Field Service Technician

We are seeking a Field Service Technician to become a part of our client's growing team.

Our client is located in Michigan and is the largest North American heat treatment equipment manufacturer in the US. They are interested in candidates for long-term career opportunities in the capital equipment sector. Their customer base includes general manufacturing as well as automotive, both in the U.S. and across the globe. Our client is offering a challenging career that allows engineering thinkers to apply multiple disciplines in assisting customers with the selection of the most effective manufacturing equipment for their heat treatment needs.

Qualifications/ Experience Required:

• Prefer seasoned field tech with five (5) years of furnace/equipment setup and start-up experience.
• Technical degree desirable but not mandatory
• Strong mechanical aptitude and welding experience
• Hands-on experience performing troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, combustion, and piping systems
• Must know how to debug HMI and PLC's
• Good working knowledge of industrial electrical control systems
• Able to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing and supervising the off-loading, placement, and assembly of heat treat-related equipment.
• Check-out of all mechanical, electrical, and piping sub-systems, ensuring the overall system and individual components operate safely and as designed per engineering drawings, operating instructions, vendor literature and applicable specifications.
• Provide direction in resolving non-contractual customer and contractor issues.
• Document all problems encountered during the installation and start-up of the equipment and the status of a verification of results of any field revisions.
• Assist customer personnel with the initial operation and testing of processing performed by the equipment.
• Train customer personnel in the safe, efficient operation and maintenance of the equipment.
• Provide frequent reports and checklists, detailing progress, planned dates for major tasks and all open issues.
• Collect and submit all parameters changed and data obtained during the final commission of the equipment.
• Ability to travel to customer sites domestically and internationally. This position requires travel.

Our client offers a competitive salary and benefits which include 401k with matching, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance and profit sharing.