Electrical Technician Technical Lead - Automation

 

 

Interested in working with one of the markets leading manufacturers? Greenheck Group is a leading growth-focused, environmentally conscious, commercial HVAC manufacturer. Join our team, which proudly designs and manufactures the most comprehensive line of ventilation products in the industry. Greenheck Group is a dynamic multi-branded international organization. Our equipment is used worldwide in commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities, ranging from comfort ventilation to manufacturing processes. Our efficient products improve comfort, safety, and health of lives across the planet. Since 1947, we are deeply committed to helping you “Build Your Future,” through professional growth, challenging leadership roles, and exciting opportunities around the world.

 

Your Opportunity:

As an Electrical Technician Technical Lead with our Automation Team, you will design, program, assemble, and install electrical controls used in machines and tooling systems throughout the company to minimize machine down-time and maximize operating efficiency. You will support the Automation and Controls team with their projects and provide post machine installation troubleshooting and support. You will have the opportunity to manage complex projects from start to finish and mentor Electrical Technicians.

 

What you’ll be doing:

• 60% of the time
  • Build and wire electrical panels
  • Wire external machine components to electrical cabinet
  • Power up, troubleshoot, and commission machine to make production ready
  • Project manage large sized machine installations including:
    • Specify power requirements and locations
    • Request network connections and configurations
    • Disconnect machine at machine development center (MDC) and reconnect in the final location
    • Coordinate tasks with IT, maintenance, mechanical designers, etc.
  • Train maintenance personnel and automation and controls technicians
  • Participate in preventative maintenance events as needed
  • Travel to Greenheck locations to complete machine installs as efficiently as possible, at times with little notice 
• 25% of the time
  • Create electrical schematics and electrical cabinet layout using AutoCAD electrical
  • Develop electrical parts list for the project
  • Order parts for projects using Ariba purchasing system
  • Write PLC-HMI program using over 50 manufacturer software packages
  • Ranges from highly complex coordinated motion programs using complex calculations, to the simple machine control
  • Design medium to high complexity machine guarding strategies that comply with OSHA and ANSI standards, to insure the safety of our Greenheck teammates
  • Integrate hydraulic and pneumatic systems into the machine electrical control system
  • Post machine installation troubleshooting and support
  • Support automation and controls technicians with their projects
  • Provide parts lists with standard components uses
  • Research safety devices appropriate for their application
  • Provide programming assistance
  • Upgrade existing MDC machines
  • Retrofit old control systems with new ones
  • Add new safety devices to meet current safety standards
  • Add new functions-features to old machines that are needed to produce new products
  • Work with business units to add features that allow for better data collection
• 10% of the time
  • Use manufacturer's software to develop BOMs
  • Travel to Greenheck facilities to install or repair machines and train maintenance and manufacturing personnel
  • Draw sheet metal parts with AutoCAD
  • Work with application engineers at external control manufacturers for advanced programming solutions
  • Continuously be up to date with NEC standards, documents (CUL, CSA, UL, NEC, NFPA 70e, IEC)
  • Support all Greenheck CNC machines and robots
  • Offer advanced troubleshooting services on CNC machines
  • Contact control manufacturers when necessary
  • Write robot programs for new products
  • Work with business units to create and modify programs that make robotic welding programs and CNC programs more efficient, more operator friendly, and have better parts traceability
  • Support machines built by outside manufacturers
  • Integrate purchased machines to MDC machines or to other purchased machines
  • Investigate and install monitoring equipment on purchased machines
  • Modify purchased machines to comply with company safety standards
  • Fill in as MDC electrical department manager when the manager is out
  • Individuals in this role may supervisor less experienced electrical technicians’ personnel working in the MDC electrical area to ensure wo