in product development meetings and make recommendations for productdesign changes to enhance manufacturing and assembly. Develop automation requirement specifications, system concepts, cad generated machinelayouts, detail drawings, BOM's and budget. Solicit quotes from vendors, negotiate price and delivery. Make buy or build evaluation and recommendation. Conduct design reviews during construction of automation; conduct proof of conceptexperiments and design of experiments tests. Install automation and transfer automation programs to production in a smooth and timely manner. Supervise upgrades and retrofits to existing automation equipment. Develop SOP's, operation and maintenance manuals, set-up and calibration procedures. Ensure compliance with safety, cGMP, ISO 9002, ISO 14000, clean room, goodhousekeeping, and sound engineering practices or standards. Perform IQ OQ and PQ machine validations. Travel required 25% or less. Ensure a safe, clean work environment.Supervisory Responsibilities:Supervise machinists, and technicians; supervise and train operators and technicians during automation start-up and transfer to production.Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and/or Experience:Bachelor of Science degree and 5 years experience in related field or Associate degree in Engineering with 10 years experience in plastics or automation or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be proficient in solving problems using algebra, trigonometry and geometry.Ability to conduct experiments, observe and develop a clear understanding of the process as it relates to automation and related technologies. Ability to solve practical problems involving several variables in routine situations.Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:Must be able to work effectively as a team member and get along with others. Ability to use small tools, programming equipment, gauges and electrical meters. Working knowledge of welding, printing, painting plastics; pneumatics; hydraulics; electrical wiring; machine and mold design; pad printing; hot stamping; servo motors; packaging; sensors; drafting; robotics; PLC programming; Design of Experiments; automatic parts feeders; Autocad; SPC; and computer skills a plus.. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:NonePhysical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions. Ability to crawl over, under and around automation equipment in order to find problems. Must be available to travel as needed.Benefits:Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long Term & Short Term Disability, Critical Care and Accident Coverage, Pet Insurance, Wellness Program, Vacation, Sick Time, 401K with Match,9 paid holiday's and work/life balance...plus much more! Equal Opportunity Employer PI202044541

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