Service Technician

Ecolab; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab in Sydney is seeking a Service Technician on a contract basis to support Food & Beverage customers across Sydney and surrounding areas. This field-based role helps customers maintain water quality, protect assets, and improve operational reliability across cooling towers, boilers, closed-loop systems, and wastewater treatment plants.

This hands-on role involves on-site service, reporting, and ongoing training to develop technical skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in water treatment or wastewater operations.
• Industrial maintenance or utilities experience.
• Mechanical service or instrumentation experience.
• Laboratory testing or process operations experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Safety-first mindset with good communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct water testing, sampling, and routine service visits.
• Monitor and maintain cooling water, boiler, and wastewater systems.
• Inspect, calibrate, and troubleshoot dosing equipment and controllers.
• Identify issues, recommend corrective actions, and support optimisation.
• Complete service reports and communicate findings with customers.
• Maintain high standards of safety, compliance, and chemical handling.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Communication

Independent work

Safety mindset

Tools

Dosing equipment

Controllers

Laboratory testing equipment

Job description

Ecolab is seeking a Service Technician on a contract, to support Food & Beverage customers across Sydney and surrounding areas.

In this field-based role, you'll help customers maintain water quality, protect critical assets, and improve operational reliability across cooling towers, boilers, closed-loop systems, and wastewater treatment plants.

This is a contract role with the possibility of permanency for the right candidate and business requirements.

What you'll do

• Conduct water testing, sampling, and routine service visits
• Monitor and maintain cooling water, boiler, and wastewater systems
• Inspect, calibrate, and troubleshoot dosing equipment and controllers
• Identify issues, recommend corrective actions, and support optimisation
• Complete service reports and communicate findings with customers
• Maintain high standards of safety, compliance, and chemical handling

About you

You may have experience in:

• Water treatment or wastewater operations
• Industrial maintenance or utilities
• Mechanical service or instrumentation
• Laboratory testing or process operations

You’ll also have:

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Mechanical aptitude and a safety-first mindset
• Good communication and reporting skills
• Ability to work independently across multiple customer sites
• Comprehensive training and onboarding
• Ongoing technical development and field coaching
• Exposure to a wide range of industrial water systems
• Supportive, safety-focused team environment

If you're looking for a hands-on technical role that combines customer interaction, problem-solving, and continuous learning, we'd love to hear from you.