Service Technician

Rapids-; Marion (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local home nights

Factory training

Dispatcher support

Visible impact on kitchen

Job summary

Rapids- is hiring a Commercial Foodservice Technician to install, maintain, and repair equipment used by restaurants, schools, hospitals, and cafeterias. This is a service truck role; you will work independently and own your calls, becoming the customer’s primary contact.

You will handle ovens, grills, fryers, steamers, dishwashers, refrigeration, and ice machines, troubleshooting issues on hot and cold sides. Expect driving locally and field-based work in Marion, IA.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years repairing commercial foodservice equipment, with real time on both hot side and cold side.
• Strong electrical, gas, steam, and refrigeration troubleshooting; read schematics and wiring diagrams.
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical or appliance repair training preferred.
• EPA certification and/or CFESA certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain and repair commercial foodservice equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair ovens, grills, fryers, steamers, dishwashers, refrigeration units and ice machines.
• Explain repairs and costs to customers in plain language; close out work orders on a mobile app.
• Keep truck stocked and organized; be prepared for the next call.
• Work independently and own your calls; travel locally as needed.

Skills

Foodservice repair

Troubleshooting schematics

Electrical and gas

Education

High school diploma

Technical repair training

Tools

CFESA certification

EPA certification

Job description

Description

Commercial Foodservice Technician

Marion, IA · Full-time · Star Service Department

Hot side, cold side, and everything in between.

If you can walk into a busy kitchen with a fryer down and a walk-in climbing, figure out which one's actually costing the customer money, and fix both before the dinner rush — we want to talk to you.

We're hiring a Commercial Foodservice Technician to install, maintain, and repair the equipment restaurants, schools, hospitals, and cafeterias can't operate without. This is a service truck job, not a shop job. You'll work independently, own your calls, and be the person the customer asks for by name.

What you'll be working on

Ovens, grills, fryers, steamers, dishwashers, refrigeration units, and ice machines — gas, electric, steam, and sealed system. Some days it's a scheduled PM route. Some days it's a diagnostic nobody else could crack. Most days it's both.

You’ll troubleshoot and repair, perform preventative maintenance to manufacturer spec, install new equipment and verify proper startup, diagnose issues and explain the repair and the cost to the customer in plain language, and close out your work orders on a mobile app before you leave the lot. You'll keep your truck stocked and organized, because the second trip is the expensive one.

What we're looking for

• 2–5 years repairing commercial foodservice equipment, with real time on both hot side and cold side
• Strong electrical, gas, steam, and refrigeration troubleshooting — you read schematics and wiring diagrams, you don't guess
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical or appliance repair training preferred
• EPA certification and/or CFESA certification is a plus (and if you want to earn them, we'll back you)
• Comfortable with a phone or tablet for work orders and dispatch communication
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record
• Able to work independently, travel locally, and handle the physical side of the job — lifting up to 25 lbs, bending, kneeling, reaching into tight equipment

Why techs stay here

• Local work. You're home at night.
• Ongoing factory and manufacturer training on new equipment and technology — we invest in keeping you current, not just billable.
• A dispatch team that backs you up instead of stacking you up.
• Work that matters and is visible: when you leave, the kitchen is running.

Bring your skills, your diagnostic instincts, and your standards. We'll bring the truck, the tools, the training, and the customers.