Automation Technician

Position: Automation Technician
Reports To: Maintenance Team Lead
Location: Irwindale, CA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Salary:  Hourly - $36.25/hour / 2nd Shift: 1pm - 9:30 pm 

Groupe Bonduelle is a company that is making a positive impact
Groupe Bonduelle is the world leader in ready-to-use plant-rich food. By joining our company you will have an opportunity to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Groupe Bonduelle Fresh Americas is the U.S. business unit of France based Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA). We are the first business unit of Groupe Bonduelle to become a Certified B Corporation. We operate four processing facilities throughout the U.S. and employ nearly 3,000 Associates who focus on producing and bringing to market fresh vegetable products, prepared salads and plant-based meal solutions.

Groupe Bonduelle is a 170 year old French family-owned company that has been at the forefront of plant rich food innovations since 1853. Our ready-to-use plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. The company currently employees more than 12,000 Associates globally.

Join us at Bonduelle Fresh Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will have the opportunity to support our environmental and social initiatives to drive progress against our corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions. At Bonduelle Fresh Americas, we make contributing to a better future through plant-rich food our top priority.

Position Summary:
The role of the Maintenance Automation Technician is to help troubleshoot and diagnose equipment using electronic field devices, PLC and controls. The role will also identify new opportunities to drive continuous improvements to the lines, machine centers, processes and asset reliability in general.

What you will Do:

• Ensure compliance with safety and food safety guidelines
• Troubleshoot, service and fix the computerized systems and automated devices
• Perform routing diagnostic checks on automated systems
• Monitor automated systems, isolate problems and perform repairs
• Drive continuous improvement on the performance of the assets and controls in general
• Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a program design
• Provide feedback on new capital projects to align with current controls and automation
• Assist with integration and automation of new equipment in plant
• Develop new automation processes
• Conducts continuous improvement studies through automation design, cost benefit analysis and maintenance
• Assist in training employees with complex machine centers
• This position must be able to backfill maintenance, supervisory and facilities duties in the event that it is needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Physically able to repeatedly lift 40-pound cases of product
• University, College robotic/engineering technology, or five years related
• Experience in manufacturing with training in PLC programming
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with other departments and with external suppliers
• Proficient in Ladder and Block Logic
• Experience with CMMS systems
• Basic computer operations and Microsoft Office and Google Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Sheets, Docs, Gmail)