Lead Field Tooling Mechanic & Technical Trainer

Nextpower; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock compensation

Bonus potential

Health care coverage

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Nextpower is seeking a Lead Tool Technician Mechanic to serve as the advanced technical authority for installation tooling and field tool-support programs. You will lead planning, deployment, commissioning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and continuous improvement across multiple sites, translating complex concepts into practical field solutions.

You will mentor technicians, oversee tool setups, calibrations, and safety documentation, and collaborate with customers, subcontractors, and internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to read schematics and technical manuals.
• Experience leading field service at construction sites.
• Willingness to travel up to 100%.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical resource for installation tooling, tool-support workshops, and field deployment activities, resolving complex or unusual equipment issues with limited precedent.
• Plan, schedule, and execute the delivery, setup, commissioning, calibration, relocation, and demobilization of tool-support workshops and related field equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve advanced mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic, and controls-related problems using schematics, technical manuals, diagnostic instruments, and structured root-cause analysis.
• Translate tooling schematics, product literature, service documentation, and safe operating procedures into clear field instructions and practical corrective actions.
• Create, review, and maintain Job Hazard Analyses, site-specific safety plans, method statements, equipment inspection records, and other required EH&S documentation.
• Lead field tool-support activities in partnership with owners, customers, subcontractors, construction teams, Field Operations, Engineering, Service, and Nextracker management.
• Forecast tooling demand, construction schedules, site-specific requirements, staffing needs, equipment availability, and documentation priorities with management and cross-functional partners.
• Provide technical leadership, hands-on coaching, and formal training to customers, temporary labor, subcontractors, and internal personnel on tool setup, safe operation, calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation best practices.
• Develop and improve preventive-maintenance practices, troubleshooting guides, inspection checklists, training materials, and standard work to improve equipment reliability and customer experience.
• Capture field observations, failure trends, corrective actions, and lessons learned; communicate recommendations to Engineering, Product, Quality, Service, and Operations teams to support product and process improvements.
• Maintain accurate service records, parts usage, tool inventories, calibration records, repair documentation, and customer communication in applicable systems.
• Exercise sound judgment in balancing safety, quality, schedule, customer commitments, and cost when determining the appropriate course of action in the field.
• Promote a culture of safe work practices and ensure activities comply with applicable federal, state, local, customer, and Nextracker EH&S requirements.
• Perform other related duties and travel to customer and construction sites as business needs require.

Skills

Hydraulic systems

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Field training

Reading schematics

Safety procedures

Customer liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nextpower is seeking a Lead Tool Technician Mechanic to serve as the advanced technical authority for installation tooling and field tool-support programs. You will lead planning, deployment, commissioning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and continuous improvement across multiple sites, translating complex concepts into practical field solutions.

You will mentor technicians, oversee tool setups, calibrations, and safety documentation, and collaborate with customers, subcontractors, and internal