Mechatronics & Robotics Apprentice

Overview

Learn to install, maintain, and troubleshoot mechatronics/robotics systems

Key Responsibilities

• plc training
• safety compliance
• system monitoring
• preventive maintenance
• equipment installation
• site travel

Tasks

-Support: Learn PLCs and work with Automation Engineers in a laboratory environment. -Safety: Follow work processes closely at school and on the shop floor to ensure a safe environment while job shadowing with technical advisor in On-the-Job Learning (OJL). Observe and incorporate safety standards and regulations required for safe operation of the system. -Monitoring: Analyzes technical specifications of mechatronic systems, subsystems, modules and components. -Maintenance: Combine electronic, mechanical, computer, and control skills to perform scheduled, predictive, and preventive maintenance to detect and prevent problems. Install, repair, adjust, and test equipment and components to ensure that systems function properly. Work with electronic and physical technical documentation to maintain all material handling equipment (MHE) at the site. -Work in a warehouse environment with fluctuating temperatures. -Involves movement between departments, floors, and properties to facilitate work, averaging 6 to 12 miles per day.

Requirements

• high school
• microsoft office
• electrical experience
• mechanical aptitude
• teamwork
• flexibility

What You Bring

-Must be at least 18 years of age -Regularly required to type on a computer for 1-2 hours per day. -Must meet the minimum qualifying score on a Mechanical Aptitude Test -High school or equivalent diploma. -Communication: Communicate and work well within a team environment both in school and in OJL. -Able enroll in and attend a 12-week training at one of four colleges: Vincennes University (Vincennes, IN), Lehigh Carbon Community College (Allentown, PA), Technical College (Statesboro, GA), or Dallas College – Eastfield Campus (Dallas, TX). -Ability to perform tasks wearing appropriate or required PPE, which may include but is not limited to hard hat, face mask, face shield, and composite toe shoes. -Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, with the ability to create and manage documents effectively. -Able to complete one year of On-the-Job Learning (OJL) at your home site as a Mechatronics & Robotics Apprentice (MRA) after the successful completion of the 12-week training program. -Experience in an electrical, mechanical, or controls field. -Must have ability to reach overhead, kneel, squat, climb steps/ladders, use an aerial lift, and frequently lift a maximum of 50 lbs. of equipment. -Ability to work flexible schedules/shifts/areas. -Regularly required to crouch or bend and reach to install/move equipment.

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Benefits

-Weekly Pay -Comprehensive Benefits that start on your first day -Training, Development, and Advancement Opportunities

About Cushman & Wakefield

-With operations across ~400 offices in 60+ countries, it bridges global scale with deep local market insight. -Typical projects range from agency leasing and capital-markets advisory to project development and integrated facilities management. -The firm specializes across sectors including data centers, industrial/logistics, life sciences, retail, government, and healthcare. -A standout fact: it advises marquee assets like ports, rail hubs, and sports venues.

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