Field Service Tech

Chart Industries, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid family leave

401(k) with match

Job summary

Chart Industries is seeking a on-site Field Service/Mechanical Engineer to install, assemble and startup compressor and turbine packages at factory or customer sites. You will rebuild components, perform routine maintenance, and troubleshoot major rotating equipment.

You will also install electrical panels, adjust PLC/HMI as needed, and document service reports for project management while adhering to HSE guidelines. Up to 80% travel.

Qualifications

• Ability to read drawings and electrical schematics.
• Knowledge of rotational equipment and alignment techniques.
• Experience with PLCs and HMI programming is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install and assemble compressor and turbine package components at factory or customer sites.
• Supervise or perform installation and startup per checklists.
• Rebuild components and service compressors and turbines.
• Perform routine maintenance per procedures including enclosure/ductwork moves.
• Troubleshoot and support root-cause analysis on major rotating equipment.
• Install electrical components in control panels.
• Make minor PLC/HMI software adjustments as needed.
• Write service reports with checklists, logs and photos for PM.
• Work following Howden-Turblex EHS guidelines.
• Coordinate with plant/site maintenance for tools and support.
• Support claim management as needed.

Skills

Drawings & schematics

Rotational equipment knowledge

Shaft alignment

Laser alignment techniques

Balancing techniques

Disk couplings knowledge

Electric motors as pumps

Electrical panel knowledge

PLC & HMI programming basics

AB, Siemens, Modicon PLCs

Power meter usage

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

• Launching rockets into space
• Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
• Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
• Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Location:

Buffalo, NY, United States, 14043

Company:

Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us truly Cooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’re Stronger Together, too. Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.

Want to see our impact in action? Explore Chart City : https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/ . We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high‑growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.

What Will You Do?

• Installandassemblecompressorandturbinepackagecomponentsatfactoryorcustomersites.
• Superviseorperforminstallationandstartupofequipmentatcustomersiteaccordingtointernalchecklistsandprocesses.
• Rebuildandchangecomponentsofacorecompressorandcoreturbinealongwithservicingthemachines.
• Performroutinemaintenanceservicestocompressorsandturbinesaccordingtointernalprocedureswhichincludetheremovaland installationofenclosuresandductwork.
• Troubleshoot and perform/support root cause analysis on major rotating equipment.
• Installelectricalcomponentsincontrolpanels.
• PerformminoradjustmentstoPLCandHMIsoftwareasneeded.
• Writeandcompileservicereportsincludingbutnotlimitedtochecklists,dailylogsandpicturesforProjectManagement.
• PerformworkfollowingHowden-TurblexEHSguidelines.
• Coordinatewithplant/sitesmaintenancesuperintendentsfortoolsandnecessarysupportneededtoperformservices.
• Supportclaimmanagementprocessasneeded.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Complexity and creativity

• Sole representative on site for Howden to our customers.
• Judgement and decisions
• Must use problem solving skills tied to product knowledge to meet customer site needs

Contacts

Internal

• Sales Organization
• Finance
• Legal

External

• Sales Reps
• Customers

Travel

• Up to 80% travel to locations mostly in North America; with possibility of international travel

Your Experience Should Be...

• Abilitytoreadandunderstanddrawingsandelectricalschematics.
• Knowledge of rotational equipment in order to do shaft alignment, use of laser equipment, balancing techniques and process, application and use of disk flexible couplings, electrical motors used as pumps or main drivers.
• Knowledgeofinternalturbocompressorcomponentsinordertodisassemble,changecomponentsandre-assemble is a plus.
• Electricalpanelknowledge.
• AllenBradley,Siemens,ModiconPLCandHMIbasicprogrammingisa plus.
• Abilitytouseapowermeter.
• Abilitytolearnandtoparticipateincontinuouseducationforturbocompressorsandturbines.
• Ability to work with interdisciplinary groups (Project Management, Engineering, Sales) to align in the solutions and communications offered to customers.

Our Benefits Package...

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• Up to two weeks of paid family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.