Global Tufting Machine Field Technician (Travel)

Beaver Recruitment & Migration; Durban; On-site; ZAR 845,000 - 1,221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing technical training

International travel opportunities

Permanent full-time role

Job summary

Beaver Recruitment & Migration seeks an experienced Tufting Machine Field Technician to join a Belgium-based team and support customers worldwide. The role involves extensive travel, installation, commissioning, service, and ongoing optimization of tufting machines.

The successful candidate will complete structured training, then travel up to 70% of the time, providing hands-on technical support and building strong customer relationships across cultures.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with installation, start‑up, modification, servicing, or maintenance of tufting machines.
• Strong mechanical/electronic understanding and machine optimization.
• Hands‑on experience with industrial machinery and field service operations.

Responsibilities

• Participating in intensive technical training to develop specialist expertise in tufting machine operation, setup, maintenance, and optimization.
• Travelling internationally to install, commission, service, and maintain tufting machines at customer sites.
• Diagnosing and resolving technical issues through fault‑finding, troubleshooting, and machine adjustments.
• Supporting machine start‑ups and service visits.
• Providing professional technical support and guidance to customers.
• Helping customers optimize machine performance and production efficiency.
• Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with international customers.
• Representing the company professionally at customer sites.
• Collaborating with internal engineering and service teams to communicate technical findings and feedback.
• Identifying opportunities to improve machine reliability and performance.
• Contributing recommendations that support continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Tufting machines

Installation

Start-up

Maintenance

Field service

Troubleshooting

Education

Technical qualification in Mechanical/Electromechanical/Textile machinery

Job description

Beaver Recruitment & Migration seeks an experienced Tufting Machine Field Technician to join a Belgium-based team and support customers worldwide. The role involves extensive travel, installation, commissioning, service, and ongoing optimization of tufting machines.

The successful candidate will complete structured training, then travel up to 70% of the time, providing hands-on technical support and building strong customer relationships across cultures.