Field Service Technician (Traveling)

Reliant Critical Infrastructure; Chicago (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in advanced manufacturing is seeking a Field Service Technician in Chicago, IL. In this role, you will perform installations and troubleshoot various machine components, ensuring customer satisfaction while traveling up to 85%. A technical degree and 4+ years of experience in the machine tool field are required, along with strong verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in the Machine Tool Field.
• Good understanding of electrical and mechanical principles.
• Strong interpretation of electrical and fluid schematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, fixes, installations, and troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot fluid and electrical servo-activated systems.
• Advise management on customer satisfaction and product performance.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical principles

Mechanical principles

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Technical degree

Job description

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Reliant Critical Infrastructure provided pay range

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Base pay range

$28.00/hr - $35.00/hr

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Position: Field Service Technician

Reporting: Service Manager

Department: Service

Summary:

The Client is a leader in advanced manufacturing processes and a global supplier of additive and subtractive machine tools for the aerospace, defense, energy and all heavy industrial sectors.

The Field Service Technician performs and oversees the installation or replacement of equipment and controls. They will be performing maintenance, fixes, installations and troubleshooting. They will travel up to 85% mostly domestically with some international.

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting of fluid and electrical servo-activated systems
• Geometrical level and alignment of CNC machines
• Troubleshooting and repair of mechanical components such as spindle units, gearboxes, and other mechanical machine components
• Mechanical troubleshooting of closed and open loop axes control
• CNC geometry and positioning axis compensation
• Advises management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, and suggestions for product improvement
• Ability to align and use positioning, straightness, and geometry measuring lasers
• 5-axis Traori setup
• Automatic tool changer and tool management troubleshooting and setup
• Acceptance test with customers
• Maintenance training for customers

Qualifications & Experience:

• 4+ years’ experience in the Machine Tool Field
• Good understanding of electrical and mechanical principles
• Strong interpretation of electrical and fluid schematics
• Able to meet customer needs in difficult and demanding situations with at times demanding hours workload
• Comfortable with approximately 85% domestically with some international travel
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with personal computers, various software applications, read engineering blueprints, and use hand tools
• Pluses:
• Electrical background
• Military background
• Geometry
• Hard Pipes experience (rigid tubing)
• Fluids experience (coolant, lubrication oil, hydraulic fluid)
• OSAH 10 or 30
• Generators maintenance
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at client’s facilities

Education:

• Technical degree preferred or equivalent experience

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing

• Industries

  Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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