Robotics/Automation Technician

Job description

**Description**

Job Title: Maintenance Technician/Automation Technician/ Robotics Technician

Department: Maintenance

Reports to: Bobby Hibbs

Location: Beardstown, IL

Effective Date: 09/30/2025

Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Salaried-Non-Exempt

Work Schedule: Flexibility Needed

Travel Requirements: 0-5%

**Job Title:** Maintenance Technician/Automation Technician

**Department:** Maintenance (Electronic and Reliability)

**Reports to:** Bobby Hibbs

**Location:** Beardstown, Illinois

**Effective Date:** 06/05/2025

**Job Status:** Full Time

**FLSA Status:** SNE

**Work Schedule:** 2ndt Shift (Flexibility Required)

**Travel Requirements:** 0-5%

**Job Summary:**
The JBS Pork team is seeking an Automation Technician.

The ideal candidate for this position will be able to design, install, maintain and troubleshoot automated systems and equipment.

The candidate will work to optimize production processes, ensure smooth operation, and reduce downtime by diagnosing and repairing issues with robotic systems, programmable logic controllers, and other automated machinery.

**Supervisory Responsibilities: None**

**Duties/Responsibilities:**

+ Position is intended to cross train in all areas of the plant.
+ Perform scale checks to ensure plant pay scales are within weight calibration specifications.
+ Perform Preventative Maintenance on scales, trolley readers, printers and alarms to ensure they are in working order and problems are caught before they cause downtime.
+ Perform basic Reactive Maintenance on Automated Systems and Instrumentation (basic troubleshooting, changing parts, follow-up to ensure problem is resolved & basic modifications to equipment to improve performance).
+ Regularly accompany higher level team members & maintenance personnel to Reactive Maintenance calls to gain familiarity and troubleshooting techniques for the different automated equipment at the facility.
+ Complete Automation Projects assigned by the Automation & Instrumentation Superintendent that are designed to improve a process within the facility and advance the employee’s skill set.
+ Assist and train in startup of the facility’s Automated and Robotic equipment.
+ Perform another task as assigned

**Required Skills/Abilities:**

+ 3 or more years of experience or equivalent experience in industry or job
+ Quick learner
+ Ability to adapt
+ Ability to problem solve
+ Experience with PLC (Preferred)

**Education, Experience, Qualifications:**

+ Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
+ Bachelor’s degree in Related Field (Preferred not required)
+ Associate’s degree in Related Field (Preferred not required)
+ AAS Degree in Related Field (Preferred not required)

**Physical Requirements:**

+ Lifting
+ Climbing stairs
+ Walking
+ Working in confined spaces
+ Working in production area: Hot, Cold, Smells, PPE Required

The Applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

Benefits:

+ Base Salary: $50,218min-$61,015mid
+ Health, Dental, Vision coverage begins after 60 days of employment
+ Paid Time off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays
+ 401(k): company match beings after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule
+ Career Development: Our Company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
+ Short Term Disability
+ Long Term Disability
+ JBS/Memorial Hospital Partnership
+ On-site bank
+ On-site cafeteria
+ Employee Assistance Program
+ Discounted meat sales

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline.

We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors.

To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us:

JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions.

We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents.

We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in North America.

JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

JBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs.

All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies.

No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.

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