Engineering Technician, Automation & Maintenance

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range:

$25.60 - $35.20

The Simple Plex & Simple Western platforms are respectively an automated microfluidics-based ELISA immunoassay solution & an automated capillary-based Western Blot solution within Bio-Techne (NASDAQ: TECH). We are rethinking protein tools and helping thousands of researchers around the world resolve their protein analysis problems so they can reveal new insight into proteins and their role in disease.

Position Summary:

Join our cutting-edge team as a Engineering Technician, Automation & Maintenance, where you'll play a crucial role in the production of consumable micro-fluidic cartridges & capillary-based Western Blot cartridges in a clean room environment. This position requires a dynamic individual who can provide engineering support to maintain and enhance our semi-automatic manufacturing processes. You'll work closely with both the production and engineering teams to ensure the smooth operation of automated and semi-automated equipment, including pick and place systems, liquid dispensing equipment, fluidics bonding processes, and inspection stations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain continuous operation of production equipment within a cleanroom setting by troubleshooting issues, performing repairs or parts replacements, and making necessary adjustments.

• Conduct preventive maintenance on various production equipment and assembly stations to prevent downtime.

• Assist in the creation or updating of preventative maintenance procedures.

• Foster open and effective communication with operators and engineering staff regarding equipment functionality and maintenance needs.

• Collaborate actively with the engineering team to troubleshoot equipment/process issues and integrate solutions.

• Participate in validation of equipment modifications and testing in the production environment.

• Train new or existing personnel in set-up, operation and troubleshooting equipment.

• Be prepared to gather and show records of maintenance events during audits.

• Assist with maintenance of the building and facility equipment as necessary.

• Willingness to accept changes in work from day-to-day within reasonable and expected boundaries.

• The position may require occasional extended hours and occasional weekend coverage.

Required Skills:

• Proven mechanical skills with a strong emphasis on hands-on experience.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities combined with strong organizational and communication skills.

• Experience troubleshooting and repairing modern electrical and mechanical systems.

• Solid foundation in general math and science principles.

• Knowledge of GMP and ISO regulations are preferred.

• Strong attention to detail with good interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Experience with automation and assembly technologies such as pneumatics, vacuum systems, motors, actuators, and fixtures.

• Must be capable of working effectively in a team environment with co-workers.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with LabVIEW, Beckhoff and PLC control systems is advantageous.

• Understanding manufacturing processes, including machining, molding, and material properties.

Education and Experience:

• Associate degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Electro-Mechanical disciplines preferred

• At least 3 years of experience in a Maintenance Technician role, in addition to a technical high school diploma.

Physical Demands:

• This role requires working in normal production environments, including Bio-Labs and Clean Rooms.

• Ability to lift and manage packages weighing up to 35 lbs.

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.

• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.

• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.

• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. 

• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

This position requires work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status). If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or take part in any other stage of the recruitment process, please contact hr@bio-techne.com for assistance.