Location: Vandalia, Ohio, USA (onsite)
Vacancy Type: Existing Position
Schedule: Full‑time
As our next Line Technician, you’ll be at the forefront of supporting and leading production operations while developing strong technical and leadership skills. Your role is essential in ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations, maintaining quality standards, supporting automation tasks, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Your expertise in production processes, quality verification, and equipment operation will help push the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Achieve high productivity while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Facilitate and participate in training sessions for personal and team development.
• Oversee daily production operations including robot jogging, program resets, safety resets, and component handling.
• Perform routine quality checks to ensure products meet required specifications.
• Monitor production output for defects or deviations from standard processes.
• Immediately contain and escalate quality concerns.
• Follow quality protocols such as first‑piece checks, in‑process inspections, and final verifications.
• Document quality results and support root‑cause analysis when defects occur.
• Champion a “stop and fix” mindset to prevent defects from continuing downstream.
• Identify and lead improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
• Analyze and communicate reasons for line stoppages.
• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to improve error‑proofing and reduce scrap.
• Over time, support advanced tasks such as programming adjustments, machine backups, and AI system updates.
• Complete production documentation including labor sheets and quality reports.
• Follow environmental and safety policies aligned with the Environmental Management System (SGA).
• Lead robot‑control and production operations to ensure smooth setups and transitions.
• Manage components: loading, purging, organizing for production flow.
• Perform quality verification at key checkpoints to prevent rework or defects.
• Engage in projects requiring updated technical knowledge and new technologies.
• Build proficiency with quality tools including 5 Whys, Pareto charts, control charts, and problem‑solving methods.
• Strong motivation to learn, grow technical skills, and build leadership capabilities.
• Detail‑oriented, patient, and able to assess developing issues.
• Willingness to follow standardized work, operational procedures, and quality checklists.
• Strong communication skills for explaining operational challenges and solutions.
• Basic logic programming knowledge is a plus.
• Experience operating robots or automated production systems.
• Exposure to AI updates, production programming, or machine backups.
• Prior exposure to quality systems, defect containment, or lean tools.
Apply online at www.johnsonelectric.com — We can’t wait to meet you!
Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team
Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company’s most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.
At Johnson Electric, our vision is to be the world’s definitive provider of innovative and reliable motion systems.
We are a global leader in electric motors, actuators, motion subsystems and related electro-mechanical components, serving a broad range of industries including Automotive, Smart Metering, Medical Devices, Business Equipment, Home Automation, Ventilation, White Goods, Power Tools, and Lawn & Garden Equipment. The Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and employs over 30,000 individuals in more than 20 countries worldwide. We are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Attracting and developing the Right People, putting them in the Right Jobs and providing them with the Right Environment to excel at what they do are the 3 pillars that underlie Johnson Electric’s people strategy and human capital initiatives, with the ultimate vision to become “One Johnson around the world, a great company and a great place to work!”.
In 2016, Johnson Electric Hong Kong was recognized as one of Asia’s Best Companies To Work For by HR Asia Magazine. The Group will continue to attract and retain top talents in support of the Company’s ambitious growth strategy.
