Travel Field Service Engineer – Plastic Equipment & Automation

Cypress HCM; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

This position requires travel to customers’ manufacturing facilities up to 80% to install, start up, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and optimize plastic-processing and injection-molding equipment. You will diagnose issues, read electrical and hydraulic schematics, and test components with a multimeter.

The ideal candidate has high school or equivalent plus 3–5 years of manufacturing or technical experience, is technically strong, comfortable working with machinery, and able to train customers’

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent plus 3–5 years of manufacturing or technical experience.
• Strong technical skills with machinery and equipment.
• Willingness to travel up to 80% to customer sites.
• Ability to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.
• Experience with PLCs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose why machines aren’t functioning.
• Test electrical components with a multimeter.
• Repair and maintain plastic-processing and injection-molding equipment.
• Install or commission new machinery at customer sites.
• Train operators and maintenance staff.
• Document repairs, time, costs, and issues.
• Travel to customer plants up to 80%.

Skills

Technical troubleshooting

Read schematics

PLC basics

Customer-facing service

Hands-on repair

Machinery familiarity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Multimeter

Job description

This position requires travel to customers’ manufacturing facilities up to 80% to install, start up, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and optimize plastic-processing and injection-molding equipment. You will diagnose issues, read electrical and hydraulic schematics, and test components with a multimeter.

The ideal candidate has high school or equivalent plus 3–5 years of manufacturing or technical experience, is technically strong, comfortable working with machinery, and able to train customers’