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R+D Custom Automation, Inc. 11052 254th Ct. Trevor, WI 53179 Phone: +1 (262) 298-7250

    Careers

    At R+D Custom Automation, our employees are the most valued assets of the company. It is our desire to see each and every employee achieve their highest potential. To that end, R+D strives to offer competitive employment packages which include both a health care plan and a retirement plan. We are always interested in qualified candidates.

    If you have any questions about careers at R+D, please feel free to send us an email at humanresources@rdcustomautomation.com

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    Posted on May 17, 2022

    Human Resources Generalist

    R+D Custom Automation, a leading, fast paced manufacturer of custom automation equipment for the medical industry, is seeking a team player who is a highly motivated, problem solver to join their Finance department.

    Compensation: $60 to $75k
    Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Life, Medical, Profit Sharing
    Employment Type: Full-Time

    Are you someone who takes pride in helping others achieve their goals? Are you looking to flourish in a rapidly growing company? Does that sound like you? If so, keep reading. We are looking for a hardworking and driven individual to join our team.
    Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:

    Recruiting for Open Positions

    1. Establish communication with recruiters
    2. Manage the recruiting site
    3. Ensure timely communication with candidates and recruiters
    4. Phone screen candidates and administer Predictive Index assessment
    5. Coordinate interviews with managers and candidates
    6. Prepare offer letters under managers direction

    Employee Liaison for HR

    1. Communicate onboarding requirements to candidate
    2. Communicate Recruiter fees and agreements to Finance
    3. Ensure all pre-employment and post-employment processes are completed
    4. Administer all required paperwork for On-boarding and Off-boarding
    5. Perform Exit Interviews per request
    6. Communicate employees start and end dates with Benefits Administrator
    7. Schedule Benefits meetings for employee with Benefits Administrator

    Benefits Coordinator

    1. Organize and communicate benefit open enrollment and benefit changes
    2. Coordinate with 401K administrator
    3. Assist with benefits administration and answer employee’s benefits related questions
    4. Work with insurance company to process worker’s compensation claims

    Maintain Human Resources Standards

    1. Employee folder
    2. Drug Screening
    3. HR Posters

    Qualifications:
    Education and Experience/Skills required:

    Bachelor’s degree in HR or equivalent

    • Human Resources Experience of 2 years preferred
    • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
    • Demonstrate customer service tact
    • Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
    • Microsoft 360 + Programs

    Professional Licensing and/or Certifications Preferred: PHR Certification
    Physical Demands Required: Employee is frequently required to sit, stand through-out the day.
    Company Website: https://rdcustomautomation.com/
    Company Address: 11052 254th Court, Trevor, WI 53179

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    Posted on April 2, 2022

    Electrical Engineer

    R+D Custom Automation, a leading, fast paced manufacturer of custom automation equipment for the medical industry, is seeking a team player who is a highly motivated, problem solver to join their Manufacturing department.

    Compensation: $22.00 to $41.00, Hourly

    Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Life, Medical, Profit Sharing

    Employment Type: Full-Time

    Electrical Engineer General Summary:

    Responsible for simple to complex design of electrical controls for Bio Life Science Industry as well as all the duties of a designer.  Uses knowledge of commonly used concept, practices, procedures, and high-level engineering principles to complete the assigned work.  Is responsible for all aspects of the Electrical design and the use of good engineering practices.  Primary job functions require exercising independent judgement and a high degree of creativity.  Assists Sales and Applications in equipment scope definition as needed, assists the installation team as needed. Approximately 10% travel may be required.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:

    1. Creation of electrical circuit drawings
    2. Create machine wiring diagrams
    3. Creation and Maintenance of BOM’s
    4. Complex layout/design of electrical equipment
    5. Component selection including drives, servos, cameras, and robots.
    6. Size wires, fuses, circuit breakers, etc.
    7. Complex related Electrical Engineering calculations
    8. Create I/O, cable, motor lists
    9. Create installation data, task lists
    10. Creates the electrical engineering project plan
    11. Participation in installation and start-up as required
    12. Checking of circuit drawings, layouts, and bills of materials
    13. Participate in customer contact as required
    14. Other engineering related activities as needed

