Field Service Technician

Field Service Technician for a direct hire

Seeking to fill the role of Electrical & Controls Field Specialist. This position reports directly to the Controls Division Head.

The controls division is relatively new at this company, so this is an opportunity to become part of the foundation of a successful organization as it continues to expand.

We are looking for someone to be intrinsically self-motivated, a strong team player, a resourceful thinker, and hungry to help make the authority on pump station controls in Griffin, Georgia .

About The Company

In February of 2004, two mechanical engineers teamed together to form the company. With over 30 years of rotating equipment experience between them, focused on developing their company into a customer-oriented service company.

Since that time, has grown to a company with over 50 full-time employees. The employees are specialists in their fields.

They have a vast knowledge of pumping equipment and the applications they are used in. The employees have experience from Original Equipment Manufacturers, motor shops, contractors, machine shops and other rotating equipment repair facilities.

Salary and Benefits

Offers a competitive salary and benefits package for this position including medical, dental, vision, long and short-term disability insurances as well as a HSA and a 401k plan.

Company laptop, cell phone, service truck, and all job-related equipment and expense account are included. This position comes with opportunity for advancement within the Controls Division as your skills, abilities, and knowledge increase.

Estimated minimum Rate : $46,592

Estimated Maximum Rate; $66,560

What You Need to Bring to The Table

• Although 2-3 years’ working experience in electrical controls / automation is preferred, candidates with no experience who have the basic education / foundation and who possess the right attitude and exhibit the appropriate technical aptitude will be considered.
• At least a 2-year degree in an electrical controls related curriculum. Appropriate working experience can be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Candidates should have a basic working knowledge of electricity and industrial motor control components and systems. Control systems as they pertain to pump stations is a bonus.
• A basic knowledge of electrical safety and safe practices when working around electricity and electrically energized equipment.
• Ability to follow an electrical schematic.
• This is a field service position, and as such, most of this work will be outside in the elements. Candidates must be able to work in the extreme heat, extreme cold, and rainy conditions when required.

Appropriate equipment will be provided to help counter the elements when necessary.

• The ability to lift things that are heavy and work on your feet.
• Being a field service position, this role requires driving to job sites all over the state of Georgia. The successful candidate must be able to be trusted with a company vehicle, must have a good driving record, and must be able to drive long distances sometimes in the early morning or late at night.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot general electrical control panel issues at pump stations.
• Perform control panel retrofits based on engineered drawings, such as : Replacing old pump station controllers Installing new power monitoring equipment, new pump motor protection equipment, or new telemetry equipment.

Replacing starters, circuit breakers, and power wiring with larger equipment and conductors for upsizing pumps. Upgrading direct-on-line starters to soft starts or variable frequency drives.

• Installing small runs of conduit and pulling wire when needed.
• Startup of new control panels.
• Programming / commissioning variable frequency drives and soft starts.
• Program and troubleshoot our lines of pump station controllers and other controls equipment.
• Test motors using meggers.
• Troubleshoot pump issues including pump motor thermals tripping, seal-fail issues, bad motor windings or insulation, bad contactors, failed heaters in overloads, bad SCR’s in soft starts, or faulted VFD’s.
• Submit field service reports with detailed notes and pictures from every job.
• Meeting with customers to investigate equipment for quoting opportunities or to survey control panels to determine parts needed for upcoming jobs.
• When necessary, speak on our lines of control products and our controls capabilities to customers.
• Providing controls-related technical support or troubleshooting over the phone to customers, salespeople, or other field service personnel.
• This position requires overnight travel, about 10%.

This position requires weekend work when emergencies

Estimated Min Rate : $46592.00

Estimated Max Rate : $66560.00

Note : Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description.

All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Visit to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.