Validation/Electrical Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Company Summary
Our client is the North American arm of an established international automation and material handling manufacturer. They are in a growth phase, with rising customer demand and a controls department expanding from eight people to as many as 15 over the coming months. The team works with Allen Bradley controls and covers mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, robotics, and field-service work.

Job Summary
This is an entry-level controls role built for someone who wants to grow into field service. For roughly the first six months, you will work in the shop validating automated conveying equipment before it ships to customers. The company is adding staff gradually so experienced technicians can mentor new hires. The long-term plan is to develop you into a travel-based field service or broader technical role.

Responsibilities

• Perform validation and functional testing on conveying systems before they ship
• Work with Allen Bradley control logic: understand it, manipulate it, and edit it as you build skills
• Set up and test drive motors, sensors, encoders, relays, and related electrical components
• Complete required test documentation and provide both paper and scanned records to customers
• Support more experienced team members and take on more responsibility as you develop
• No travel for at least the first six months

Requirements

• Basic electrical knowledge
• Basic to moderate Allen Bradley controls experience or training, including reading and ideally editing control logic
• Working knowledge of photoelectric sensors, motor speeds, drive motor setup, encoders, relays, and electrical contacts
• Moderate mechanical aptitude
• Willingness to learn, adaptability, and the ability to think on your feet
• Associate degree, trade school, or controls/robotics program, or equivalent hands-on training (a four-year engineering degree is not required)

Preferred Requirements

• Pneumatics experience
• Co-op, internship, or hands-on controls experience (professional experience is not required if your Allen Bradley training is solid)

Compensation & Benefits

• $28–$34/hour, depending on experience
• Free Allen Bradley training, including access to a dedicated training lab
• Free manufacturer-provided robotics training and online tutorials

Location
Cincinnati, Ohio. Shop-based, with no travel for at least the first six months.