Field Service Engineer - Pyro & Grinding

Fuller Technologies; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuller Technologies seeks a seasoned Field Service Engineer to lead complex installations, commissioning, and optimization of cement processing systems across India. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, supervise site activity, and deliver high-quality outcomes on aggressive timelines.

Strong mechanical and hydraulic skills are essential, as is strategic customer engagement to grow service and spares revenue.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent training with field experience.
• 8+ years in heavy industrial environments, cement sector preferred.
• Experience with plant turnaround, shutdowns, alignment, and commissioning of heavy equipment.
• Fluent in English; Hindi spoken; willingness to travel 180+ days/year across India.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex field installations, commissioning, shutdowns, and optimization projects.
• Direct multi-disciplinary field teams; supervise site deputation, shift scheduling, and safety.
• Perform site inspection, installation, commissioning and troubleshooting on Kiln, Coolers, VRMs.
• Prepare technical offers, scopes, and follow up to secure orders; document site reports and MOMs.
• Drive service growth: spares, refurbishments, and upgrades through customer visits.

Skills

Field leadership

Mechanical Eng

Hydraulics

Troubleshooting

Project management

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

**Field Service Engineer - Pyro & Grinding*****Join a Culture That Moves Fast — and Brings You With It****At Fuller Technologies, momentum isn’t a slogan — it’s how we work. For over 140 years, we’ve improved the systems that keep the cement industry running: optimizing processes, reducing friction, and elevating performance. That mindset shapes not only our solutions — but how we operate as a company.**When you join Fuller, you’re joining a team that supports your growth and values your contribution. Here, colleagues collaborate openly, leaders give you room to develop, and the environment is built on trust, inclusion, and continuous learning. You’ll find the stability of a global organization and the agility of one that’s actively expanding — a place where your career can accelerate alongside the business.**If you want to move forward with a company that brings its people with it — Fuller is where that happens.***About the role**The **Field Service Engineer** is a senior technical field leader responsible for driving complex installation, commissioning, maintenance, and optimization activities across heavy industrial process systems, with a strong focus on the **cement industry**.Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role serves as a trusted technical advisor to customers and internal stakeholders while directing multi-disciplinary field teams. The Senior Field Service Engineer combines deep mechanical and hydraulic expertise, specifically with heavy rotary and grinding equipment with site leadership, commercial awareness, and customer-facing problem-solving. This position plays a critical role in strengthening customer relationships, driving operational excellence during plant shutdowns, and generating service and spare parts business growth.**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**The individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties and specific projects may be assigned at management's discretion.**Field Execution & Technical Leadership*** **Complex System Execution:** Lead field execution for complex installations, commissioning, shutdowns, and operational optimization projects across heavy industrial process environments.* **Team Supervision:** Direct and coordinate multi-disciplinary field teams; oversee site deputation, shift scheduling, and team utilization to ensure safe, high-quality delivery.* **Equipment Mastery:** Perform site inspection, installation, commissioning, and advanced troubleshooting on heavy machinery, specifically **Kiln, Coolers, and Vertical Roller Mills (VRM)**.* **Precision Diagnostics:** Execute advanced mechanical diagnostics, including **Hot Kiln Alignment**, mechanical clearances, and root cause analysis (RCA) to maximize equipment availability and minimize downtime.* **Turnkey Project Management:** Plan and execute turnkey maintenance and installation projects from preparation through site acceptance testing (SAT).* **Hydraulic Troubleshooting:** Apply practical hydraulic systems knowledge to diagnose and resolve hydraulic power unit (HPU) and actuator issues onsite.**Commercial, Documentation & Business Growth*** **Service Business Development:** Identify customer requirements during site visits to generate leads for spares, upgrades, refurbishments, and expanded service agreements.* **Commercial Documentation:** Assist in preparing technical offers, scope proposals, and follow up to secure customer orders.* **Reporting & Governance:** Produce site inspection reports, Minutes of Meetings (MOM), and formal customer presentations on time; ensure prompt submission of field expenses to facilitate timely client invoicing.* **Cross-Functional Partnering:** Provide ongoing feedback to Sales, Engineering, and Procurement teams regarding equipment performance, client needs, and local site conditions.**Safety, Quality & Continuous Improvement*** **Site EHS Leadership:** Enforce full adherence to company and client safety policies, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards, and quality documentation protocols on every project.* **Continuous Improvement:** Drive initiatives to improve maintenance planning accuracy, reduce shutdown lead times, and optimize process efficiency for client operations.* **Customer Training:** Conduct technical training sessions and operational readiness programs for customer plant personnel and site contractors.**Education & Experience Requirements*** **Education:** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or a related engineering discipline). Equivalent combination of high-level technical training and extensive commercial/field experience will be considered.* **Field Experience:** Minimum **8+ years** of hands-on experience in heavy industrial environments, specifically within the **cement sector** or closely related continuous-process industries.* **Shutdown & Assembly Mastery:** Proven experience managing plant turnaround/shutdown activities, field alignment, and commissioning of heavy equipment (Ball Mills, Coolers, VRMs).* **Language Proficiency:** Fluent in **English** (written and spoken) and **Hindi** (spoken). Knowledge of regional Indian languages or foreign languages is a strong advantage.**Working Conditions & Physical Requirements*** **Travel:** Willingness and capability to travel extensively (**180+ days per year across India**) with readiness for immediate dispatch on short notice.* **Industrial Site Environment:** Comfortable working in active, demanding industrial plant conditions (dusty, high-noise, elevated platforms, outdoors in high ambient temperatures).* **Physical Capability:** Ability to maneuver around heavy machinery, climb ladders/scaffolding, and inspect equipment spaces in active manufacturing facilities.*As an equal opportunity employer, Fuller Technologies embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply irrespective of sex, gender identity/expression, disability, sexual orientation, or age. The more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.*