FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Blue Ridge (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Valid8 Financial, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Field Service Technician to install, commission, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain specialized semiconductor process equipment at customer facilities.

You will travel to sites, lead start-ups, and work with multiple teams to minimize downtime and optimize performance. You will coordinate tests, write SOO documentation, review P&IDs, and assist controls engineers with process logic while building strong customer relationships and ensuring safe

Qualifications

• 1+ years of technical, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, maintenance, or field service experience.
• Fluent with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong customer-facing professionalism and communication; able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to regularly lift 50+ lbs and stand, sit, or kneel for extended periods.
• Valid driver's license with clean driving record; able to pass background check and drug screen.
• Commitment to safe work practices when using tools and interacting with customer equipment.
• Certifications in plastic welding and orbital welding are valuable.
• Experience in controls engineering helps with troubleshooting and automation upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to support installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance; lead for new equipment start-ups at multiple fabs.
• Assist in writing JHAs and Safe Work Permits; perform customer walkthroughs for new jobs.
• Provide customer updates and coordinate FATs, SATs, and installation schedules.
• Serve as SME with Quality to develop SOO documentation; review P&IDs; assist controls engineers with process logic.
• Troubleshoot automation and mechanical systems; support field service during startup/commissioning; suggest improvements.
• Source materials/equipment, obtain quotes, support purchasing, and maintain BOMs.
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships; provide technical recommendations to meet objectives.
• Shop support for workload increases and facilities maintenance.

Skills

Customer-facing

Independence

Communication

Teamwork

Learning ability

Education

Certification in plastic welding

Certification in orbital welding

Tools

MS Office

Field service tools

Job description

We provide field service and technical support for industrial semiconductor manufacturing equipment. We are seeking a hands-on Field Service Technician to support customers with the installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of specialized process equipment at semiconductor manufacturing facilities.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical expert, traveling to customer sites to diagnose issues, perform repairs, and optimize equipment performance. Your efforts will help minimize downtime, enhance safety, and maintain continuous production operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Field Support

• Travel to customer sites to support installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance; serve as main field contact and lead for new equipment/system start-ups at multiple fabs.
• Assist in writing Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and Safe Work Permits; perform customer walkthroughs for new jobs.

Project Management

• Provide customer updates and assist in coordinating Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), Site Acceptance Tests (SATs), and installation schedules.

Technical Engineering Support

• Serve as SME with Quality to develop Sequence of Operations (SOO) documentation; review P&IDs for accuracy; assist controls engineers with process logic and operational requirements.
• Troubleshoot automation and mechanical systems; act as direct contact with electrical department; support field service during startup/commissioning; recommend design, reliability, and efficiency improvements.

Procurement & Material Management

• Source specialty materials/equipment, obtain vendor quotes, support purchasing decisions and vendor coordination, and maintain Bills of Material (BOMs).

Customer & Business Support

• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships; provide technical recommendations and practical solutions to help customers meet operational objectives.

Shop Work

• Support shop workload increases and facilities maintenance as needed.

REQUIREMENTS

• 1+ years of technical, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, maintenance, or field service experience; hands-on experience with chemicals, gases, or electrical components.
• Fluent with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong customer-facing professionalism and communication; able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Continuous learner capable of executing multiple projects/objectives; able to follow directions, Work Instructions (WIs), and SOPs.
• Able to regularly lift 50+ lbs and stand, sit, or kneel for extended periods.
• Valid driver's license with clean driving record; able to pass background check and drug screen.
• Commitment to safe work practices when using tools and interacting with customer equipment, ensuring both personal safety and the protection of client assets.
• Certification inplastic welding— valuable for specialized piping and fabrication projects.
• Certification inorbital welding— ideal for high-precision, high-purity applications.
• Experience incontrols engineering— helps with advanced troubleshooting and automation upgrades.