Field Service Engineer

A Talascend client is seeking a Field Service Engineer for a direct hire role based in Salem, OH.

POSITION : Field Service Engineer

POSITION MANAGER : Field Service Manager

• 70% International and / or domestic travel required
• Salaried, Exempt position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Learn and follow all ISO processes and procedures
• Construction Preparation
• Read contact and understand John Cockerill scope of responsibilities for the

project

• Collect all drawings and documentation in preparation for on-site services
• Review layout and detailed drawings for preparation
• Review installation manual for proper sequencing of the construction
• Responsible to ensure the installation manual is correct and complete
• Submit corrections to the installation manuals to professional writer
• Develop sequences and planning for construction
• Review and verify components
• Verify mechanical devices for movement and function
• Maintain an active punch list
• Fill out all applicable documentation. SDR, FIN, Time sheets and send to home

office as required

• Verify and comment on piping components, locations, and proper assembly
• Verify and comment on cable trays and wiring runs TC, signal, low and high

voltage

• Review progress of erection, contractors, schedule
• Advise contractors on proper assembly / construction sequences
• Hold regular construction progress meetings with customer for planning and

tracking

Verify and comment on instrumentation component locations and proper

assembly

Construction kick off meetings, conduct site team meetings update planning

daily

• Commissioning Preparation
• Read and understand scope of responsibilities for commissioning phase
• Collect all drawings and documentation in preparation for on-site services
• Review commissioning check list for accuracy and compile supporting

documentation

• Responsible to ensure the commissioning check list is correct and complete
• Submit corrections made to the commissioning check list to professional

writer

• Develop sequences and planning for commissioning
• Ability to make changes and correction to PLC programming and HMI
• interface pages
• Ability to develop PLC programs for process control
• Ability to develop HMI pages and interfaces
• Ability to design and develop electrical control devices and cabinets for

process control

• Commissioning On-site
• Review and verify components during OPI
• Verify mechanical devices for movement and function under power
• Hold regular commissioning progress meetings with customer for planning and

tracking

Review progress of commissioning contractors (combustion, program

integrator, specialist)

• Advise contractors of desired function responsibilities
• Verify and comment on instrumentation component locations and proper

assembly

• Verify and comment on piping components, locations and proper assembly
• Verify and comment on cable trays and wiring runs TC, signal, low and high

voltage termination

• Perform cold function test and verifications of devices
• Ability to trouble shoot malfunctioning equipment and processes
• Verify and conduct I / O check out
• Set up remote mounted devices / components for operation
• Ability to make changes and correction to PLC programming and HMI

interfaces pages

Ability to develop PLC programs for process control; develop HMI pages and

interfaces

Ability to design and develop electrical control devices and cabinets for

process control

• Conduct on-site team meetings update planning daily; commissioning kick off
• Start up equpment for hot function test
• Knowledge and application of protective atmospheres and thermal processes
• Knowledge and ability to perform tuning and optimization of PLC

programming

Requirements

• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent negotiation and commercial spirit
• Ability to work with accounting technologies (SAP, internet, etc.)
• Computer proficiency : Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, AutoCAD viewers
• Excellent mathematical skills : ability to compute rate, ratio and percent
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information with discretion and professionalism
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Understand basic logic processes
• Maintain and update work progress schedule

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Mechanical engineering OR Associate’s Degree with 3 years of experience.

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions, free of disagreeable elements
• Light physical effort required
• Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend, climb ladders, climb stairs and move about the facility
• 70% International and / or domestic travel required
• Protective eye wear and gloves when entering the shop; protective eye wear, steel toe or metatarsal boots when required at customer sites and Shops, site specific safety policies and PPE required
• OSHA 10 Certification
30+ days ago