Job Location Headquarters - Elk Grove Village, ILSalary Range $34.00 - $42.00 Hourly
Company Profile:
Yamazen Inc. is an importer and distributor of quality CNC manufacturing machinery, including machine tools and injection molding machines. We service manufacturers in automotive, medical, oil, construction, aerospace, and I.T. markets. We have 14 U.S. offices serving markets throughout the country and have experienced significant growth through territory and market expansion.
Opportunity:
Yamazen has an immediate opening for a Robot Programmer to join our team in Elk Grove Village, IL (Northwest Chicago suburbs). As an automation engineer you will be responsible for robot programming, project management, CAD drawings and renderings of proposed cells. The chosen candidate with will enjoy working from a state-of-the-art technical facility in Elk Grove Village, IL Our main focus will to automate our CNC Brother and/or CNC Takisawa lathes. Additional responsibilities include assisting with the redesign of our automation machine tending cell called our Flex loader and setting up suppliers.
Skills and
Qualifications:
The preferred candidate will possess a strong machining background that includes:
Compensation and Benefits:
Range: $34.00 - $42.00
In return for quality results, Yamazen Inc. provides a competitive compensation package including salary, business allowance and semi-annual bonus opportunities. Employee benefits include company paid medical, dental, vision, short- & long-term disability, AD&D and life insurance within the first 60 days, 401K with company match, and more!
Time off: Vacation / Personal sick days / Company paid holidays
Misc: Mileage reimbursement, Company provided uniforms, Company phone & iPad, New car discount program, Employee Assistance Program.
No phone calls please.
Yamazen is an equal opportunity employment company. All applicants are considered regardless of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Yamazen is a specialized global trading company with a strong focus on the distribution of CNC machine tools and other industrial and engineering equipment. Yamazen supports its four main machine vendors' products, Brother International Corporation, Matsuura USA, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc and Takisawa Inc., with extensive manufacturing and logistics expertise to maximize a positive impact on the operations of its customers.
In addition to its international headquarters and operations in Japan, Yamazen's global sales and service network includes 11 overseas subsidiaries and 37 sales and technical service offices in 14 countries across Europe, Asia and North America. Yamazen Inc is represented by 14 Technical Centers across the USA.
Yamazen has strong business and cultural ties to the companies that build the equipment it distributes. These relationships ensure ample access to the machinery, parts and information Yamazen needs to support its customers around the world with the most advanced solutions and responsive service.
Yamazen is listed in the first section of the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges. Major product categories include CNC Machine Tools, Industrial Machinery, Forming & Fabricating Machine Tools, Industrial & Engineering Equipment, PCB Fabricating, Assembly and Inspection Equipment and Industrial Tools.
Yamazen Inc. has three divisions: machinery, tooling and automation.