Day Automation Specialist/Mechatronics Specialist

Ready to build your future? We're hiring!

Are you an experienced Mechatronics Technician looking for a new opportunity? Dart Container wants you to join our team!

Within this role, you will work as part of a team that values and focuses on Dart's Four Priorities-safety, quality, service, and efficiency-ensuring great products for our customers and a safe, engaging place to work for our employees.

We offer our employees world-class benefits and success-building support, including:

• Health, dental, vision, mental health support, wellness incentives, and 401K
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for advancement

Mechatronics Specialists,this one is for you! Are you ambitious, results-oriented, and driven? Are you a skilled electrician looking for a challenge?

If this sounds like you, we are off to a great start. Please allow us to introduce ourselves:

Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

Shift Availability:

Continuously Operating Plant - 24/7 with a 2-2-3 schedule

• B Shift 8a - 8p

• All shifts offer overtime as needed

Who we are...

We're your top choice for foam cups, classic red SOLO cups, and convenient take-out containers, ensuring you can enjoy your food and drinks anytime, anywhere!

What we offer...

• Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!

• Ability to earn pay increasesand advancement opportunities

• A supportive and inclusive work culturethat prioritizes safety

• Approved job-related training and tuition reimbursement

• Paid holidays and paid time off

Day-to-Day Role:

• Follow federal, state, local, and company regulations and policies regarding safety and a safe working environment.
• Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Support automation projects to install, maintain, repair, test, and troubleshoot complex automated equipment
• Lead process improvement initiatives and/or cross functional team projects
• Diagnose and repair complex mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and controls problems including non-routine issues
• Use Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) including basic and ladder logic to read/write basic wiring diagrams, schematics, and blueprints to diagnosis problems
• Compile documents, analyze test data, and perform calculations to determine root cause of problems and the corrective action to take
• Read, understand, interpret, draw, and update mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical schematics and drawings
• Plan equipment utilities layout and install power supply, pneumatic, and data services
• Serve as a technical resource for less experienced technicians and maintenance staff
• Train other technicians
• Use SAP for Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Work Order Process

Core Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• Requires one of the following:
  • Associate's degree with an emphasis in automation or related area and three (3) years of automated manufacturing equipment installation and maintenance experience, OR
  • High school diploma or equivalent and five (5) years of equipment installation and maintenance experience with preferred automated manufacturing experience.
• Ability to read, write, interpret, and draw mechanical and electrical diagrams, schematics and blueprints.
• Thorough understanding of the NFPA 70 Electrical Code
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic systems
• Advanced knowledge of industrial controls and instrumentation
• Advanced mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot complex problems
• Ability to make changes to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) using advanced ladder logic, read/write wiring diagrams, schematics and blueprints
• Good verbal and written English language skills necessary to communicate intricate job-related information
• Math skills to include decimals, fractions, algebra, and geometry
• Familiarity with, or ability to learn various statistical and quality methodologies including but not limited to Statistical Process Control (SPC), Statistical Quality Control (SQC), 5S, 8D, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis, Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (R&R), and Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Proficiency with Multi-meter, scope, basic hand tools, and portable power tools
• Ability to obtain and maintain powered industrial truck (PIT) license

Overview:Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

*THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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