Field Service Technician

George E. Booth Co.; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Vacation & PTO

Paid overtime

Job summary

The George E. Booth Co. is a family-owned industrial automation sales company seeking a full-time Field Service Technician to service customers in Central Illinois and surrounding areas.

The ideal candidate will have experience with industrial process control instrumentation, gas detection and valves, and be willing to travel with occasional overnights. Strong communication skills and a technical background are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to travel with occasional overnights (50%) and have a clean driving record.
• Minimum 3 years' related experience.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Associate degree in technical field or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Start-up new units, troubleshoot, calibrate, repair and maintain instrumentation, gas detection and valves.
• Diagnose root causes and develop permanent solutions for customers.
• Read and interpret technical documentation and prepare summaries for customers and teammates.
• Travel to customer sites, possibly overnight, and work independently or in a team.

Skills

Industrial instrumentation

Gas detection

Valve instrumentation

Reading technical documentation

Field service operations

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Tools

Calibration equipment

Hand tools

Job description

The George E. Booth Co.is a family-owned and operated industrialautomation sales company looking to hire their next full-time Field ServiceTechnician open to candidates in and surroundingthe Central Illinois areas.

The George E. Booth Co. is a major distributor ofindustrial process control instrumentation products and related services tocustomers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee founded in 1963.

The ideal candidate will have experience servicing industrial processcontrol instrumentation, gas detection and valves. The candidate must bewilling to travel, with occasional overnight stays and on-call duty.

Responsibilities for the Field Service Technician

• Ability to successfully provide start-up new units, troubleshoot, providecalibration, repair and maintain industrial process control instrumentationproducts and analytical devices, as well as gas detection and valves.
• Actively diagnose root cause of equipment problems and developpermanent solutions for our customers.
• Technical competency with industrial process controls systems andfamiliarity with a variety of applications is a must within Food &Beverage, Chemical, Water/Wastewater or a GMP environment.
• Capacity to read and interpret technical documentation andinterpret or prepare technical summaries in both written and oralcommunication.
• Capable of understanding the applications and products in allfacets of level, pressure, flow, temperature and analytical.
• Talent to transmit technical information in an instructionalmanner to customers and teammates both formally and informally. A level ofcomfort leading a classroom setting is preferred.
• Skill to self-start and negotiate sales of products lines andadditional services in the field is desired.
• Hand-to-eye coordination to actively work with hands, hand tools,calibration and general testing equipment.
• Provide timely submission of mandatory reporting on field servicereports, calibration certifications, timesheets, business expenses, etc.
• Basic computer skillset is a must, willingness to learn newtechnical platforms is vital to success.
• This position is active and can requirestanding, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling andclimbing.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision and in ateam environment.
• Ability to carry loads up to 50lbs isrequired.
• Conscious efforts to maintain a safe andclean working environment is mandatory.
• All other duties assigned by Management.

Requirements for the Field Service Technician:

• Must be willing to travel with occasional overnights (50%) andhave a clean driving record.
• Minimum 3 years' related experience.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Associate degree in technical field or equivalent workexperience.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed tomoving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or causticchemicals and vibration. The noise level in work environment is usuallymoderate. The physical demands describedhere are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position may be required to sit at a computer workstation for long periods of time. Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talkand hear. This position is active and can require standing, walking, bending,kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, digging and climbing. The employeefrequently is required to walk; use hands to finer, handle or feel; reach withhands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include closevision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception andability to adjust focus.

Benefits:

• Full benefits package, vacation, matching PTO, and paid overtime.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, SexualOrientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information,Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected groupstatus.