Summary Description:
At The Gorilla Glue Company, we're passionate about building strong brands with our fantastic team of employees. We believe in promoting a culture of excellence that empowers, engages, and connects people. This position ensures that electrical processes meet safety standards, efficiency goals, and production targets.
What’s in it for you?
Gorilla Glue has been recognized as a top place to work for 14 years in a row, thanks to our commitment to creating a supportive and engaged workplace culture. We offer competitive compensation packages, comprehensive healthcare benefits, and other perks and incentives to ensure our employees feel valued and supported.
Joining the Gorilla Glue family means being part of a team passionate about building strong brands and promoting a culture of excellence. As an employee, you'll be able to help create high-quality products and build brands that people love. Join us in an inspiring workplace where you can belong, grow, and make a difference.
What will your day look like?
- Responsible for creating and improving robotic systems that enhance productivity and efficiency across different applications.
- Work with cross-functional teams to design, program, test, and deploy robots and automation systems.
- Troubleshoot and/or modify complex electrical controls, including automated control systems.
- Read, understand, and design electrical schematics, and mechanical prints.
- Implement and install automated control systems.
- Write and debug code for robotic control systems.
- Support the needs of manufacturing in programming, troubleshooting, machine design improvements and automation/process training.
- Provide engineering solutions for manufacturing/equipment problems. Address and resolve issues as they arise.
- Design and specify electrical equipment and controls for new projects and upgrades.
- Perform thorough testing and validation of automated systems to ensure they meet performance standards and requirements
- Stay up to date with the latest advancements in robotics, process and automation.
- Spend approximately 50% of time on the plant floor.
- Other duties assigned by management.
What will you bring to the table?
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Technology, Electromechanical Engineering, or similar fields is preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Safety oriented, strong work ethic and self-motivated.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Ability to use various hand tools and shop equipment.
- Must be able to work independently, demonstrate effective initiative and good judgement.
- Goal oriented, confident, outgoing and able to work well under pressure.
- Fully understands complex electrical schematics, blueprints, electrical code and manuals.
- Ethernet and/or Ethernet/IP network knowledge.
- Strong knowledge of PLC, HMI, robotics, process, pneumatics, motor controls, AC/DC motors, VFD’s, and servos.
- Must possess a good understanding of vision systems
- Experience in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, PLC programming for Allen Bradley and Omron, HMI programming for Allen Bradley and Proface, Robotic and Robotic Controls, and Vision system knowledge required.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stoop, reach, bend, stand, walk, lift, pull, push, grasp, talk, hear, see, and lift to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as reading handwritten and or typed material and must have the ability to focus. Must be mobile and transfer from building to building.
Company Values:
Adhere to The Gorilla Glue Company’s Core Values that ensure everyone works together to exceed expectations.
- Have fun, be passionate and show it!
- Act with integrity and respect in all relationships.
- Communicate openly and appreciate the effort of others.
- Embrace knowledge, growth and change.
- Strive for excellence in what we do every day!