Midwest Laboratories Inc. - Electromechanical Technician at Midwest Laboratories Inc.

The Electromechanical Technician will be responsible for supporting the setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electromechanical systems within our analytical laboratory operations. This role provides hands-on experience with proprietary mechanical equipment, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and efficiency in a fast-paced environment. The Electromechanical Technician will work closely with the IT team, directors and lab personnel to repair, test, and continuously improve material handling equipment and robotic systems throughout the facility. This role will have access to the latest tools and technology to build and maintain new automated mechanical and robotics systems sustaining departmental and industry growth.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Support of existing lab robotics and custom electrical proprietary systems
• Support of Soils lab instrumentation
• Support PLCs deployed
• Build systems that include electrical, robotics, and mechanical
• Maintain parts inventory
• Test and manage electronic circuits
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment
• Provide documentation for system creation, duplication and repair
• Serve as a liaison to company personnel and other internal parties with respect to controls equipment, instruments, and related systems
• Ensures compliance with National Electrical Code and other applicable laws, codes, or regulations
• Able to be on call for emergency issues

 Education and Training: 

• Associates degree in Electromechanical Engineering or related fields or related experience

Knowledge and skills:

• Familiarity with industrial tools, meters, and diagnostic equipment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• The ability to read schematics or technical documentation
• Project priority organization skills with a flexible approach to work efforts
• Adaptive to new projects and technologies
• Highly collaborative and communicative: projects and efforts will span multiple teams and/or departments

Experience: 

• Basic experience or technical training in electrical and mechanical maintenance

Physical Requirements:

• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment
• Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (6 or more hours)
• Ability to lift 25 pounds at times
• Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the phone and in group setting
• Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate reason, define problems and make valid judgement and decisions

The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.