Field Service Technician - Steel Industry

Kelly® Engineering is seeking a skilled Field Service Technician for a DIRECT HIRE position with a leader in producing machinery for steel plants, industrial heat recovery equipment and boilers, as well as shunting locomotives and military equipment company to travel to customer sites! If you are passionate about shaping the world we live in and are ready to reengineer your future, trust the experts at hiring experts.

Ideal Candidate :

• Minimum 2 years experience in Field Service within the Steel Industry
• Mechanical and / or Electrical troubleshooting and install experience preferred
• Industry experience in Steel, Galvanizing, or Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• Experience in Planning and Commissioning
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings and documentation
• Able to travel to customer sites nationwide (This includes payout for per-diem and premiums)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Construction Preparation :

• Learn and follow all ISO processes and procedures.
• Read and understand Company scope of responsibilities for the project.
• Collect all drawings and documentation for on-site services.
• Review layout and detailed drawings for preparation.
• Review installation manual for proper sequencing.
• Ensure the installation manual accuracy and completeness.
• Submit corrections to installation manuals as necessary.
• Develop sequences and planning for construction.

Construction On-Site :

• Review and verify components during OPI.
• Verify mechanical devices for movement and function.
• Maintain an active punch list.
• Fill out all applicable documentation (SDR, FIN, Time sheets).
• Verify and comment on piping components and locations.
• Verify and comment on cable trays and wiring runs.
• Review progress of erection, contractors, schedule.
• Advise contractors on proper assembly / construction sequences.
• Hold regular construction progress meetings with customers.
• Verify and comment on instrumentation component locations.
• Conduct construction kick-off meetings.

Commissioning Preparation :

• Read and understand scope of responsibilities for commissioning phase.
• Collect all drawings and documentation for on-site services.
• Review commissioning check list for accuracy.
• Ensure the commissioning check list completeness.
• Submit corrections to the commissioning check list.
• Develop sequences and planning for commissioning.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities :

• Ability to make changes and corrections to PLC programming and HMI interface pages.
• Develop PLC programs for process control.
• 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 customers.
• Review progress of commissioning contractors.
• Advise contractors of desired function responsibilities.
• Verify and comment on instrumentation component locations.
• Verify and comment on piping components and locations.
• Verify and comment on cable trays and wiring runs.
• Perform cold function test and verifications of devices.
• Troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment and processes.
• Conduct I / O check out.
• Set up remote mounted devices / components for operation.
• Conduct on-site team meetings and update planning daily.
• Start up equipment for hot function test.
• Knowledge and application of protective atmospheres and thermal processes.
• Ability to perform tuning and optimization of PLC programming.
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