Field Service Technician - Salt Lake City, UT

About the role

The Field Service Technician will install and maintain processing and packaging machinery for food manufacturers. This role requires strong electro-mechanical skills, mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge, and practical application of these principles.

Responsibilities

• Apply troubleshooting, mechanical and electrical skills to install and maintain processing & packaging machinery.
• Analyze equipment performance, troubleshoot to isolate problems, and determine actions needed to restore system to performance specifications.
• Engage with customers on site to share information and keep them apprised of corrective actions and equipment status.
• Provide preventive maintenance and on-site equipment repair.
• Travel 80% (Mon-Fri) initially, reducing to 60-70% after training, with occasional travel to the islands.
• Read diagrams, schematic drawings, engineering specifications and service manuals to determine work procedures.
• Participate in new projects to install or improve the safety and performance of existing and new equipment.

Requirements

• Five (5) plus years of maintenance experience, including servicing, troubleshooting, and repair of electro-mechanical automated machinery.
• Experience with maintenance, installation, service, and diagnosing issues/repairs on automated food processing and packaging machinery.
• Advanced knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic power systems, conveyor systems, or control systems.
• Initiative, critical thinking, complex problem solving, judgement and decision making, persistence, attention to detail, adaptability, flexibility, concern for others, and leadership.
• Travel 60-70% (Mon-Fri) during training, then 60-70% after training, with occasional travel to the islands.
• Food Processing or Packaging Machinery experience is desired.
• Bilingual English-Spanish skills are desired.

Physical Requirements

• Work near moving mechanical parts.
• Work in high, precarious places.
• Outdoor weather conditions.
• Temperature Controlled Environment (Heating & Air Condition).
• No Temperature Controlled Environment (Heating & Air Condition).
• Noise Level: Quiet, Moderate, Loud.
• Other Work Environments: Intense heat, extreme cold, strong odors, slippery floors.
• Physical Demands: Stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear, use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools or controls.
• Must be able to sit for long periods on airplane or in an auto to reach job destinations.
• Must be able to have manual dexterity to operate equipment and tools required on the job.
• Must be able to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Must be able to quickly respond (with the hand, finger or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 lbs.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

$65k to $85k a year.