Automation Technician

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

With 38,900 team members located in 28 countries and a 2024 revenue of €11.6 billion, Opmobility is world leader in intelligent exterior systems, clean energy systems and front-end modules.

Through its offer in the exterior body panels market, Opmobility provides customized multi-material solutions with high added value that increasingly integrate functions and enhance safety to reduce vehicle weight and CO2 emissions.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow's clean and connected car.

As a responsible company, Opmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

General Job Duties:

• SAFETY
• HSE requirements satisfied
• Complete all documentation / deployment for Incidents
• Drive safety culture within team
• QUALITY
• Closely monitor quality levels and root cause and correct any maintenance related non-conformances
• PRODUCTIVITY
• Closely monitor equipment availability levels, perform root cause analysis, and resolve issues
• Continually work to understand the customer's requirements in terms of quality and delivery
• Create and drive actions to cross functional team members
• Develop, Implement, and evaluate continuous improvement plans
• COMMUNICATION
• Communicate openly with colleagues and hierarchy
• Escalate properly when equipment is unavailable per guidelines
• Immediately communicate with his/her managers in case of any process deviations, problems, incidents
• OTHER
• To exhibit an objective, fair and professional attitude
• To exhibit teamwork skills and actively participate in team activities in a positive working environment.
• To demonstrate problem solving skills in a work environment that is striving for continuous improvement.
• To follow OPmobility policies and display conduct expected of OPmobility employees as described in the employee handbook.
• To follow safety rules of OPmobility and work in a manner that is conducive to maintaining a safe workplace.
• To meet and maintain all customer quality standards as well as the standards of OPmobility.
• To perform daily cross-functional job assignments as required and per the department's established procedures and work instructions.

Specific Job Duties:

• Continuously improve automated and other equipment by developing and implementing plans and projects to revise controls, logic, processes, maintenance plans, mechanical devices, and other equipment components
• increase reliability, safety, and/or capacity
• reduce overall operational costs
• Provide support as needed to the plant maintenance technicians and staff for the operation and maintenance of all automated equipment to the extent that all KPI targets are met
• Coordinate all technical activity and maintain accurate records pertaining to automated equipment, including but not restricted to software backups, board revisions, software revisions, ladder logic, documentation and all associated interfaces
• Develop, coordinate, and provide training for the plant maintenance team and other personnel regarding the design intent, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and programming of the automated equipment
• Create and communicate work instructions for various tasks as they pertain to the operation, troubleshooting, and upkeep of the automated equipment
• Continuously review and consider new technologies as they apply to OPmobility. Present recommendations as to their benefits along with feasibility and justification for such technologies
• Provide automation support as required as it applies to all other aspects of the current and any future systems
• Work autonomously - develop, communicate, and integrate improvements
• Occasional travel for training as needed, seldom more than one week at a time.
• Perform other duties as directed.
• Provide regular progress reports for projects

Skills and Experience:

• Allen Bradley PLC equipment- Studio 5000 and ControlLogix (hardware, software and ladder logic).
• HMI software packages- RS logics, Wonderware 8+, PanelView 32 and Plus, WinCC
• Fanuc, Kuka, and ABB robotics
• Siemens S7, TIA Portal, WinCC
• Field bus: Controlnet, Modbus, Profibus
• Integration to injection machines (Husky, Engel, and Kraus)
• Allen Bradley, Siemens, Pilz, Keyence, SICK, and Omron safety controls and devices
• SEW, Siemens, Eaton, ABB VFDs
• PC skills, MS applications
• Automotive Assembly, Injection, and Paint a plus
• Experience reading hydraulic and pneumatic prints preferred
• Must be skilled at reading electrical and electronic schematics
• Must have demonstrated project and continuous improvement experience.
• Demonstrated exceptional oral and written communication skills required.

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

Date: Jul 1, 2025

Location:

Greer-South Carolina, US

Job Requisition ID: 384323

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