Field Service Technician

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Position Summary: This position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing CNC and other machinery to ensure optimal performance, uptime, and safety. This role plays a critical part in keeping manufacturing operations efficient, safe, and productive in addition to other maintenance and miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

· Read and understand electrical schematics

· Troubleshoot switchgear issues per electrical diagrams

· Test and verify wiring on switchgear according to electrical diagrams

· Perform complex mechanical and electrical tests to ensure that physical characteristics, mechanical operations, and electrical functions conform to design and industry standards

· Assess defects and malfunctions and makes recommendations for improvement to Mechanical Engineers, Design Engineers and management.

· Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to improve test methods and to resolve problems of manufacturing assembly and/or process nature.

· Signs all required test inspection documents for record and approval for shipment.

· Sets up and maintains test equipment.

· Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and performs field measures of electrical switchgear in the field as needed.

· Responsible for inventory of company owned tools, test equipment and PPE needed in order to perform their duties.

· Travel up to 50% and long work hours with variable schedules, including weekends and holidays as needed to maintain operational responsibilities and meet customer needs

· Regular in-person attendance is an essential function of this job

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

· Technical degree or technical education at the college level or equivalent experience

· ARC flash training

· Minimum 5 years’ experience in switchgear; mechanical or electrical system testing & related work

Knowledge and Skills:

· Must be a team player and have good attendance

· Must have knowledge of production equipment, controlled environments and critical systems

· Must have knowledge of facilities operations, physical plant, safety and security, and fire protection systems

· Must be able to understand blueprints, drawings and schematics

· Must be able to climb and work at elevations

· Must be able to use shop equipment and hand tools

· Must take direction, follow instruction and work with others with a positive attitude

· Must be able to read, write and converse fluently in English with the level of competency that will permit the applicant to function in the position. Examples of job duties that require a high level of English fluency are: verbally communicate with employees, vendors, customers, contractors and emergency service personnel

Work Location:

· Franklin Park, IL, St. Charles, IL, or Carol Stream, IL

H1B Sponsorship is not available for this position

No remote work for this position

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?

Experience:

• switchgear or electrical system testing: 1 year (Preferred)
• ARC flash training: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person