Field Service Technician

Field Service Technician

QPT has engaged in locating an exceptional Field Service Technician to become a part of our client’s Capital Equipment Team, a group that combines advanced technology with strong engineering expertise to deliver reliable, high-performance heat-treating solutions. In fact, our client is the largest North American heat treat equipment manufacturer with a customer base includes general manufacturing as well as automotive, both in the U.S. and across the globe. If you are interested in a challenging career with a company that encourages its teammates to apply their creativity and multitude of proficiencies, we’d like to talk with you!

Qualifications:

• Prefer seasoned field tech with five (5) years of furnace/equipment set up and start up experience.
• Must have prior experience with overnight travel for work of at least 50% annually
• Technical degree is desirable but not mandatory
• Strong mechanical aptitude and welding experience
• Hands on experience performing troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, combustion and piping systems
• 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 directions in resolving non-contractual customer and contractor issues
• Document all problems encountered during the installation and start-up of the equipment and the status / verification of results concerning any field revisions
• Assist customer personnel with the initial operation and testing processes 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
• Employees are responsible for having their own basic tools. The company will provide specialty tools as needed
• Ability to travel to customer sites domestically and internationally. This position requires 90% travel
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without advanced notice