Job Description:

A nationwide medical device company is looking for a direct hire employee to join their team in Sumter South Carolina. This person will be responsible for implementing project and process support activities to achieve departmental and plant objectives. Their primary focus includes capacity expansion, quality improvement, waste reduction, and cost optimization programs. As an integral part of the team, the Engineering Technician provides essential electrical support to production departments, following instructions and design concepts while making independent decisions.Duties of Role: Provides theoretical and hands-on electrical support to the production departments with proven ability to identify problems and pursue plans toward their resolution.Directs the efforts of and aides in the development of technical associates in resolving production issues. This support can include night and weekend calls at home and weekend work.Required to support the plant manufacturing effort by developing and implementing plans to improve upon chronic levels of waste, quality defects, equipment downtime, capacity, etc. Implementation of these plans will often include leading teams of technical associates and engineers.Required to document all line modifications whether electrical, or programming per plant policies and procedures. This documentation includes but is not limited to completing the proper change review forms, updating specifications, backing up modified software and updating changes in electrical drawings.Responsible for the electrical design and implementation of machine improvements and capital equipment project management activities. Proficient in electrical design, machine controls, programming, and troubleshooting.Supports project managers by working on the development, programming, and design of varied and complex portions of new production lines from basic engineering data and direction. Support includes but is not limited to electrical installation, system design, system testing and programming of panel views/PLC's, machine vision systems, Servo & Stepper Motor Control Systems, Robotics, and various drive and other miscellaneous electrical systems.Performs experiments in a team environment to and helps to design semi-automatic and automatic production machines to develop a concept which will accomplish the desired performance with emphasis on the design of the electrical and control systems.Prepares detailed electrical design drawings and reviews the adequacy of design features and general cost estimates with superiors. Designs small devices necessary to experiment and study the possibilities of certain unproven operations.Responsible for functional accuracy of design and compatibility with product manufactured. Assures the design and standards conform to process specifications. Verifies that equipment meets all government codes (i.e., NEC, OSHA) and standards, as well as, electrical and machine specifications prior to acceptance for shipment.Clear understanding of the role of Engineering in a manufacturing environment.Responsible for coordinating activities between equipment vendors, Division R&D, and plant functional departments on their assignments. Recommends vendors for commercial items and materials needed for a project.Ability to handle projects of a small to moderate scope requiring appropriate coordination. Will be required to handle several assignments (project & process duties) simultaneously.Has knowledge of established safety standards and operator work with equipment (i.e., HMI, MMI).Establishes which electrical elements comprising a job are suitable for in-house fabrication or which items would be best contracted. Secure quotations and select contractors; advise the contractor's efforts or the efforts of in-house forces to a satisfactory scheduled completion of the vital work. Supervise and inspect all work in-process by contractors or plant forces and provide mentorship.Responsible for the recommendation of capital equipment or process modifications, their physical installation, debugging and associated training of production personnel. Responsible for the management of capital expenditures.Responsible for all associated documentation including, however not limited to, the following: validations, operating procedures, preventive maintenance schedules, change review notifications, and spare parts listings.Required to develop a firm understanding of all equipment for which they is responsible to include set-up, adjustment and assessment of possible improvements.Support the realization of budgeted cost reductions and productivity improvements.Directs the efforts of support personnel such as machinists and technicians, etc. in the modification, adjustment, removal and installation of new or existing equipment as required.May provide functional supervision of Manufacturing Technicians and Production Technicians toward attainment of their assignments.Skills Needed: 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environmentMinimum of an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field requiredStrong knowledge of electrical systems and componentsExpertise with RS Logic 5000, Servos, and HMI Panel View.Skilled with MS Office: Word, Excel, Power PointSolid understanding of AutoCAD (CAD), Servos, and electrical design toolsDesired Skills:Vision Inspection SystemsAllen Bradley, Robotics, and Industrial Electronics CertificationsSalary of $74-77K Annually + $1500 sign on bonus for qualified candidates