Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Technician
$25 - $35 per hourExpress Employment Professionals - Kalispell
Job Description
Job Description
Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Technician
Express Employment Professionals – Kalispell, MT (Local Client)
Your MissionBe the last line of defense before shipment. As the FAT Technician, you’ll ensure advanced industrial systems meet rigorous safety, quality, and customer requirements. You’ll validate performance from power-up to sign-off, turning complex assemblies into production-ready machines.
Pay, Schedule, and Location Pay: $25–$35/hour DOE
Schedule: Full-time (day shift – details provided during interview)
Location: Kalispell, MT
- Final Testing & Validation: Confirm equipment performance against customer specifications
- Configuration: Set up electrical components, firmware, and communications
- Troubleshooting: Resolve electrical, mechanical, PLC, and software faults
- Safety Assurance: Verify EPOs, interlocks, and alarms operate correctly
- Automation Readiness: Teach and calibrate robotic systems
- System Proving: Test valves, pumps, fluid flow systems, automation functions, and customer recipes
- Quality Audits: Complete final inspections and precise documentation
- Customer Readiness: Support inspections and demonstrate machine functionality
- Culture: Elevate safety practices and continuous improvement
- Every machine passes FAT with zero open issues
- Safety systems are fully verified and documented
- Defects are identified and corrected prior to shipment
- Reports are accurate, clear, and complete
- Timelines are met without compromising quality
- 4+ years with electromechanical equipment build/test/troubleshooting
- Strong diagnostic ability across electrical and mechanical systems
- Hands-on experience with PLC-controlled systems and test procedures
- Fluent in reading electrical schematics and P&ID drawings
- Ability to establish PC-to-equipment communications
- Windows, Microsoft Office, and Excel proficiency
- Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols
- Analytical, methodical problem-solver
Preferred: Experience testing manufacturing or industrial equipment
Tools You’ll Work With- PLC systems and industrial PCs
- Multimeters and electrical test gear
- Hand tools
- Robotic teach pendants
- Manufacturing/automation equipment
- Microsoft Office suite
- Technical degree, trade school, military technical training, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Stand/walk for long periods; lift up to 50 lbs
- Bend, kneel, crouch, climb ladders; perform fine motor tasks
- Operate near machinery and live electrical systems
- PPE required at all times
- Fast-paced production setting with tight deadlines
- Occasional travel may be required
- Detail-accurate, organized, and self-directed
- Clear communicator and collaborative teammate
- Flexible, positive, and calm under pressure
- Safety-focused with a continuous improvement mindset
Join Express Employment Professionals and help ship excellence—apply today.
Job ID: 1526
4 Sunset Plaza, Suite 101, Kalispell, MT 59901
$25 - $35 per hour
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