Automation - Lead (Continental Day Shift)

POSITION SUMMARY:


AN OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Automation Supervisors, the Automation Lead will have oversight to 4-8 Automation Technicians across multiple shifts. The Lead is responsible for the training and workload allocation involved with troubleshooting and repairing for various IML Robots, Take out robots, plastic container, and lid stacking equipment. The Automation Lead is the subject-matter expert for Automated machines on the plant and manages machine repairs that are escalated to team members. The Lead is responsible for identifying concerns with team members and liaising them to the Manager or Supervisor to handle appropriately.

This position can be filled as a day shift or night shift role.

THE DEPARTMENT
This position is in the Automation department which has 24/7 operations across four 12-hour shifts (7p-7a or 7a-7p).


POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:


Ensure the Achievement of Maintenance and Production Targets
• Assign Automation Technicians to position assignments throughout the department, working with the molding shift supervisor to ensure that there is appropriate floor coverage.
• Troubleshoot production & equipment issues, escalating and documenting issues that they are unable to resolve to the Automation Supervisor.
• Understand shift maintenance and performance targets and how they contribute enabling to Molding and LS Operations objectives to be met.
• Monitor machine performance and make adjustments as needed

Train Automation Technicians and ensure timely, efficient, cost-effective, and appropriate execution of Machine Repairs, troubleshooting, and handling. This would include training and providing hands-on oversight to:
• Basic Set-Up and Repair of Robots:
◦ Sets up robots and aligns them with mold after mold set-up is completed
◦ Replaces high speed receiver cups and suction cup plates
◦ Identifies and corrects vacuum default, servo default, transfer vacuum default, tower vacuum default, eye default, robot not out default, proximity switches, cycle not complete and rail eye default
◦ Replaces MRS cylinders, three position four way and five way valves and photo eye sensors when damaged or defective
◦ Stack counters, timers, vacuum settings, alignment teach modes are done by touch screen display
◦ Troubleshoot faults on robots, blow by adjustments
◦ Glues and repairs damage high speed retrieval system carbon arms
◦ Replaces steel cable spools when broken and adjusts tension weekly
◦ Adjusts vision system parameters.
◦ Re-alignment of Dummies
◦ Check static cables
◦ Troubleshoot and replace sensor bricks.
◦ Greases Thompson liner bearings and replaces suction and receiver cups
◦ Cleans all vacuum blower hoses and checks oil less vacuum motor filters

• Preventative Maintenance and Repairs on Parts Handling Equipment
◦ Removes and replaces main drive motors and adjustable sheaves
◦ Performs vertical, horizontal and angular alignments and adjusts belt tension
◦ Lubricates/replaces chain sprockets
◦ Repairs silent chains and checks on daily basis unusual noise vibrations
◦ Checks gear reducers on conveyors and stackers for oil levels as per schedule
◦ Cleans and replaces filters on vacuum motor, vanes and hoses
◦ Performs preventative maintains work (replaces/tracks vacuum belts, replaces damaged bearings, splices and glues conveyor belts, removes and replaces broken alligator links and clipper laces)
◦ Adjusts inline section, belt space and speed tension of belts and services mechanized pulleys
◦ Calculates and setup the angle, space and speed differences for spin bars.
◦ Adjust photo eye sensors to send signals to PLC
◦ Adjusts pneumatic solenoids valves, and air regulators for required pressure
◦ Makes guards with Lexan and mounts them
◦ Maintains stacking machines safety switches on guards as per Ontario regulations
◦ Maintains sealer equipment for each machine
◦ Adjusts counter, cutting and separation time and PLC controlled magnetic switches on cylinder to move in and out
◦ Levels stacking machines with take-out conveyors when they are brought closer to molding station
◦ Balances equipment to eliminate vibration
◦ Replaces and aligns vibrator feeder tray and ensures container is properly oriented
◦ Sets up unscramble discs to separate parts to go on conveyors
◦ Sets up spin bars for space and stack size
◦ Adjusts operational sequences for PLC’s and cams
◦ Fine tunes stacking machines
◦ Replaces orientating heads

Identify Opportunities for Continuous Improvement Projects and Execute in Partnership with Leadership
• Assist in the implementation of continuous improvement activities
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