Automation Technician - PLC & Robotics

Automation Technician - PLC & Robotics

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Top 3 Must-Have Skills (Highlight These)

1. PLC Programming Experience – Toyopuc, Allen-Bradley, Omron, or Siemens

2. Self-motivated Seibi Technician with hands-on equipment confirmation experience

3. Flexibility to work cross-functionally, travel, and support overtime/weekends

Role Overview

Toyota’s PE Battery Team is seeking a Seibi Technician to support Battery Pack Assembly equipment across North American Manufacturing Companies (NAMCs) and global partners. The role focuses on equipment confirmation, safety compliance, vendor buy-offs, and achieving Safety, Quality, and Productivity (SQP) targets.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of Seibi or equivalent technical experience and are comfortable working in a highly automated manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support Battery Pack Assembly equipment development with NAMCs and global teams

• Support equipment specification development and standards compliance

• Participate in machine risk assessments and confirmation activities

• Perform Seibi equipment checks (Safety, Electrical, Mechanical)

• Confirm conveyors and logistics hardware for cell and zone safety interlocks

• Support vendor buy-off trials and large-zone trials

• Adjust equipment to meet SQP targets

• Travel to vendors and NAMCs in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Japan

Required Qualifications – What You Bring

• 2-year technical degree, trade school, or 3+ years relevant technical experience

• 2+ years PLC programming experience (Toyopuc, AB, Omron, Siemens)

• Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings

• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

• Willingness to work up to 25% overtime, including extended shifts and weekends

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Manufacturing equipment procurement, installation, and confirmation experience

• Kawasaki or Fanuc industrial robots (part transfer, auto-tightening)

• Vision systems experience (Keyence or similar)

• AMRs, AGVs, and AGV traffic control systems