What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Service Engineer position at Valmet?
- Are you the new customer-focused Field Service Expert and Team Player for Valmet’s Automation Business line?
Valmet is looking for an individual to perform day-to-day maintenance and repair of our analyzer equipment at a customer sites, typically within the Alabama area, mostly within the pulp and paper industry. As a Valmet analyzer specialist, you will act as liaison between the customer and Valmet’s advanced process control group.
As a Service Engineer, you will be based near Prattville but work at multiple customer sites and provide preventive and predictive maintenance on Valmet analyzers and measurement devices.
Ideal Candidates Will Have
- A bachelor’s or associates degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Chemical or Paper engineering with relevant experience.
- Instrumentation and controls background.
- Have a good understanding of paper making processes.
- Good working knowledge of Windows and networking, knowledge of Word and Excel.
- Good interpersonal skills. Our employees interact with confidence within all organizational levels.
- The ability to use tools appropriately and in a safe manner.
- Be able to lift up to 30lbs
- Strong fault-finding skills and a paying attention to detail.
- The ability to self-manage time and work with little to no supervision.
- Ensure peak performance of Valmet’s process analyzers at customer sites.
- Daily customer meetings to determine the scope of what is needed and follow up on work that has been performed.
- Constant customer training and interactions with operations to be sure equipment is performing and being utilized as expected.
- Perform sensor correlations.
- Perform preventive and remedial maintenance and fault finding as needed, including daily cleaning and performance checks.
- Provide emergency, remote, phone and internet support to customers.
- Generate quality reports.