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Daifuku

Manufactures and integrates material handling systems

Controls Systems Technician

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Practical knowledge of engineering science and technology applied to the design and production of systems and services.
  • Knowledge of French and English.
  • Ability to manage one's own time and the time of others.
  • Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Ability to evaluate costs and benefits of potential actions to choose an appropriate course of action.
  • Ability to monitor and assess the performance of oneself, individuals, or organizations to make improvements or corrections.
  • Ability to listen to, understand, and communicate information and ideas through spoken or written words and sentences.
  • Ability to detect when something is wrong or likely to go wrong, even when the solution is not obvious.
  • Thoroughness and diligence in completing duties and independently identifying and facilitating necessary tasks.
  • Availability to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays occasionally to support customer service and change requests.
  • Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites throughout the country for control-system commissioning and on-site engineering tasks.
  • Ability to work off-shift occasionally to support commissioning efforts.
  • A university-level qualification related to automation, such as a DEC in industrial electronics, a bachelor's degree in automated production engineering or electrical engineering, or equivalent relevant work experience; an equivalent combination of education and experience is also accepted.
  • Ability to remain stationary for 50% of the time, move around an office to access equipment, operate a computer and other productivity machinery, inspect documents, communicate by speaking and listening, and read, identify, and assess forms and correspondence.
  • Ability to walk through airports and plants and remain standing for most of the shift while at job sites.
  • Ability to climb ladders to access conveyor systems.

Responsibilities

  • Travel to customer sites.
  • Install and provide technical support for programmable logic controller (PLC)-based hardware and software.
  • Perform control-system and software changes, and create and modify system specifications and operating procedures.
  • Program, troubleshoot, and repair sensors, scanners, visualization systems, motors, frequency inverters, and encoders.
  • Participate in testing and commissioning efforts at major airports.
  • Support proposals and customer inquiries.
  • Meet timelines to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
  • Develop engineering and design skills where possible.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to identify and resolve issues and outages.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Siemens PLC S7-300, S7-400, and S7-1500 series.
  • Knowledge of integrated safety PLCs.
  • Knowledge of industrial networks, including Profibus and Profinet.
  • Experience with material-handling equipment.

About the Company

Daifuku

Manufactures and integrates material handling systems

Daifuku manufactures and integrates material handling systems for warehouses, factories, and distribution centers. It offers conveyors, automated storage and retrieval systems, automated guided vehicles, and software that coordinates routing, sequencing, and inventory visibility. The company differentiates itself with a long history, global reach, and turnkey solutions from design through installation and after-sales support. Its goal is to improve supply chains by reducing labor, increasing throughput, and enhancing accuracy in material handling.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Founded
1937

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