Mobile Automation Technician Job at Sojo Industries, Chicago, IL

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  • Sojo Industries
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

About Sojo Industries and Sojo Flight™

Sojo Industries is a rapidly expanding industrial automation leader, providing advanced packaging and assembly solutions to the food and beverage sector. We specialize in robotics, mobility, and modularity, operating state-of-the-art, SQF-compliant facilities. Our patented Sojo Flight™ technology brings automated, robotic manufacturing directly to customer sites, transforming traditional production models. Sojo currently operates four (4) manufacturing facilities in the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, PA; Indianapolis, IN; Austin, TX; and Riverside, CA.

Sojo Flight™ is a patented, mobile, modular production system designed to revolutionize variety and multi-pack manufacturing. It enables swift deployment and operational readiness within hours, eliminating supply chain bottlenecks and reducing costs. This highly adaptable system brings high-efficiency automation directly to customer facilities, warehouses, or 3PL locations, reducing freight costs and carbon emissions. Leading U.S. beverage producers across America trust Sojo Flight™ to optimize packaging and enhance production flexibility.

Join us to work with cutting-edge automation technology and drive innovation in mobile manufacturing, helping top brands streamline their packaging processes.

The Mobile Automation Technician is responsible for ensuring the optimal performance of Sojo's industrial machinery deployed at customer sites nationwide. This role involves executing preventative maintenance schedules and providing expert troubleshooting for equipment issues.

Responsibilities

  • Performs maintenance and repairs on electromechanical packaging machines, air compressors, robots, tray formers and other related equipment in Sojo mobile packaging deployments
  • Develops a deep understanding of best practices and optimization techniques for Sojo’s packaging lines, and works with Engineering and Operations teams to improve performance
  • Supports the deployment and setup of new Sojo Packaging equipment installations
  • Changes over lines based on pre-programmed recipes for new packaging formats
  • Evaluates equipment failures for root cause and works with broader technical team to make improvements on the equipment
  • Install modifications and upgrades to equipment as instructed by manager
  • Follow PM schedules and procedures, recording all relevant information in Sojo’s Computerized Maintenance Management System
  • Install replacement materials and support upgrades to equipment and machines
  • Lubricate, clean and service equipment.
  • Maintains a safe, clean working area.
  • All other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

  • Valid Driver's License
  • Mechanical expertise and proficient with hand tools
  • Skilled with computers
  • Electrical troubleshooting experience preferred
  • Knowledge of safety practices for working with factory equipment
  • Forklift certified a plus
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Possess a sense of urgency and ownership.
  • 5-7 years as a plant mechanic or field service technician preferred
  • Willingness to travel 90%-100% of the time

Physical Demands

  • In a typical work setting, people in this job:
  • Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects
  • Stand for long periods of time.
  • Kneel, stoop, crouch, bend, stretch, twist or crawl.
  • Operate sky jack of up to 22-feet
  • Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.
  • See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
  • See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.

UP TO 90% TRAVEL TO LOCATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. NATIONALLY

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