     

    Qualifications:

    1. Firm understanding of the UL, UL 508A, NFPA and NEC codes
    2. Bachelor’s Degree (BA, BS) from four-year college or university; minimum of three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
    3. AutoCAD skills required, AutoCAD Electrical preferred
    4. PC skills required
    5. Electrical Circuit Troubleshooting skills required

     

    Company Website:  https://rdcustomautomation.com/

    Company Address:  11052 254 Court-Trevor, WI 53179

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    Posted on April 2, 2022

    Electrical Builder

    R+D Custom Automation, a leading, fast paced manufacturer of custom automation equipment for the medical industry, is seeking a team player who is a highly motivated, problem solver to join their electrical build department.

    Compensation: $20.00 to $36.00, Hourly

    Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Life, Medical, Profit Sharing

    Employment Type: Full-Time

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:

    Responsible for building electrical panels, field wiring and pneumatic plumbing components to print. Follows processes as specified in company policies/instructions. Meets schedule and quality standards. Maintains tooling and equipment expertise. Continuous self-improvement. Troubleshoots and resolves problems. Travels 20% for service and installations.

    Qualifications:

    1. Reads and interprets complex blueprints, electrical and pneumatic schematic, or engineering instructions to build electronic components, panels, subassemblies, and wiring.

    2. Completes electronic builds using appropriate hardware, soldering and hand and/or power tools.

    3. Assists in systems integration, PLC, robot, and HMI configurations.

    4. Assists in troubleshooting automation manufacturing control systems consisting of PLC’s, industrial networks, robots, machine vision and HMI interfaces.

    5. Performs I/O checks, sets, and documents sensors, performs sensor and message challenge testing.

    6. Responsible for change control documentation including marking electrical and pneumatic schematic packages with as built updates and changes.

    7. Stays current in new developments within industries served. Keeps informed of new applications/methods to improve systems/products.

    8. Observes all safety rules, applicable regulations, and relevant ISO standards.

    Education and/or Experience:

    1. High school diploma or equivalent required. Technical degree or additional college coursework related to design and electrical principles preferred.

    2. Three to five years of high skilled experience in electrical build and system integration/function strongly preferred.

    3. Requires mathematical skills that require the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and to make metric system conversions.

    4. Must have the ability to read and understand blueprints, specification manuals, assembly plans, and other manufacturing instructions.

    5. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with employees effectively.

    6. Working knowledge of all MS Office applications.

    Company Address: 11052 254th Court, Trevor, WI 53179

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    Posted on April 2, 2022

    Electrical Controls Engineer

    R+D Custom Automation, a leading, fast paced manufacturer of custom automation equipment for the medical industry, is seeking a team player who is a highly motivated, problem solver to join their engineering department.

    Compensation: $27.00 to $55.00, hourly

    Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Life, Medical, Profit Sharing, Bonus Employment, $20,000 Sign On Bonus after a successful completion of 6 months of employment

    Type: Full-Time

    General Summary:

    Controls Engineering role working for a rapidly growing custom automation company that makes equipment for the Life Sciences industry. Responsibilities include control systems design and implementation on fast paced, large-scale automation projects. In this role, you will design controls systems, program PLCs, HMIs, robots, vision systems, and other proven, off-the-shelf technologies, and lead the startup of equipment (debugging and commissioning) both onsite and at customer facilities. This role has an estimated 15% travel requirement.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    1. Produce error free, cost-effective drawings.
    2. Develop PLC and HMI applications.
    3. Meet timelines and budget given for assignments.
    4. Be innovative in designs, looking for increased quality and cost effectiveness.
    5. Assist service department with quoting and processing parts orders.
    6. Assist sales department with quoting projects including field inspections.
    7. Generate detailed ECN’s as required.
    8. Assist project managers in design and detailing portions of projects.
    9. Assume project engineer responsibilities for small to medium size projects.

