Field Service Specialist

US641 Valmet, Inc.; Beloit (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Job summary

Valmet is seeking a hands-on Field Service Specialist in the Paper Machine Wet End group. You’ll join our NA Services team and support customers by ensuring equipment runs at optimum levels across North America, with potential travel overseas for targeted projects.

Daily duties include on-site customer visits, remote troubleshooting from our offices, and collaboration with a team of service experts. We value mechanical (and electrical) aptitude and are willing to train the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Willing to travel 50-80% of the time across North America.
• Good communication and PC skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform on-site field service visits to the Paper Machine Wet End to diagnose and repair equipment.
• Provide remote troubleshooting from office when applicable and support customer operations.
• Collaborate with Valmet service experts to ensure equipment performs at peak efficiency for customers.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical aptitude

Travel ability

Communication

Job description

Looking for a hands-on role in Field Services? This could be your next career move! Deciding on a new career within Valmet can be an exciting prospect. Continue your development as a Field Service Specialist in our Paper Machine Wet End group. You'll be part of our NA Services team and play a crucial role in supporting our customers’ operations by ensuring their equipment is running at optimum levels. You'll work with cutting edge technology and tools to support the performance of the large-scale papermaking equipment at our customers' facilities located across North America. You may even have the ability to travel overseas to support targeted projects, participate in machine start ups, or assist in testing customer equipment to be delivered in North America. On a day-to-day basis you might be traveling to the customer site to deliver critical hands-on support, or you might provide remote troubleshooting assistance from our offices. At times you may also be supporting others in the field while you research and prepare for your own service calls. In the end, our goal is to provide the highest level of commitment and service to our customers in order to move their production and performance forward. Our focus is on finding individuals with a strong background in mechanical experience. Strong mechanical skills but no previous work in the paper industry. We're willing to train and work with the right candidate. You'll be part of a group of knowledgeable Service experts who can provide support and guidance. Our winning team is built by continuous investment in skills development, leadership and well-being. As a global company, we offer many career paths to suit individual needs and aspirations.

What you'll need

We’re looking for individuals who are self-motivated and enjoy learning new things. Strong mechanical and or electrical aptitude; hydraulic & pneumatic background a plus; good communication and organizational skills required, along with strong PC skills. Travel Requirement: Ability to travel approximately 50-80% of the time, including overnight travel as needed.

We Offer

We offer a dynamic work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and energetic setting. We’re looking for team-oriented people with a willingness to learn and contribute to our customers’ success.

Where everything works together Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together to provide solutions and services to our customers.

Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological know-how, innovation, service mindedness – and above all, team work!

Valmet is a global technology leader in serving process industries. We work with our customers throughout the lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services, as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of 18,500 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. In 2025, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.2 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

To protect our candidates' privacy, Valmet will never ask any personal information such as banking information or social security number during the recruitment process.