Mathematician, Sr. jobs in Altoona, PA

General Summary:

Provides skilled mechanical and electrical/electronic support to all areas of Manufacturing.

Conducts, maintains, tests, and repairs electrical/electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and components. Applies knowledge of electrical/electronic and mechanical principles in determining equipment malfunctions and applies skills in restoring equipment to operation. Provides skilled mechanical and electrical/electronic support to all areas of Manufacturing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safety and Quality are top priorities to support in this role.   LOTO and working safely in the troubleshooting and repair of equipment and systems is critical.
• Responsible for maintaining industrial manufacturing control systems.
• Proficient in troubleshooting pneumatics, hydraulic, 24VDC control circuits and mechanical fixtures.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and repairing complex automated equipment including mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical control circuits.
• Fully understand and troubleshoot motor control circuits, 24VDC up to 480VDC three phase power distribution and motors.
• Proficient in maintaining and troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs) – Allen Bradley
• Proficient in troubleshooting, maintaining and/or programming robotic systems desirable.
• Proficient in programming and maintaining industrial vision systems.
• Lead technical aspects of capital project for innovation/automation solutions.
• Maintain professional and consistent Open Communication with all levels of the organization, communicating with diverse groups of people and ensuring understanding.
• Demonstrate and serve as a role model for an innovation by continuous improvement in daily processes using PDCA cycles.
• Demonstrate and serve as a role model for timely, informed decision making by utilizing gamba practices and efficiently gathering information to make decisions.
• Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic equipment including but not limited to programmable controls, numeral controls, power supplies, drives, gages, and test equipment.
• Plans and performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical/electronic and mechanical theories and principles, writing specifications, local and national electrical codes, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of electronic equipment.
• Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures for machine activation and shutdown and in line with OSHA requirements.
• Maintains company-required performance and maintenance records for identified equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance functions as directed.
• Assists maintenance personnel with technical troubleshooting.
• Assists and trains other maintenance and/or other technical level employees.
• Performs other duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Qualifications:

• Experience with Allen Bradley controls – Siemens a plus.
• Experience with 24vdc control systems.
• Experience with maintaining or programming robotics.
• Experience in repair and analysis of mechanical and electronic systems
• Experience with industrial vision system applications (Cognex and Keyence a plus)
• Experience and ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• A thorough knowledge of electrical/ electronic components and equipment including use of special instruments for diagnostic purposes.
• Must be able to work well with all levels of personnel whether individually or in a team environment, and especially must be able to interface and communicate with line operators to assist with repairs and troubleshooting.
• Willing to work any shift and overtime as required.
• Computer experience/operation and PLC programming are necessary.
• High degree of precision working with minimum tolerances required.

Desired Education and/or Experience:

• Two-year technical degree or accredited apprenticeship program or the equivalent in a technical field.
• Two years applicable experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Alternate education and experience considered based on individual candidate.

Language Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Computer Skills:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to climb in overhead structures, to work beneath machines and in close quarters performing analysis and repair work.
• Must be highly safety conscious.
• Exposed to high voltage electricity.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

Manufacturing Environment

Travel Requirements:

Not applicable

Dedication to the Quality System (Required)

Our objective is to provide a system that promptly detects non-conformances and provides timely and effective control and corrective actions. This Quality System establishes an effective means of assuring product quality.  It is our policy to provide full compliance with the Quality System throughout all facets of contract performance and the order fulfilment process. This ensures that all of our products and services meet or exceed the expected company standards as well as those of our customers and the ISO 13485 International Standard, CMDCAS, FDA, and MDD regulations. We operate the Quality System as an overall management system for all products.

All employees accept responsibility for the excellent quality of products and take professional pride in producing high quality products that are the finest in the marketplace.

Our approach to quality is based on the premise that we can achieve product quality and effective cost control by concentrating on the integrity of processes and preventative measures rather than after the fact detection.