Field Service & Calibration Technician – Pharma & Process

Burkert India Private Limited; Huntersville, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Burkert USA Corp seeks an experienced Field Service Technician to install, commission, and calibrate valves, actuators, manifolds, and instrumentation at pharmaceutical, biotech, and industrial sites. You will perform system verifications, handover documentation, and on-site troubleshooting, with frequent travel across the United States and regular time at the Charlotte office.

Strong fault-finding abilities, customer-facing communication, and a valid driver’s license are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in field service, instrumentation service, or a hands-on maintenance/engineering role.
• Experience with on-site installation, commissioning, and repair of industrial valves, instrumentation, or automation equipment.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting on electro-pneumatic systems, sensors, and control loops.
• Experience performing and documenting field calibrations using reference standards or portable calibrators.
• Excellent customer-facing communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regularly in North Carolina and across the United States.
• Ability to work from the Charlotte office when not traveling and participate in building the service organization.

Responsibilities

• Install and commission Bürkert valves, process actuators, manifolds, instrumentation, and control systems at pharmaceutical, biotech, food & beverage, and industrial sites.
• Perform startup checks, loop checks, system verification, and functional testing per procedures and industry standards.
• Configure, parameterize, and calibrate devices on-site to customer specifications, including basic field adjustments.
• Document all commissioning activities and provide handover, test records, and customer sign-off.
• Travel to customer sites nationwide up to 60% with time in the Charlotte office for internal service work.
• Interface with calibration houses and customer QA/Validation teams as needed.

Skills

Field service

Troubleshooting

Calibration

Documentation

Customer-facing communication

On-site collaboration

Travel readiness

Tools

Portable calibrators

Job description

Burkert USA Corp seeks an experienced Field Service Technician to install, commission, and calibrate valves, actuators, manifolds, and instrumentation at pharmaceutical, biotech, and industrial sites. You will perform system verifications, handover documentation, and on-site troubleshooting, with frequent travel across the United States and regular time at the Charlotte office.

Strong fault-finding abilities, customer-facing communication, and a valid driver’s license are essential.