Robot Programmer at Premier Staffing Solution in Liberty, MO

Location: 1501 Claycomo Road, Liberty, MO
Duration: 12/01/2026 to 01/10/2027 (approx. 5 to 6 weeks of on-site integration and installation)
Openings: 4
Type: Contract / Staff Augmentation

About the Role

Client is seeking experienced Robot Programmers to support a greenfield integration and installation project. Selected candidates will begin work in Novi, MI, then travel to Kansas City, MO to install, commission, and launch robotic cells at the Ford Kansas City Truck Plant. You will program and troubleshoot robots for material handling, spot welding, and sealing applications, and work closely with controls, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to get the cells production-ready.

Resume and Submission Requirements

Resumes should clearly show:

• Total years of robot programming experience
• Robot platforms and applications worked on - Fanuc required
• Customer standards and sites, with time spent on each
• Certifications held, with documentation
• Current city, state, and country of residence
• Countries worked in, and any restrictions on working in the US, Canada, or Mexico
• Travel willingness
• Whether they have led robot projects

Key Responsibilities

• Program, install, commission, and optimize industrial robots in a new-build (greenfield) environment
• Develop and debug robot programs for material handling (picks and drops), spot welding, and dispense/sealing
• Perform robot startup, path teaching, validation, and production launch support
• Integrate robots with tooling, tool changers, welders, vision systems, and safety systems
• Troubleshoot robot, process, communication, and equipment integration issues
• Support cycle-time improvements and production readiness activities
• Follow customer-specific programming, safety, and manufacturing standards
• Collaborate with controls and site teams during integration and launch
• Lead or provide technical direction on robot programming tasks when needed

Required Qualifications

• Professional industrial robot programming experience (2+ years preferred)
• Hands-on experience with material handling (picks and drops) and spot welding
• Experience programming, commissioning, and troubleshooting robots in automotive or similarly complex automated manufacturing
• Working knowledge of ABB robots (primary platform for this project) [confirm vs. Fanuc]
• Experience working within customer-specific standards, with the customer standards and approximate time spent under each identified
• Willingness and ability to travel and work on site at customer facilities
• Authorization to work in the United States (Canada and Mexico a plus)

Preferred Qualifications

• Dispense / sealing
• Seek and find
• Tool changers
• Stud welding and arc/MIG welding
• Vision and bin picking (Photoneo, Keyence, Matrox)
• Fanuc DCS (certification evidence required if claimed)
• Experience leading robot programming projects
• Automotive Body Shop / Body-in-White experience

Certifications and Site Requirements

• GM GRS and GM MPS / Green Lock [confirm whether required for this Ford site]
• Prior work at GM or other major OEM sites [confirm]
• Suppliers must provide proof of certification or proof of enrollment

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Experience:

• spot welding: 3 years (Required)
• Industrial Robot programming: 3 years (Required)
• Robot programming: 3 years (Required)
• Kuka: 3 years (Preferred)
• Body Weld / Body-in-White robotic automation : 3 years (Required)
• Fanuc: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person