Field Service Technician - Vapor

Avature; Tulsa (OK); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in emissions control is seeking a Field Service Technician to support the refining and petrochemical industries. This remote role involves extensive travel and requires expertise in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting. Ideal candidates will have a technical degree and experience with PLCs and VFDs. Join a team that values diversity and offers excellent benefits.

Benefits

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting in industrial environments.
• Able to travel over 75% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and troubleshooting on various equipment.
• Travel extensively within the region for service needs.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

P&ID reading

Electrical schematics understanding

Education

2-year Technical Degree

Tools

PLC

VFD

Job description

John Zink is hiring for a Field Service Technician in the Vapor group supporting the refining and petrochemical industries!

This is a remote position within the Southwest Region - Southern California.

John Zink is the leader in the Vapor recovery and vapor combustion space with the largest install base in North America. We have excellent health and retirement benefits.

Our Team

John Zink Company, a Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) company, serves customers with innovative, engineered-to-order solutions. Our equipment group business supplies components for applications in various markets with a focus on the refining and petrochemical Industry. Our Field Service Technicians support our customers at their sites across the country with their commissioning, maintenance and other service needs.

What You Will Do

• Travel to jobs sites from your home office to perform preventative maintenance, checkout, testing, troubleshooting and commissioning/ startup of a wide variety of electrical and mechanical equipment for our manufactured equipment. This equipment includes, but is not limited to the following: pumps, motors, VFD’s, positioners, valves, actuators, and transmitters, combustion equipment, emission monitoring equipment, recorders, and programmable logic controllers (PLC).
• Specialists will be required to commission, troubleshoot and alter different types of PLC’s (programmable controllers, mainly Allen Bradley and Siemens) PID loop controllers, VFD’s, HMI’s, and other control devices.
• Be on call for customer service as needed.
• Modify technical documents and drawings (redlines) to represent final field changes and corrections for commissioning of equipment.
• Travel extensively within your region and potentially in the US, 75% travel is expected.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in electrical, mechanical troubleshooting, diagnosing and application in an industrial, manufacturing, military or equivalent environment.
• Experience reading and understanding P&ID’s, fabrication drawings, and electrical schematics.
• Able to travel over 75% of the time.
• A TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Card) will have to be obtained within first six (6) weeks of employment.
• Valid Driver’s License, Able to drive a Company vehicle and respond to customers as the need arises.

Physical requirements:

•Able to lift up to 50# on occasion and 25# routinely, able to bend, stoop, crawl, climb and maneuver around skidded equipment and piping.

•Able to hear distinct sounds, visualize all colors of spectrum and visually see up close and at distance.

•This work is in an outdoor environment and long workdays on occasion.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working on all types of industrial, electrical and electronic equipment including, but not limited to motors, VFD’s, positioners, valves, actuators, transmitters and PLC equipment.
• Experience programming, calibrating, and configuring 4-20 MA loop devices.
• 2-year Technical Degree from an accredited college or trade school in a mechanically-based technical major, OR 4 years of military service working with boilers
• Experience with Industrial safety, OSHA and NFPA 70E.
• Experience understanding and applying National Electrical code (NEC)
• Experience for modifying, diagnosing and troubleshooting PLC’s (programmable Logic Controllers) such as, but not limited to, Allen Bradley and GE brands.

For this role, we anticipate paying $40 - $50 an hour. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, John Zink (JZ) is a global leader in emissions control and a pioneer in modern Smart Combustion solutions. Our research and development facilities make up the largest testing complex of its kind. Additionally, our worldwide service organization is the largest, most technically advanced team of its kind. We provide solutions to capture emissions, destroy pollutants, manage waste and heat vital processes to help industries operate more cleanly and efficiently.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how ourbusiness philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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