Field Service Technician -- Heavy Equipment (Travel 100%)

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Peninsula Iron Works, based in Portland, Oregon, seeks a dynamic Field Service Technician who travels to customer sites to troubleshoot, repair equipment, and perform asset health audits, ensuring peak performance. You will install, commission startups, train customer staff, and collaborate with engineering to resolve issues across a wide portfolio of Astec products.

Travel is extensive and requires strong communication and safety-focused practices.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; technical certification preferred.
• Experience as a field service technician in industrial equipment or heavy machinery.
• Ability to read mechanical, electrical, and electronics blueprints/designs.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally on short notice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Welding ability (stick/MIG) and metal fabrication knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site troubleshooting, equipment repairs, and asset health audits.
• Install, commission startup, train, and maintain designated products.
• Generate written field service reports and communicate findings.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and manufacturing on issues and warranty matters.
• Provide operator training and ensure proper start-up and calibration of systems.
• Be available for emergency dispatch; provide support 7 days a week.

Skills

Field service experience

Electrical knowledge

Reading blueprints

Welding

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical Certification

Tools

Windows

Microsoft Office

Concur

Job description

Peninsula Iron Works, based in Portland, Oregon, seeks a dynamic Field Service Technician who travels to customer sites to troubleshoot, repair equipment, and perform asset health audits, ensuring peak performance. You will install, commission startups, train customer staff, and collaborate with engineering to resolve issues across a wide portfolio of Astec products.

Travel is extensive and requires strong communication and safety-focused practices.