Field Service Manager

Job Title: Traveling Field Service Manager - Conveyor Install

Job Description

The Field Service Manager leads complex conveyor system installation, decommissioning, and maintenance projects at customer sites across the United States. This role combines hands-on technical work with project management, team leadership, and extensive travel, ensuring that all field activities meet safety, quality, schedule, and budget expectations. The Field Service Manager supervises field service technicians and contractors, supports millwrights and electricians, and serves as a key point of contact for customers throughout each project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage conveyor system installation, decommissioning, and maintenance projects at customer sites, ensuring work meets scope, schedule, and budget requirements.

• Communicate project status, risks, and issues clearly and regularly to customers and internal teams, providing accurate updates and recommendations.

• Provide hands-on support to millwrights and electricians on site to ensure proper decommissioning, installation, and commissioning of conveyor systems.

• Ensure strict compliance with project specifications, safety regulations, and quality standards at all times.

• Supervise on-site project teams, including field service technicians, contractors, and subcontractors, to ensure adherence to project plans and client expectations.

• Resolve project-related issues as they arise and develop contingency plans to keep projects on track.

• Supervise and instruct field service technicians to ensure they complete the scope of work on time, within budget, and to customer satisfaction.

• Provide training and operational support to customers on conveyor system operation, maintenance, and basic troubleshooting.

• Maintain accurate and timely project documentation, including reports, change orders, permits, and field records.

• Coordinate permit applications and ensure all required approvals are in place before and during field work.

• Oversee field service management activities such as scheduling, coordination of crews, and resource allocation.

• Support troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and automation issues on conveyor and conveyance systems, including PLC-related diagnostics where applicable.

• Utilize project management tools, ERP, CRM, and other software to plan, track, and report on project activities.

• Collaborate with internal engineering, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure seamless delivery of turn-key conveyance solutions.

• Perform other duties as assigned to support successful project execution and customer satisfaction.

Work Environment

This role is field-based and involves working primarily at large distribution and e-commerce facilities, including major fulfillment centers, where conveyor and conveyance systems operate around moving mechanical parts. You will follow all site-specific Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) requirements, with a strong emphasis on safety as a core value. The position requires frequent standing, walking, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds while working in active industrial environments. You will regularly work around powered equipment, conveyors, and other automated systems, and you will handle materials covered by Safety Data Sheets that are not life threatening. The work schedule often includes substantial overtime, commonly in the range of 40-45 hours of overtime per week, leading to extended workweeks and significant time on the road. You will use tools and technologies such as Microsoft Office, ERP and CRM systems, AutoDesk tools, and various mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic equipment associated with conveyor systems. As part of a vertically integrated conveyance solutions provider, you will be immersed in a culture that emphasizes product quality, on-time delivery, responsive customer service, and continuous improvement in a professional industrial setting.

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Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Houston,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 26, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.