Process Automation Technician

We have a current opportunity for a Process Automation Technician on a permanent basis. The position will be based in the North West of Washington State, with a leading renewables manufacturing company.

Job Title: Process Automation Technician

Pay: $30–$40/hour DOE

Position Summary

The Process Automation Technician ensures optimal equipment performance by monitoring and adjusting process recipes and parameters, supporting production quality, troubleshooting issues, and leading improvement initiatives. This role blends preventative maintenance with data-driven process control to maintain high production standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and audit equipment process parameters daily.
• Support production by ensuring equipment integrity and uptime.
• Collaborate with Quality to evaluate data and adjust processes for optimization.
• Perform routine checks, cleaning, and basic maintenance per standard procedures.
• Identify process deviations using SPC and take corrective action via OCAPs.
• Document processes and update Standard Work Instructions (SWIs).
• Lead improvement initiatives using tools like VSM, A3, Apollo, and PK processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve minor equipment or process issues.
• Conduct DOE and other statistical tests to optimize recipes and outputs.
• Train other team members and update training documentation as needed.
• Promote and uphold equipment safety standards.

Qualifications

Skills & Traits

• Strong mechanical, electrical, and analytical aptitude
• Effective communicator and team collaborator
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of managing small projects
• Willingness to work rotating shifts

Education & Experience

• Associate or bachelor's degree (or in progress) in STEM or technical field (e.g., Electronics, Engineering Technology)
• Minimum 6 months of hands-on technical experience

Preferred

• 2+ years in a semi/full-automated manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with PLCs, HMIs, pneumatics, hydraulics, VFDs, vision systems, and chemical processes

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, holidays)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• HSA option
• Supplemental insurance options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recognition Programs
• Solar Panel Purchase Program

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.