     

    Qualifications:

    1. Bachelor’s in electrical engineering or 5 years control systems experience.
    2. Proficient in using current release of AutoCad.
    3. Thorough understanding of PLC’s and programming
    4. Thorough understanding of HMI’s and configuring
    5. Knowledge of control components (sensors, motor control devices, etc.)
    6. Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
    7. Follow and maintain all company policies and procedures.
    8. Good written and verbal communication skills.
    9. 20% of travel is required

     

    Company Website:  https://rdcustomautomation.com/

    Company Address:  11052 254 Court-Trevor, WI 53179

     

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    Posted on December 7, 2021

    Mechanical Design Engineer

    R+D Custom Automation, a leading, fast paced manufacturer of custom automation equipment for the medical industry, is seeking a team player who is a highly motivated, problem solver to join their engineering department.

    Compensation: $22.00 to $39.00, Hourly

    Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Life, Medical, Profit Sharing, Bonus

    Employment Type: Full-Time

    General Summary:

    Mechanical Design Engineer position working for a rapidly growing custom automation company building machines for the Life Sciences industry. Responsibility includes designing automation (assemblies and sub-assemblies), fixtures, and prototypes, performing equipment debugging, supporting applications, interfacing with customers to understand requirements, designing to safety standards, and applying mechanical engineering principles to the implementation of automation. This role can have an estimated 15% travel. 

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:

    1. Design automation (assemblies and subassemblies), retrofits, fixtures, and prototypes.
    2. Interface with customers to understand system requirements and resolve design issues encountered.
    3. Document customer requirements to capture design intent and develop designs that incorporate said intent.
    4. Document and maintain revisions to existing automated systems.
    5. Work with team members to create integrated design between multiple stations and designers on large machines.
    6. Incorporate proven, readily available technology into design based on customer or project requirements.
    7. Identify correct motors, actuators, slides, heaters, and grippers for specific design application.
    8. Update Test Plan to capture design requirements that commissioning will use to test the machine according to User Requirement Specifications.
    9. Design automation to OSHA and NFPA standards.
    10. Mitigate operator risk of machine operation, usage, maintenance, or in machine failure during design. Use safety sensors in critical areas to ensure operator and machine safety.
    11. Anticipate possible failure modes of machine operation that cause harm to the operator, machine, product, or environment and alter the design to eliminate or minimize it.
    12. Create drawings with detailing of parts and assemblies including dimensions, callouts, tolerances, and material specifications.
    13. Creates comprehensive build plans for the mechanical assemblers to accurately build to print.
    14. Develop and release bill of materials including stock material and commercials to purchasing.
    15. Communicate to Fabrication critical features, dimensions, materials, and tolerances.
    16. Evaluate and troubleshoot automation when problems arise during commissioning and propose recommendations for resolving equipment issues.
    17. Act as a technical mechanical design resource/support for company sales staff.
    18. Support applications by providing automation concepts and concept drawings in preparation of estimates and quotes.
    19. Stay current in new developments within industries served. Keeps informed of new applications and methods to improve systems or products.
    20. Observe all safety rules, applicable regulations, and relevant ISO standards.

    Qualifications:

    1. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or comparable knowledge/experience required.
    2. 5 years’ experience is required
    3. Strong and demonstrated mechanical design aptitude and skilled in 2D (AutoCAD)
    4. 3D CAD SolidWorks PDM experience preferred.
    5. Strong preference for prior automation design experience.
    6. Demonstrated ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
    7. Proven experience working effectively in a team environment.
    8. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and employees.
    9. Working knowledge of all MS Office applications.
    10. Ability to read and interpret technical specifications, blueprints, assembly plans, and other manufacturing instructions.
    11. Ability to work with complex mathematical concepts.
    12. Up to 15% travel required.

    Company Website:  https://rdcustomautomation.com/

    Company Address:  11052 254th Court, Trevor, WI 53179

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