What are the responsibilities and job description for the Service Technician position at RHI Magnesita?
Fully On-Site
Service Technician
Job Summary
This is more than a maintenance job—it’s a chance to work directly with RHI Magnesita’s most advanced robotic systems, including our proprietary “Terminator” machine. As a Service Technician, you’ll be the face of RHIM at the customer site, responsible for equipment maintenance, inventory support, and performance tracking. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our high-performance refractory products and systems deliver exceptional results in one of the world’s most extreme industrial environments.
What We Offer
Education & Experience
North America | RHI Magnesita
RHI Magnesita is the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions which are critical for high-temperature processes in a wide range of industries. Serving customers around the world, RHI Magnesita has more than 20,000 employees in 65 main production sites (including raw material sites), 12 recycling facilities and more than 70 sales offices.
RHI Magnesita’s team in North America helps build refractory products that solve the most extreme manufacturing challenges. From advanced lithium-ion batteries for laptops and EVs and specialized glass on smartphones and tablets, to the steel and cement that build the world around us, our high-performance bricks and linings make it possible to melt, bend, shape, and refine these materials at extreme temperatures. With a vertically integrated value chain, RHI Magnesita has helped forge the materials that build industries and economies for almost 200 years.
Refractory products are essential to the production processes for cement, steel, aluminum, and many other industrial producers in the region. Come get fired up with our North American team!
Equal Opportunity Statement
RHI Magnesita is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including those from underrepresented groups. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Additional tasks may be assigned as required.
Nearest Major Market: Huntington
Nearest Secondary Market: Ashland
Service Technician
Job Summary
This is more than a maintenance job—it’s a chance to work directly with RHI Magnesita’s most advanced robotic systems, including our proprietary “Terminator” machine. As a Service Technician, you’ll be the face of RHIM at the customer site, responsible for equipment maintenance, inventory support, and performance tracking. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our high-performance refractory products and systems deliver exceptional results in one of the world’s most extreme industrial environments.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package
- Health and dental care benefits
- Generous pension matching programs
- Company-reimbursed fitness memberships
- Education reimbursement and continuous learning opportunities
- A safety-first culture in a heavy industrial environment
- Opportunities for growth and promotion within a global leader
- Maintain and repair equipment, including robotic systems like the Terminator
- Support refractory application and inventory management
- Advise refractory crew and report quality or application issues
- Collect and analyze monthly KPIs and support follow-up actions
- Maintain web-based inventory control systems and conduct physical counts
- Coordinate inbound logistics and demand planning
- Report on melt shop performance
- Collaborate effectively with internal teams and customer personnel
- Learn new activities to prepare for future advancement
- Flexibility to work weekends when required
Education & Experience
- Engineering degree preferred or equivalent industrial experience
- Strong communication skills in English
- Flexibility with on-call, overtime, and weekend work
- Familiarity with steel industry and heavy industrial environments
- Safety-focused mindset and PPE compliance
- Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems; SAP knowledge is a plus
- Valid driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle
- Willingness to learn and support team members
- Ability to stand, sit, kneel, stoop, and lift light to moderate loads
- Use of PPE including helmet, vest, gloves, glasses, and steel-toe boots
North America | RHI Magnesita
RHI Magnesita is the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions which are critical for high-temperature processes in a wide range of industries. Serving customers around the world, RHI Magnesita has more than 20,000 employees in 65 main production sites (including raw material sites), 12 recycling facilities and more than 70 sales offices.
RHI Magnesita’s team in North America helps build refractory products that solve the most extreme manufacturing challenges. From advanced lithium-ion batteries for laptops and EVs and specialized glass on smartphones and tablets, to the steel and cement that build the world around us, our high-performance bricks and linings make it possible to melt, bend, shape, and refine these materials at extreme temperatures. With a vertically integrated value chain, RHI Magnesita has helped forge the materials that build industries and economies for almost 200 years.
Refractory products are essential to the production processes for cement, steel, aluminum, and many other industrial producers in the region. Come get fired up with our North American team!
Equal Opportunity Statement
RHI Magnesita is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including those from underrepresented groups. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Additional tasks may be assigned as required.
Nearest Major Market: Huntington
Nearest Secondary Market: Ashland