Field Service Technician - Salt Lake City, UT

AMETEK, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. is looking for a Field Service Technician based in Salt Lake City, UT. The role involves providing technical support and training to customers, requiring extensive travel throughout the USA. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in chemistry and a minimum of 2 years of experience with analytical instrumentation.

The position offers a salary between $75,000 and $85,000 annually and requires hands-on field service experience. A degree in a technical field is preferred. Candidates must be located within an hour of Salt Lake City.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Arc/Spark OES experience required.
• 5-7 years of hands-on field service experience.
• Candidate must be located within 1 hour of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Responsibilities

• Provide troubleshooting and support to customers.
• Perform on-site installations and training.
• Conduct on-site customer support activities.

Skills

Strong chemistry background

Control system electronics knowledge

Analytical instrumentation experience

Field service experience

Basic hand tools competency

Computer skills

Education

Associate's degree in a technical field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Title: Field Service Technician - Salt Lake City, UT

Location: Virtual, US, 99999

Position Summary

The Field Service Technician will provide troubleshooting and support in hardware, software and application questions to customers at site, as well as over the phone in remote sessions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Travel extensively throughout the USA Monday through Friday via plane, automobile or other means of transportation; occasional international travel; occasional work/travel on weekends/holidays; travel at minimum 90%.
• Perform remote and phone technical and application support for customers and service technicians.
• Provide installations and training to customers and other field service engineers.
• Perform both complex and basic on-site customer support activities involving installation, service, repair, hardware integration, hardware and software upgrades, support troubleshooting, and training on products at customer sites in a timely manner.
• Conduct on-site installation of complex products and follow testing procedures to ensure proper working order.
• Check out and approve operational quality of products; isolate equipment start‑up malfunctions and take corrective action.
• Answer complex technical questions on equipment and work with customers to troubleshoot problems.
• Work with in‑house tech support and manufacturing groups for corrective action and resolution; recommend design changes.
• Attend necessary training to obtain the most current knowledge in the area of support.
• Prepare and submit expense and service reports timely and accurately.
• Continuously receive Spectro hardware and software training locally and internationally.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Strong chemistry background.
• Competency and high level of understanding of control system electronics and high voltage power supplies.
• Experience operating analytical instrumentation – minimum 2 years Arc/Spark OES experience.
• 5-7 years hands‑on field service experience or maintenance & repair/service of analytical instrumentation.
• Competency and high level of understanding of vacuum systems, metallurgy, physics and chemistry (preferred).
• Competency in use of basic hand tools.
• Above average computer skills, knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint and other similar software packages.
• Associate’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Travel extensively in the US with occasional international travel.
• Candidate should be located within 1 hour of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Compensation

Employee type: Hourly. Salary: $75,000 – $85,000 USD per year. No incentive.

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