Field Service Technician - Communications - Chicago, IL

Stryker; United States; On-site; USD 44,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

60% travel

Job summary

Stryker Field Service Technician – Communications is a field-based role providing onsite service and support for Stryker Communications products within an assigned territory. You’ll troubleshoot, repair, and resolve complex issues at customer sites, collaborating with Operations, R&D, and hospital staff to ensure quality outcomes.

Travel up to 60% is required; the role involves working with medical tech and equipment, including video/audio systems and networking platforms.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years of installation or field service experience.
• Able to communicate effectively with surgeons and hospital staff.
• Able to review technical documentation.
• Must have valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Perform field service, troubleshooting, repairs, maintenance, and quality checks on Stryker Communications equipment at customer sites.
• Follow written procedures for mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems.
• Manage service calls from initial issue through resolution and maintain accurate documentation.
• Partner with Operations, R&D, and internal teams to resolve complex challenges.
• Communicate with customers and healthcare professionals including hospital staff.
• Provide onsite training to new employees and hospital staff when needed.
• Support post-market surveillance and escalate issues requiring FDA/MDR action.
• Maintain compliance with quality systems and required training.
• Keep leadership informed of issues, risks, and challenges.
• Act with independence to meet quality and compliance requirements.

Skills

Field service experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Technical documentation

Valid driver's license

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Video/Audio/Data comms knowledge

Cable termination

Test equipment familiarity

Job description

Work Flexibility: Field-based

Field Service Technician – Communications

As a Field Service Technician, you will provide onsite technical service and support for Stryker Communications products within an assigned territory. You’ll work directly with healthcare customers to investigate, troubleshoot, repair, and resolve complex technical issues while delivering a high level of customer service.

This role involves working with a variety of medical technology and equipment, including Video/Audio Integration platforms, Advanced LED Surgical Lights, Medical Equipment Management Systems, Networking systems, and Surgical Tables. Technicians work independently, with guidance from a Team Lead and/or RISM, and use established procedures and critical problem-solving skills to identify and resolve equipment issues.

Key responsibilities include:

• Performing field service, troubleshooting, repairs, maintenance, and quality checks on Stryker Communications equipment at customer sites.

• Following written procedures for mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems.

• Managing service calls from initial issue through resolution and maintaining accurate technical and quality documentation.

• Partnering with Operations, R&D, and internal teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges.

• Communicating effectively with customers and healthcare professionals, including hospital biomedical and nursing staff.

• Providing onsite training to new employees and, when needed, hospital staff on equipment and technical processes.

• Supporting post-market surveillance activities and appropriately escalating issues that may require FDA notification or MDR reporting.

• Maintaining compliance with company policies, quality systems, and required ComplianceWire training.

• Keeping leaders and team members informed of significant issues, risks, and technical challenges.

• Exercising the independence and authority needed to ensure quality and compliance requirements are met and making decisions that may impact immediate operations and, in some cases, the broader organization.

Physical Requirements

• Heavy work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

• Must be able to review printed materials.

• Must have demonstrated fine motor skills.

• Must be able to use sophisticated test and office computer equipment (e.g. calculator, PC, telephone, Broadcast test and measurement equipment etc.)

• Ability to work with large pieces of equipment.

Skills / Experience Required

• 2 years of installation or production line experience with Stryker Communications or 2-3 years industry experience with relevant field service experience.

• High School Diploma or GED required

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

• Must be able to communicate effectively with surgeons, hospital staff, nurses and biomedical personnel

• Ability to prioritize issues.

• Computer literate.

• Functional with Microsoft Office including Excel, and Word

• Ability to learn new systems and technologies quickly

• Basic electronic and mechanical aptitude

• Skilled at cable termination of all standard digital and analog industry connectors.

• Knowledge of video, audio and data communications systems.

• Knowledge of OR etiquette and basic hospital procedure

• Valid driver’s license

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $31.92 - $44.88 USD Hourly
• US10 : $35.12 - $49.37 USD Hourly

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Travel Percentage: 60%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination as an essential function of their role.