Field Service Technician - 100% Travel

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Field Service Technician for 100% travel to service advanced automated equipment across the U.S.

You'll own PLC programming, motion control, commissioning, and field troubleshooting to keep production lines running. You'll work on machine installs, startups, and commissioning, interface with AutoCAD Electrical and ERP systems, and support OEM machinery in packaging/processing environments.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or practical field training in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Controls or equivalent.
• Hands-on field experience in mechanical engineering and/or machinery repair.
• Strong PLC programming, testing, and troubleshooting background.
• Experience with electrical system design, power distribution, I/O, sensors, and control panels.

Responsibilities

• Programming, testing, and debugging PLC and motion control systems.
• Reviewing electrical control designs, panel layouts, and component selections.
• Supporting equipment upgrades, modifications, and obsolescence projects.
• Testing, debugging, and fine-tuning machines in field conditions.
• Leading or supporting machine installations, startups, and commissioning at customer sites.
• Providing engineering-level field service support.
• Performing remote troubleshooting and on-site diagnostics for customer installations.
• Ensuring compliance with mechanical and electrical codes and standards.
• Collaborating with customers to resolve issues and improve equipment performance.

Skills

PLC programming

Field service

Troubleshooting

Electrical systems

Reading schematics

Education

Technical degree or equivalent in Electrical/Automation

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks Electrical

HubSpot CRM

ERP Epicor

Job description

Salary: $40 to $50/hour + OT + Incentives & Commission

FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN - 100% TRAVEL

In this role, you’ll be the go-to Service Technician for advanced automated equipment, taking ownership of PLC programming, motion control, commissioning, and field troubleshooting for customers across the U.S. and beyond.

You won’t just swap parts – you’ll program, debug, upgrade, and optimize complex systems so production keeps moving.

If you’re a hands‑on technician with real PLC chops and mechanical aptitude who likes being in the field, we want to talk to you.

What You'll Work On

You’ll be the technical backbone for automation systems at customer sites:

• PLC control systems and motion control platforms
• Electrical control systems, panels, and component layouts
• Automated machinery upgrades and modifications
• Machine installations, startups, and commissioning
• Field-testing and debugging of production equipment
• Remote and on-site troubleshooting of customer systems
• Packaging/processing and OEM machinery environments
• Systems designed to NEC, NFPA 79, and IEC 60204-1 standards

You may also interface with tools like AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, CRM (HubSpot), and ERP (Epicor) when supporting projects and customers.

This is the role where your electrical automation skills directly keep your customers’ lines running.

What You'll Be Doing

• Programming, testing, and debugging PLC and motion control systems
• Reviewing and understanding electrical control system designs, panel layouts, and component selections
• Supporting equipment upgrades, modifications, and component obsolescence projects
• Testing, debugging, and fine‑tuning machines in the field under real‑world production conditions
• Leading or supporting machine installations, startups, and commissioning at customer sites
• Providing engineering‑level support for complex field service work
• Performing remote troubleshooting and on‑site diagnostics for customer installations
• Ensuring compliance with applicable mechanical and electrical codes and standards
• Collaborating closely with customers to resolve issues and improve equipment performance
• Partnering with internal engineering, service, manufacturing, vendors, and other stakeholders

What We're Looking For

• Technical degree or practical field experience/training in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Controls, or equivalent
• Practical field experience in mechanical engineering and/or machinery repair
• Strong PLC programming, testing, and troubleshooting background
• Hands‑on electrical troubleshooting skills with automated equipment
• Experience with electrical system design/operation including power distribution, I/O, sensors, and control panels

You’ve been in the field, shoulder‑to‑shoulder with customers, making the call on how to get a complex automated line back up and running. You can move from the laptop to the panel to the mechanical side of the machine without missing a beat.

Ideally, you’ve supported OEM machinery or packaging/processing equipment, worked with PLC motion control, and you’re comfortable reading electrical drawings, tweaking code, and turning wrenches when needed.

You’ll join a collaborative, engineering‑and service‑focused environment with exposure to cutting‑edge equipment and industry‑leading automation solutions.

Up to 80% domestic travel is required (approximately 85% overnight, 15% local).

Up to 20% international travel is required (primarily Canada, with potential overseas travel).