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Automation Tech

April 24, 2025

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4/24/2025 5:59:53 PM

$31.25

Westaff

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Hourly pay

$31.25/hr

Location

Belmont, NH (03220)

Job Description

Westaff is looking for an Automation Technician for our client in Belmont, NH!

Salary: $61k-71k/year
Hours: Minimum 40 hours with OT when required. 1st Shift 4-10 hours days, occasional travel (up to 25%)

Job Overview
Exciting opportunity to join an innovative Automation Division Group! Located right in Belmont, NH, our client is the cutting-edge leading designer of Custom Automation for numerous facilities that are located around the world. Besides incredible opportunities, amazing benefits, an incredible health insurance and 401k plan, this is a great way to become a team member for a company voted one of worlds most ethical companies. Right now, our client is looking for an Automation Technician. If you are excited about building automation, working with robotics, troubleshooting variable custom automation challenges, this might be your dream job, or a way to advance into the field of custom automation. Automation Technician works directly with Lead Technicians and teams of mechanical and electrical engineers.


A Day In The Life
The Automation Technician will be actively working with other technicians, as well as our mechanical and electrical engineering teams, on custom automations projects that are designed and built by the professional team in Belmont, NH, and delivered to other facilities throughout the US as well as outside of the country.


Occasionally the automation Technician will be required to travel to support a field service team with their assignments ( inside and outside of the state)


The Automation Technician position requires

  • Configure, build and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical aspects of custom automation projects
  • Setting and achieving aggressive goals to meet project assembly deadlines
  • Wiring, plumbing, alignment and troubleshooting of various automation components
  • Following prints and wiring AC DC cabinets on automation projects
  • HMI setup
  • Electrical panels assembly
  • Working with PLC's VFD's SCARA and 6 axis robots
  • Isolating and troubleshooting custom automation challenges
  • Be able to identify safety issues
  • Leading by example and communication skills
  • Meeting assigned deadlines for custom automation project deliveries
  • Ability to easily adopt to changing needs during various stages of the project build
  • Other responsibilities as required by Supervisor
  • Occasional travel to other locations to support field services

What will help you thrive in this role?

  • Hands on experience in equipment maintenance
  • Exposure of working with and troubleshooting custom automation
  • Ability to read, understand and follow mechanical and electrical prints
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Exceptional and timely communication
  • Ability to isolate and resolve custom automation challenges
  • Computer literacy, familiarity and efficiency in using CAD software (for example - e-drawings), and Microsoft Office (excel, word, outlook, teams)
  • Mechanical Automation and electrical skills necessary to efficiently assemble, wire, plumb, align and troubleshoot custom automation stations
  • Ability to machine simple operations using prototrack
  • Meeting the deadlines set for automation delivery dates
  • Self driven and humble team player
  • Being respectful and not bringing drama to the work place
  • Ability to follow directions
  • Ability to occasionally travel to in state and out of state locations when required

Automation Tech

4/24/2025 5:59:53 PM

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