Field Service Technician
Aerotek
**Job Title: Field Service Technician**
**Job Description**
We are seeking a skilled Field Service Technician who will be responsible for building machines and troubleshooting customers' machinery. This role requires expertise in wiring electrical panels, reading electrical prints, and troubleshooting machinery using PLCs. The technician will be trained on the machines they are building and will communicate with customers to provide technical assistance. This position involves domestic travel for customer support.
**Responsibilities**
+ Build and troubleshoot customers' machinery.
+ Wire electrical panels and read electrical prints (expert level, European AutoCAD blueprints).
+ Troubleshoot machinery using PLCs.
+ Communicate with customers to provide technical assistance.
+ Use various manuals, drawings, blueprints, and schematics to troubleshoot mechanical equipment.
+ Coordinate parts, documents, and follow-up resulting from service calls, emails, and field trips.
+ Travel domestically to customer locations 4-6 days per month.
+ Act as a contact for service calls, emails, and customer visits.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience in troubleshooting machinery.
+ Experience with machine rebuilds and assembly.
+ Expertise in PLCs.
+ Ability to wire electrical panels.
+ Good driving record and a valid passport.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Travel experience.
+ Experience in GMP or food industry.
+ 60/40 mechanical/electrical skills.
+ Service experience.
**Why Work Here?**
You will be part of a fast-paced, clean, and well-maintained environment. The team is small, with about 12 people, and values teamwork and collaboration. You will have opportunities for growth and development, with regular raises based on performance.
**Work Environment**
1st shift: Monday-Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm, with occasional overtime. Domestic travel 20-30% of the time, involving 4-6 days a month and occasional week-long projects. The environment is not very loud and maintains a comfortable temperature. The company manufactures food processing equipment.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Frankfort, Illinois. The pay starts at 28-30/HR based on experience.
**About Aerotek:**
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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