Field Service Technician, NETA Testing

Food Management Search, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union benefits and pension

Per diem and hotel coverage whentravel

Job summary

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking a union field technician to test and maintain electrical power equipment across the upper Midwest.

Openings span Levels I–IV, with responsibilities including testing switchgear, HV testing, commissioning installations, and supporting outages. The role requires NETA certification (or progress toward it), willingness to travel 50–75%, and a valid driver’s license with a clean record.

Qualifications

• NetA certification at any level, or relevant electrical experience toward certification.
• Experience with power factor or HV testing preferred.
• Willingness to travel 50–75%.
• Valid driver’s license & a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Test, inspect and maintain switchgear, breakers, transformers and cable.
• Run high-voltage test equipment, including power factor test sets.
• Commission new installations and support outages and emergency calls.
• Lead and mentor apprentices and junior techs (senior levels).

Skills

Travel readiness

Mentoring/leadership

Attention to safety

Clean driving record

Tools

High-voltage testing equipment

Power factor testing

Job description

Location: Minneapolis–St. Paul (north metro), MN · Type: Full-time, union · Pay: $40.43–$53.91/hr union scale DOE · Travel: 50–75% · Relocation: available

Public description

This is a union field technician role testing and maintaining electrical power equipment across the upper Midwest, with union benefits and pension. Openings run from Level I through IV.

What you'll do

• Test, inspect and maintain switchgear, breakers, transformers and cable.
• Run high-voltage test equipment, including power factor test sets.
• Commission new installations and support outages and emergency calls.
• Lead and mentor apprentices and junior techs (senior levels).

What you bring

• NETA certification at any level, or relevant electrical experience on the way to certification.
• Experience with power factor or HV testing preferred.
• Willingness to travel 50–75%.
• Valid driver’s license & a clean driving record.

Pay & benefits:

$40.43–$53.91/hr. Daily overtime after 8 hours and double time after 10. Union medical and dental, union pension, per diem and hotel covered when traveling.