Service Technician

Southern Scales; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Job summary

Southern Scales is seeking a Service Technician in Metairie, Louisiana, to install, inspect, maintain, and repair mechanical and electronic weighing systems. The ideal candidate will have technical experience in mechanical and electrical fields, and the role requires working independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities include diagnosing and repairing scale systems while ensuring safety and compliance with industry standards. Candidates should have a TWIC card, CDL, and current OSHA certifications. Comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Recent technical experience in mechanical, electrical, and electronics field.
• Capable of lifting 25 pound weights repetitively.
• Ability to perform installations, testing, and calibration of weighing systems.

Responsibilities

• Install, inspect, maintain, and repair mechanical and electronic scales.
• Test, diagnose, and repair scale systems in commercial and industrial settings.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements and industry standards.

Skills

Technical experience in mechanical, electrical, and electronics field

Ability to read maintenance manuals and work from blueprints

Capable of working independently and in a team

Customer satisfaction focus

Extensive job-related travel

Education

Current OSHA safety certifications

TWIC card

CDL

Job description

Since 1994, Southern Scales and Controls, Inc. has provided quality weighing systems as well as calibration, maintenance and emergency services. With over 100 years of combined experience in the industry, SSCI is equipped to solve any weighing application. Locally owned and operated by two generations of the same family, our goal is to service our customers beyond their expectations. In today’s changing economy, attention to detail and customer service that truly cares and reacts to your requirements is our focus.

Southern Scales and Controls, Inc. is specially equipped to help our customers every step of the way, from ordering to installation. We supply industrial, food processing, retail and laboratory weighing equipment along with peripheral devices and supplies. We employ a staff of technicians available for scale installation, maintenance and calibration to ensure the proper functioning of your scale or weight measurement device for years to come. As members of the International Society of Weighing & Measurement, SSCI keeps up with rapidly changing technology as well as changes in regulations administered by the National Institute of Standards & Technology.

Job Description

This position entails the installing, inspecting, maintaining, and repairing of mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic scales and weighing systems along with peripheral devices such as computers and software, printers, packaging machines, vacuum pack machines, etc. Service Technicians work alone or in teams and in diverse settings, such as commercial, and industrial to test, diagnose, repair, overhaul, and execute scale system repairs while ensuring customer satisfaction. Such individuals require having a sound understanding of all company and customer safety requirements and industry standards along with scale terminology and the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices as describe in NIST Handbook 44. Prior service technician experience in mechanical, electrical, and electronic fields desired. TWIC card, safety certifications, and CDL a major plus for interested candidates.

We offer a complete benefits package and are looking for team members who are interested in a career.

Qualifications

• Military veterans requested to apply
• Recent technical experience in mechanical, electrical, and electronics field
• Capable of working independently and as a member of a team
• Possess TWIC card
• CDL
• Current OSHA safety certifications
• Capable of working in industrial and outdoor environments
• Capable of lifting 25 poiund weights repeatively
• Ability to read and understand maintenance manuals and work from blueprints, drawings, installing weighing equipment, wiring terminations, final testing and calibration of system to ensure that they are properly functioning.
• Ability to perform extensive job-related travel and after regular hour services.

Additional Information

• No Micro-Management
• Company vehicle
• Paid Time Off
• Company Holidays