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Field Service Technician

OTC Industrial Technologies
Topeka, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/22/2026
Competitive Pay: This position offers an hourly wage ranging from $30.00/hr. to $45.00/hr., depending on experience and qualifications.JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Electrical/Mechanical Field Service Technician

DEPARTMENT: Field Service LOCATION: Lee's Summit, MO

REPORTS TO: Field Service Manager DATE: 10/24/2025

Position Summary

Primary objective is to provide unmatched customer experiences and demonstrate JCI's Winning Behaviors that influence a positive culture, safety first attitude, relationship building, and impacts revenue growth and profitability. The Service Technician performs maintenance/preventative maintenance/electrical and millwright-type functions. This includes rotating equipment assembly/disassembly, basic equipment maintenance, rotating equipment alignments, basic electrical troubleshooting, and control panel startups, setting adjustments, and troubleshooting.

Essential Duties And Other Responsibilities

Rotating Equipment assembly/disassembly

  • Push/pull pumps and motors
  • Install seals/packing
  • Make recommendations to customers on repair options
  • Knowledge of, and perform, necessary repairs to achieve/maintain operations
  • Perform start-ups/commissioning of equipment.

Basic Equipment Maintenance

  • Change oil/grease on various pumps, gear boxes, motors, etc.
  • Diagnose and correct basic mechanical issues
  • Advise customers of basic PM activities as recommended by OEM
  • Perform vibration testing and analysis on rotating equipment
  • Perform electrical and PdMA testing analysis on AC and DC motors
  • Perform IR testing and analysis on control panels, MCC's, motors and other electrical equipment
  • Complete required reports for the work completed

Basic Electrical

  • Understand and perform basic LOTO (Lock Out/Tag Out) functions
  • Troubleshoot AC and DC systems
  • Remove and/or install new or repaired electrical equipment

Field Service onsite Commissioining and start up

  • Understand and perform alignments and the necessity for equipment reliability
  • Achieve alignments on equipment in unfavorable conditions
  • Work with customers to explain the necessary modifications needed to achieve proper alignment
  • Complete information in reports as required
  • Work with Customer Service, Shop, and Sales
  • Start up of new and repaired wastewater/water and industrial equipment
  • Diagnose basic electrical panels and capable of making corrections
  • Read and interpret wiring diagrams

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Capable of using and reading precision measuring devices, such as micrometers and calipers
  • Strong sense of urgency and keen attention to detail
  • Able to wear personal protection equipment, including a respirator as necessary
  • Ability to work overtime hours based on customer demands
  • Ability to maintain an inventory of supplies carried on company supplied work truck
  • Strong time management skills and ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Fundamental understanding of rotating equipment, fabrication/manufacturing of equipment and machine shop practices
  • Ability to identify and resolve problems in a constructive and timely manner
  • Show competency at filling in paperwork and communicating effectively, and understanding exploded diagrams or cross-sectional drawings
  • Good communication skills with others by telephone, written documents or in person
  • Ability to interact with customers and co-workers in a pleasant and professional manner

Requirements

  • High School or equivalent, with mechanical aptitude and skills
  • 5 years of rotating equipment repair, maintenance, and/or preventative maintenance preferred but not required
  • Able to obtain MEC (Medical Examiner's Certificate) under DOT as a ‘non-CDL' commercial motor vehicle driver
  • Maintain clean driving record
  • Ability to easily operate a computer and software such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
  • Willing to travel out of state occasionally
  • Willing to take after-hour calls

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ENVIRONMENT

  • Must be able to hear sounds and designate differences between them, and talk via telephone and electronic devices in the workplace
  • Ability to operate and read from computer/laptop monitor
  • See differences between colors, shades, and brightness
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally
  • Variable work environment - work is conducted both indoors and outdoors with varying environmental conditions at customer, vendor, and JCI facilities
  • Fast-paced environment, subject to schedule and priority changes and short notice activity.
  • Willingness to work in wastewater environments as necessary
  • Classified as Safety Sensitive

Salary : $30 - $45

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