Electro-Mechanical Technician

January 17, 2025

Strom Minnesota is currently looking for an experienced Electro-Mechanical Technician for our client in the north metro.  This position offers a flexible 1st shift schedule and starting pay rate of between $41-$45 dollars an hour based on qualifications.

The Electro-Mechanical Technician maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs CNC machines in a timely manner to limit machine downtime. This job demands a broad technical knowledge of electromechanical principles and good working knowledge of manufacturing machines and processes.

• Moves and rearranges equipment.
• Disassembles, maintains, and repairs systems of equipment such as power supplies, monitors, scaling devices, servomechanisms as well as the mechanical components they supply.
• Aligns machine axis and machine systems.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains plumbing, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric systems. 
• Repairs and replaces machine components.
• Repairs and maintains the physical structure of the establishment.
• Diagnoses machine problems through sound, vibration, and behavior, and discusses operation variations to diagnose problems or repair machines.
• Requisitions materials to accomplish responsibilities.
• Repairs electronic and electromechanical control equipment associated with automated machine tools and servomechanisms.
• Observes machine operations to determine the nature of the operating problems.
• Uses appropriate test instruments to diagnose and test the trouble and the reason for malfunction and make needed repairs.
• Replaces, adjusts, and calibrates components to align control apparatus to operating specifications.
• Works closely with and coordinates procedures with engineers and mechanics on the installation of new equipment and modifications of equipment to suit needs and applications.
• Uses special testing equipment to test circuitry and components.
• Works from complicated drawings, diagrams, and specifications involving electrics, mechanics, and electronics.
• Creates electrical circuits for special needs or purposes.
• Designs, installs, and programs logic devices.
• Communicates with vendors and machine builders.
• Collaborates with others, is open-minded, responsive, and supportive of others’ efforts to succeed.
• Demonstrates integrity by being dependable, having good judgment, being honest, and taking responsibility for their actions.
• Respectful of others, encouraging others to share their ideas, actively listening to others, and having common courtesy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Trade school training and/or a degree in a mechanical or electrical-related field with emphasis on CNC Machines required.
• Five years of experience in a similar role required.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work on projects alone or with others on a team. 
• Reading proficiency, some writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Arithmetically proficient with the ability to do algebra and trigonometry is highly preferred.
• Mechanical and deductive reasoning skills required.
• Frequent walking, standing, bending, and stooping. 
• Use of hand to finger. 
• Frequently lift, move, push, and pull up to 60 pounds.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Noise level is moderate.
• Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles.

Pay, Work Schedule, & Benefits:

• Rich benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, PTO, Paid Holidays, and More!
• Retirement 401(k) plan with employer match and profit-sharing plan 
• Award-winning Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement