• Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

The Field Service Automation Technician will be responsible for representing Coperion in the capacity of service providing assistance at the customer sites. Further Automation Technician will provide electrical controls planning, development (including programming), direction, review, coordination and functional operations for material handling systems, control systems, and control panel design. Will also manage all the electrical aspects of each project from conception through satisfactory operation at the user's facility.

• Responsible for the performance and financial success of each project.
• Develop code for programmable logic controllers to control material handling equipment.
• Plans, develops and provides technical and functional operations for assigned control systems and equipment proposals that match our customer's needs with compatible technical, functional and company interests.
• Reviews design criteria and application information. Confers with the engineering manager or coordinator to resolve application problems and sales aspects of assigned proposals.
• Directs, reviews and coordinates control system design, drafting personnel, vendors and others to assure proper electrical engineering, application, design, and cost control for projects.
• Reviews and coordinates job progress relevant to schedules through engineering, production, start-up, customer acceptance and final payment.
• Consults, advises or assists Sales, manufacturing and accounting on day-to-day problems relevant to assigned systems and equipment.
• Assists in or performs field start-up and performance problem solving of systems and equipment.
• Conducts a continuing program of self-improvement relative to these duties, advancement there from, and keeps informed on new developments in the engineering field relevant to the product line.
• Must be willing to travel extensively (75%) in accordance with field service travel regulations.
• Must be willing to adapt to flexible working hours (holidays, weekends).
• Must be responsible, dependable, plus safety minded.
• Forward any recommendation for service and equipment improvement to Field Service management.
• Responsibilities will include travel throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, and overseas, and have valid passport.
• Other duties as assigned by manager
• Skills/Experience:
• Must have knowlege of AutoCad for use in reviewing documents
• Good analytical skills necessary for designing control systems, and to analyze, plan and coordinate work activities, according to priorities, and flexibility to adapt to changes with workload, priorities and schedules.
• Willingness to put in the extra hours necessary to complete a project within a deadline
• Must be detail oriented and have good skills in planning, coordinating, and organizing
• Must have excellent verbal communication skills when working with internal and external customers.
• Ability to travel for purposes of field survey, presentation of proposals, sales follow up, start-up services, and problem-solving services, in the field or in other company buildings.
• Must have the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Education:
• Engineering Degree, or BSE or equivalent experience.
• 3 - 5 years' experience with PLC and HMI programming.

Physical Demands:

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 75lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee's ability to see near and far distances.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Who we are:

Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service, bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the market. Customers benefit from Coperion's divisions of Polymer, Equipment & Systems, and Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design, manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers, chemists, technicians and a variety of industry experts, these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their customers.Coperion is a Operating Company of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose - Shape What Matters For Tomorrow - we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.
EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com .In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".