Field Service Technician

MaineGuide; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Inc. is seeking a Field Service Technician to join its South Portland operations. The role involves ensuring safe and efficient operation of nitrogen plants at customer sites, resolving field issues, and maintaining control systems with minimal supervision.

You will interact with customers across various production plants, perform routine maintenance, and coordinate contractors while upholding safety and quality standards. Salary ranges open to $70,000–$90,000, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; associate degree preferred in a technical field.
• 2–5 years of operations experience in air separation or similar process control environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in instrumentation, control, and maintenance of industrial equipment.
• Proficiency in mechanical and electrical maintenance; military engineering experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of nitrogen producing plants at customer sites.
• Solve field site issues and operate air separation plants with minimal supervision.
• Interact with customers across production plant types, providing guidance and clear communication.
• Maintain safety, quality, and compliance activities to uphold high standards.
• Perform routine maintenance and calibrations on compressors, gas analyzers, and control systems.
• Manage time to complete operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and diagnosing plant problems.
• Coordinate contractors and resources to support plant activities, audits, and administrative requirements.
• Drive efficiency through strategic planning and project management to ensure smooth plant operations.

Skills

Instrumentation

Control systems

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Safety awareness

Process knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree in a technical field

Tools

Process control systems

Quality control analyzers

Procurement processes

Job description

Linde Inc.

Field Service Technician

South Portland, ME, United States | req29583

What you will enjoy doing*

• In this role, you will ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of nitrogen producing plants at customer sites
• You will solve field site issues and operate air separation plants with minimal supervision
• Interact with customers across various production plant types, providing guidance, support, and clear communication
• Maintain safety, quality, and compliance activities to uphold high standards
• Also, you will perform routine maintenance and calibrations on compressors, gas analyzers, and control systems
• Manage time effectively to complete operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and diagnosing plant problems
• Coordinate contractors and resources to support plant activities, audits, and administrative requirements
• And you will drive efficiency through strategic planning and project management, ensuring smooth plant operations

What makes you great

• You hold a high school diploma with an associate degree in a technical field preferred, supported by two to five years of operations experience in air separation or similar process control environments
• Demonstrate expertise in instrumentation, control, and general maintenance of industrial equipment
• You can apply proficiency in mechanical and electrical maintenance, including compressors, with military engineering experience considered an asset
• Exhibit strong safety awareness and strict adherence to procedures while troubleshooting, diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing equipment
• Understand process control schematics and communicate technical information clearly in verbal and written forms
• Utilize computer skills, including Microsoft applications and process control systems, combined with strong organizational and time management abilities
• Meet physical requirements such as confined space entry, climbing, lifting up to fifty pounds, and working at heights
• You must show flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, holidays, and call-in coverage, ensuring a reliable and safety-focused presence during critical operations
• Bring familiarity with procurement processes and quality control analyzers, thriving in dynamic conditions involving service truck driving, office tasks, and physical activity

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet. Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless. Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day! Pay commensurate with experience. Open to salary range $70,000 -$90,000.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.