Night Shift Keyence Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The Need:
The person in this role will be responsible for providing Electrical/Automation Engineering support to the maintenance teams of a large manufacturing company.  The intended purpose of this role is to:

• Provide training to the maintenance wage Electricians
• Provide troubleshooting support to the maintenance team
• Identify opportunities for improvement in machine reliability
• Aid the shop in development of the maintenance systems/practices
• This role will be on night shift and alternating weekends

Employment Type: Long Term Contract (LTC) - Initial 1-Year term with right to extend. This role is a pipeline position for day-shift full-time roles. CTH possible after 6-months, but is not guaranteed.  This support is needed starting immediately and currently does not have a defined end date. The position will be reassessed on a regular basis based on the investment plan and loading on the curing engineering team. 

Compensation: 120K/year ($57.70/hr) – $130K/year ($62.50/hr) Depending on experience and skills

Location: Woodburn, Indiana (a suburb on the Northeast side of Ft Wayne, IN) 

Work Authorization: US Citizen or Permanent Resident Green Card Holder (no sponsorship)

Is remote work an option: No

Work Schedule: Weekday    Week 1 Hours    Week 2 Hours
Monday     Working 6p-6a   Off
Tuesday    Working 6p-6a   Off
Wednesday  Off     Working 6p-6a
Thursday   Off     Working 6p-6a
Friday     Working 6p-6a   Off
Saturday   Working 6p-6a   Off
Sunday     Working 6p-6a  Off
Day-to-day job responsibilities:

• Implement the direction of the maintenance leadership team on shift.
• Provide troubleshooting support to on-shift maintenance craftspeople and production supervision.
• Interface with internal company support groups to accomplish objectives and provide contract engineering management and direction when needed.

Technical Environment:

A large manufacturing production facility that use extruders, conveyers, industrial presses, forming and cutting machines, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), robotics, vision, x-ray, and other sensing devices, PLCs, HMIs, and so on.

Size of group: 25-27 including Engineers, Archivists 

Must haves for the position:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electromechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics engineering, or equivalent technical experience. 
  • 2-4 years of current engineering experience in an industrial manufacturing environment preferred. 
• Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC programming standards & programming software, including GRAFCET, Ladder Logic, and Structured Text as well as experience with VFD’s (or Variable Frequency Drives) and motion control technologies equipment.
  • Specific experience with Control Techniques, SEW MOVIMOT, and Rockwell, is a plus.
• Experience with controls systems network interfaces and various protocols (ex: Data-Highway Plus, ControlNet, and Ethernet) for communications between devices including computer system databases.

• Experience with electrical design standards and able to complete controls systems designs using standard CAD design tools. 
  • AutoCAD Electrical is a plus, SEE electric experience is preferred. 

Pluses for this role:

• Robotic experience, configuration or knowledge is preferred but not required.        
  • Specific experience with Fanuc, ABB or Yaskawa is a plus.
• Specific experience with Cognex, Keyence, Adept, Bytewise preferred. LMI Gocator is a plus.

At The Hiring Group, our mission is to create a win-win situation for both our contractors and our clients, by focusing on the well-being of our contractor team. Our mantra is "Great Contractors Deserve Great Benefits." We provide our contractors with gold-level medical (employer paid at 50%), vision, and dental insurance, at least two weeks of PTO, 401k with employer match, training and development opportunities, and 24/7 dedicated consultant support. By investing in our contractors, we aim to increase employee retention, satisfaction, and productivity, which translates to increased value for our clients. We have been ranked several times on the Inc 5000 fastest-growing companies list, Best Places to Work in the U.S. by Inc Magazine, and Best Companies to Work for in South Carolina.

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Employment Type: CONTRACTOR