Field Service Technician

Sterling Engineering
Wheaton, Illinois
$75K-$83.5K a year
Permanent

The Service Technician performs the assembly, installation, and commission of equipment. Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical problems and / or the built-in hardware & software control programming.

Performing customer service for the North & South American market and occasional support for other subsidiaries worldwide.

Essential Functions

  • Installation and start-up of new & second-hand machines, including complete lines.
  • Onsite repairs for machine breakdowns.
  • Testing repaired items to ensure compliance with technical specifications.
  • Packaging format tooling installation, set-up & testing. Performing trials with products and packaging formats at customers’ sites.
  • PLC program modification.
  • Provide basic training for customer operators and maintenance technicians.
  • Provide technical advice to the customer (best maintenance practice, spare parts recommendations, availability of upgrades and retrofits).
  • Preventive Maintenance contracts : Visit worksites on a regular basis to do preventive maintenance on instruments, controls, motors, drives, circuit boards, PLC’s, and other equipment according to the manufacturers' recommended schedules.
  • Inspect and upgrade used machines.
  • Responsible for informing the design department of parts that were reworked as a result of an installation to ensure the customer receives the correct updates.
  • Providing detailed feedback for root cause analysis to design, sales, or manufacturing teams for corrective action.
  • Ensure detailed daily reporting.
  • Support electrical engineering (update drawings, debug programs, etc.).
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Good awareness of Health & Safety issues.
  • Must be able to modify the control logics and add rungs / sub-routines in the field as required by customer.
  • Must be able to apply principles and theories of automation, electrical circuitry, engineering, and mathematics.
  • Must have a strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Must be able to read and understand pneumatic and hydraulic drawings.
  • Must have strong knowledge of automation with PLC’s (Allen Bradley, Siemens) and PC’s (Softlogic e.g. Isagraf).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of the Spanish or French language is a big advantage.
  • Must be able to travel at least 80% of the time
  • Willing and able to work weekends and overtime.

Education and Experience

  • Minimum of an Associate Degree in Electronic Technology. Practical experience may be substituted for years of education.
  • 5 years’ experience troubleshooting packaging machines, preferably filling and capping machines.
  • 30+ days ago
Related jobs
NTT DATA
Lemont, Illinois

The primary responsibility of the Field Services Technician is to provide Deskside end-user support and service request support. The Field Service Technician Analyst is the principal owner of the service request and the customer’s overall satisfaction. Field Services Technician job duties: . The des...

Canon Solutions America, Inc.
Schaumburg, Illinois

We’re actively seeking a Field Service Technician to deliver amazing experiences and elevated efficiency within the routine maintenance of Canon-supported products in accordance with Service and Parts Standards. If finding an effective fix and supporting customers with the highest level of service s...

Veolia
Woodridge, Illinois

As we grow the Field Service team in the Central US region we are looking for a Field Service Technician who will also provide assistance to the Technical Support team when needed. The Field Service Technician/Technical Support Specialist is a dual role responsible for providing on-site technical se...

DGI Supply
Schiller Park, Illinois

A minimum of 3 years' experience in Field Service Repair working on industrial systems and machinery, preferably on metal sawing equipment. ...

Coker Service Inc.
Villa Park, Illinois

Ultimately, a top-level Field Service Technician efficiently manages all service callouts, providing high-quality service and repairs for any job size. We are looking to hire a Field Service Technician to look after the service and maintenance needs of our customers. As a Field Service Technician, y...

MEI
Wood Dale, Illinois

Field Service Technician Responsibilities. Our Field Service Technicians travel across North America to install equipment, train customers, perform Preventive Maintenance, and provide technical assistance for our customers. Our Field Service Technicians are the primary link between MEI and our custo...

Airgas
West Chicago, Illinois

GROW?The (Cryogenic) Field Service Technician is responsible for installing and servicing on-site nitrogen generation plants and bulk medical or industrial gas systems in a safe and operationally effective manner, in accordance with all federal, state/provincial and local codes, and Airgas policies....

Bell and Howell
Elk Grove Village, Illinois

The Field Customer Service Engineer serves as primary customer contact on technical and service-related problems on a wide range of industrial, robotic and printing equipment. May need to provide an “on call” level of service up to seven (7) day/week twenty-four (24) hour/day for emergency customer ...

Al Warren Oil Company Inc.
Bedford Park, Illinois

As a Fuel Tank Mechanic, you will perform recurrent periodic or scheduled inspections and minor repairs.These tasks are designed to preserve or maintain equipment, apparatus, or facilities in such condition that they may be efficiently used for their intended purpose.CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT AL WAR...

Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, Illinois

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Field Service Technician for a leading manufacturer for heating element production machinery. Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Field Service Technician or in a similar role within the industrial machinery sector. Manage inventory of tools, parts, an...