Field Service Technician- SC

Milacron; South Carolina; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Full travel with home weekends

Per diem

Company vehicle

Credit card provided

Job summary

Milacron is seeking a Field Service Technician to service plastic injection/extrusion equipment across South Carolina and nearby areas. You’ll handle installations, maintenance, and repairs, with travel to customer sites and potential multi-week stays for training at Batavia, OH.

You’ll troubleshoot hydraulics, mechanics, electrics, and controls, read blueprints, install software, and coordinate with the regional service team. A sign-on bonus awaits the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with hydraulics, mechanics, electrics, or controls.
• Ability to read mechanical blueprints and electrical schematics.
• Active driver’s license with clean MVR per fleet policy.
• Willingness to travel and work overtime; away from home as needed.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair plastic injection/extrusion equipment on-site.
• Perform preventative maintenance per schedule.
• Interface with customers to repair equipment.
• Evaluate repairs and recommend solutions.
• Install software programs and load programs into machines.
• Utilize administrative tools (Concur, Sales Force, ADP).
• Complete start-up sheets, calibration certificates, and PM docs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hydraulics

Mechanics

Electrics

Controls

Reading blueprints

Electrical schematics

Driver's license

Willingness to travel

Overtime readiness

Tools

Automation Studio

Job description

$3000 sign-on bonus! 100% travel but home on most weekends! Per diem, company vehicle, credit card provided!

Milacron is looking for a Field Service Technician to join our team in South Carolina and surrounding areas. As a Field Service Technician, you will be responsible for providing quality installations, maintenance, and repairs of plastic injection/extrusion equipment. Breakdowns will require troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components and circuits.

Work You’ll Do:

• Troubleshoot and repair plastic injection/extrusion equipment using online/offline applications (Industry 4.0/ Automation studio).
• Perform schedule preventative maintenance activities on equipment.
• Effectively interface with customers in repairing equipment as needed.
• Evaluate and make recommendations regarding required repairs.
• Install computer software programs to manufactured machines.
• Load programs into equipment.
• Utilize administrative tools (Concur, Sales Force, ADP)
• Properly fill out start up sheets, calibration certificates, and PM documents.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Team:

• This role will be part of the Aftermarket Service team and report directly to the Regional Service Manager.

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working with hydraulics, mechanics, electrics, controls, and/or similar skillsets.
• Willingness to travel and work overtime as necessary.
• Willingness to be out a week at a time. Possibility of 2 weeks if required.
• Willingness to train/extended stay in Batavia, Ohio where our assembly headquarters is located.
• Ability to read mechanical blueprints and electrical schematics.
• Possess an active driver’s license and free of any restrictions related to driving offenses and based on initial and annual driver MVR reviews as defined by our fleet policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working with plastic injection/extrusion equipment or similar types of equipment or machine tool.
• Good overall mechanical, electrical, and computer skills.

Physical Demands:

• To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.
• Must be comfortable in working in heights (on occasion)