Description

Summary
The Field Service Technician I is responsible for maintenance, cleaning, and servicing of machinery, while using company equipment and vehicle for transportation. This position will perform hands on equipment maintenance and repair work while consistently demonstrating safe and efficient work practices with a positive and professional attitude and demeanor.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance of machinery
• Properly clean, align, and test core functions of machines
• Recognize core function issues and report them to management for repair
• Understand most effective cleaning methods for machines
• Clean and clear machine mechanisms of obstructions
• Repair/replace most all parts within a machine, including mechanical and electrical parts, belts, bearings, boards, buttons, switches, signals, small motors and pulleys.
• Follow troubleshooting logic to determine issues with non-functioning machines.
• Maintain and repair belts, motors, sensors, and signal wires
• Lift, carry and raise to a level of 5 feet items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Adhere to Safety Standards and policies
• Clean and maintain work area and equipment to ensure a safe work environment

Education/Experience

• High School diploma required
• Previous experience in an industrial or mechanical environment preferred
• Minimum 1 year experience with industrial mechanics, welding, and hydraulic systems preferred
• 1-2 years technical training preferred

Requirements – Skills, Job Knowledge & Abilities

• Basic electrical and mechanical skills and knowledge around gears, pulleys, chains, machinery, and electronic controls.
• Understand and use basics of machine mechanic and technician level tools
• Understand basics of AC, DC, 5v, 24v, 110v, 208v3ph and multimeter usage
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team; a self-starter, but not hesitant to ask for direction when needed
• Demonstrated ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple projects, adhere to deadlines, handle frequent changes effectively and professionally, follow through on issues in a timely manner, and give excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively and build rapport with individuals at all levels with both internal and external partners
• Own a basic tool kit; specialty tools will be provided
• A current driver’s license and acceptable driving history is required
• Regular, reliable, in-person attendance

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Travel

• Frequent local and out of area travel required

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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