Service Technician

Electric Pump; Iowa; On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Electric Pump, Inc. is seeking a Service Technician based in Eldridge, IA. This full-time hourly role involves field service, maintenance, troubleshooting, start-up, and repairs for municipal water and wastewater pumping systems.

Frequent travel to customer sites and regular safety-focused work are expected. You will inspect and diagnose equipment, perform preventive maintenance, and upgrade pumps as needed while adhering to company standards and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with three years mechanical experience required.
• Trade school or assoc. degree in a mechanical/water environment program preferred.
• Experience with mechanical systems, pumps, and field service is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install and repair fluid handling products in field service.
• Provide emergency and scheduled maintenance for pumping equipment.
• Perform simple machinist duties and related tasks.
• Apply mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic skills as needed.
• Read pump manuals and work orders to guide maintenance.
• Diagnose problems, replace parts, and test adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on pumps and equipment.
• Utilize hand and power tools, meters, and handling equipment.
• Follow safety regulations and keep work areas clean and organized.
• Assist with additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Technical Capacity

Ethical Conduct

Communication

Team Collaboration

Results Driven

Initiative

Problem Solving

Education

High School diploma or equivalent with three years mechanical experience

Post-Secondary or Trade School degree in Mechanical or Water Environment Technology

Tools

Hand and power tools

Electric meters

Forklift

Job description

Job Description

Job Type: Full Time, Hourly

Location: Based out of 706 E Price Street, Eldridge, IA 52748

Frequent travel is required for the role; most often day travel.

Expected Hours of Work: Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30AM to 5PM.

Reports to: Vice President of Service Operations

About the Company

Electric Pump and its family of companies have been in operation for the last 47 years providing fluid handling equipment to our customers in the industrial, municipal, and environmental markets. In addition, we are the largest pump service organization in the upper Midwest. Electric Pump is comprised of eight locations in seven states with approximately 140 employees. Our offices have a friendly, laid-back environment.

Website: www.electricpump.com

Job Summary
The Service Technician is responsible for providing field service, maintenance, troubleshooting, start-up, and repair support, primarily for municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities. This role works directly with customers to inspect, diagnose, and maintain fluid control equipment critical to plant operations. The Service Technician travels regularly to customer sites to perform preventative maintenance, emergency service calls, and equipment upgrades.

Essential Functions

1. Perform highly diversified duties to install and repair fluid handling products
2. Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of pumping equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of equipment
3. Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities
4. Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic
5. Read and interpret pump manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
6. Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments
7. Perform regular preventive maintenance on pumps and equipment
8. Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties
9. Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
10. Other duties as assigned

Competencies

1. Technical Capacity
2. Ethical Conduct
3. Excellent communication with internal company teams as well as customers
4. Ability to work individually most of the time but also as a team when needed
5. Results Driven
6. Ability to take initiative
7. Ability to problem solve

Work Environment
This job operates in a typical shop environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibrations. There is also frequent use of power tools including saws and forklift. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or head. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee will be required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Required Education and Experience
High School diploma or equivalent with three (3) years of mechanical experience

Preferred Education and Experience
Post-Secondary or Trade School degree in a Mechanical or Water Environment Technology program; or three to five (3 to 5) years of mechanical experience

Benefits:

• Health insurance