What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrumentation Technician position at Gerhart?
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Interested in expanding your technical skills, taking on new challenges, and growing your career? This is your opportunity!
We are seeking an employee with a strong interest in technical development to join our IC&E Team as a Field Service Technician
If you enjoy troubleshooting, working directly with customers, solving technical problems, and taking ownership of your work, we encourage you to explore this opportunity!
What You’ll Do:
As a Field Service Technician, you will work at customer sites performing calibration, installation, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial instrumentation and controls equipment.
- Safely perform calibrations, installations, and repairs on pressure transmitters, temperature transmitters, flow meters, level transmitters, and associated devices in process and manufacturing plants.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose instrumentation and controls that are not operational or not performing as expected.
- Maintain accurate service documentation using Gerhart-provided tablets and mobile software applications.
- Follow all applicable safety requirements, including proper PPE, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, and safe operation of manlifts when required.
- Support customer emergency repair needs outside normal business hours as needed, with the potential to participate in a rotating on-call schedule.
What You Bring:
We're looking for an employee who is motivated to learn, technically capable, customer-focused, and committed to delivering quality service.
Required skills and qualifications:
- Previous relevant instrumentation experience.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to read and understand equipment installation and operating manuals.
- Ability to interpret basic P&IDs and electrical schematics and use them to install, troubleshoot, and diagnose instrumentation and control systems.
- Proficiency in using test equipment, measuring devices, hand tools, power tools, and gauges associated with industrial instrumentation.
- Basic computer proficiency, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and other software platforms.
- Valid driver's license for your state of residence.
- Ability to perform the physical requirements of field service work, including bending, crawling, and safely lifting up to 50 pounds.
Additional skills that are a plus:
- Technical aptitude with mechanical and electronic systems.
- Familiarity with multimeters, clamp meters, and signal simulators.
- Experience using multifunction process calibrators and loop calibrators.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Career development: Expand your technical knowledge and develop new capabilities.
- Hands-on experience: Work with industrial instrumentation, automation, and control systems.
- Greater independence: Build your troubleshooting, decision-making, and customer relationship skills.
- Team collaboration: Learn from experienced field service professionals and engineers.
- Long-term growth: Pursue additional training and future career opportunities within Gerhart.
Interested in Taking the Next Step?
If you're ready to expand your skills and explore a new career opportunity within Gerhart, we encourage you to apply!
Internal application deadline: Friday, October 23 @ 12 noon
To apply: Submit resume or contact HR via Teams or Email
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