Field Service Technician

Assa Abloy Ab; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is seeking a Field Service Technician in Construction to implement complex access control systems and related hardware/software. You will establish rapport with customers, deploy, monitor, diagnose, and repair a wide software suite with diverse hardware types.

The role emphasizes travel across the US, on-site support, and on-call rotations with cross-department collaboration to meet customer needs and project requirements.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years customer support or field technical experience.
• Must be flexible with scheduling.
• Ability to travel throughout US (drive and fly).
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Conscientious professionalism.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong diagnostic/critical thinking skills.
• Clear and concise written communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide hardware and software solutions to solve customer access control scenarios.
• Travel 80% of the year across the US.
• Provide in-person training after system implementation.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting on proprietary products and software.
• Draft project estimates and collaborate with Sales on customer solutions.
• Overall project management.

Skills

Customer support

Troubleshooting

Field service

Travel readiness

Communication

Education

Technical knowledge in low voltage applications

Understanding of high voltage applications

Tools

Windows

iOS

Android OS

RF networks

IoT devices

Multimeter

Job description

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, who are the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we reimagine how people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you’ve ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you’ve probably used one of our products or services. We have operations in over 70 countries, with over 52,000 colleagues around the world. Our expertise in customer journey mapping, innovation, and service design leads to the invention of new solutions that create value for our clients and exceptional experiences for their end users. And we have the fantastic opportunity available in Construction for a Field Service Technician. Your Role in Keeping the Future in Safe Hands… The primary duty of a Field Service Technician is to implement complex proprietary computerized access control systems, and various hardware and software applications. This job requires a mix of soft personal skills along with deep technical knowledge paired with strong diagnostic skills. You will be responsible for establishing rapport and comfort with customers as well as deploying, monitoring, diagnosing, and repairing a large software suite with an even larger array of hardware types.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Customer service-oriented approach with importance on understanding customer operation procedures
• Provide hardware and software solutions to solve customer access control scenarios
• Ability to travel week-to-week, 80% of the year
• Provide in person training to end users after system implementation
• Performing advanced troubleshooting on AAGS proprietary products and software
• Exercise professional judgment to discern customer concerns and needs for complex systems
• Provide feedback to property personnel and internal superiors on resolution/next steps
• Retrieve logs and provide detailed technical descriptions for bug reporting
• Work independently with little oversight or support in remote locations
• Collaborate with and support other departments as needed
• Available for on-call assignments on a rotating schedule basis
• Support and assisting AAGS 3rd party contractors on-site and remotely
• Manage high pressure situations with a professional demeanor
• Provide high level end user support remotely or on-site
• Other duties and special projects as assigned
• Draft project estimates and working with Sales with customer solutions
• Overall project management

Skill Requirements and Performance Criteria

• 5 to 7 years customer support or field technical experience
• Must be flexible with scheduling
• Ability to travel throughout US (drive and fly)
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Conscientious professionalism
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong diagnostic/critical thinking skills
• Clear and concise written communication
• Preferred Professional Skills
• Advanced knowledge of Windows
• Knowledge of Apple iOS
• Knowledge of Android OS
• Knowledge of wireless signal and RF networks
• Familiar with IoT devices
• Comfortable with multi-meter (Voltage, Amperage)
• Previous technical/field support experience
• Ability to read floor plans and electronic wiring schematics

Education/ Certificate

• Technical knowledge in low voltage applications
• Understanding of high voltage applications

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.