Field Service Technician — Water & Wastewater Controls

Lever, Inc.; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls is seeking a Field Service Technician to lead and support on-site commissioning and startup activities for Water and Wastewater control system projects. This role focuses on commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting instrumentation and motor control cabinets, PLC cabinets, and thorough startup documentation.

This position will support the Central Coast territory (Santa Barbara to Bakersfield to San Francisco) and will be on site at client sites about 90% of the time, with 10% at

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Ability to travel through the territory, stay overnight, and participate in 24/7 on-call rotation.
• Experience with instrumentation calibration documentation.
• Understanding of AC/DC voltage and DC current measurement.
• Profibus qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Configures parameters and troubleshoots VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives).
• Troubleshoots instrumentation and control systems using electrical ladder schematics.
• Calibrates, traces, and corrects control loop malfunctions; participates in the maintenance and production concerning instrument systems.
• Verifies accuracy of gauges and measuring instruments such as pressure, flow, temperature, pH, turbidity, and conductivity; documents failure rates on specified equipment.
• Start-up Commissioning Pump/Motor Controls.
• Loop Check wires from Field to Monitoring Devices.
• Inspect/Commission/Calibrate Instrumentation (Pressure/Level/Flow).
• Inspect/Commission/Calibrate Analytical Sensors (pH/Chlorine/Turbidity).
• Troubleshoot Electrical/Control Logic.
• Troubleshoot Instrumentation (Pressure/Level/Flow).
• Wire modifications to panels per drawings.
• Site installations of electrical devices/motor controls.
• Repairs, tests, adjusts, or installs electronic equipment such as industrial controls, transmitters, HMI, VFD, and PLCs.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

English literacy

Education

Degree preferred

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Profibus qualification

Job description

Tesco Controls is seeking a Field Service Technician to lead and support on-site commissioning and startup activities for Water and Wastewater control system projects. This role focuses on commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting instrumentation and motor control cabinets, PLC cabinets, and thorough startup documentation.

This position will support the Central Coast territory (Santa Barbara to Bakersfield to San Francisco) and will be on site at client sites about 90% of the time, with 10% at