Field Service Engineer/Technician

Barry-Wehmiller•Mediapolis, IA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Afinitas, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a global leader in equipment, forming systems, and essential accessory products that support transportation, water, and utility precast concrete infrastructure worldwide. We provide industry-leading production equipment; highly engineered formwork; and a broad portfolio of precast concrete, electrical, and construction accessories, along with structural products and systems designed for bridge, highway, and heavy construction applications. Afinitas is part of BW Forsyth Partners, LLC, the investment group of global manufacturing and engineering consulting firm Barry-Wehmiller, a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members. The Field Service Engineer will regularly travel to our customer sites, to deliver advanced support to our customers in the Concrete Infrastructure and Supporting industries, carrying out installs, commissioning, servicing, and upgrades. This role requires a minimum of 65% travel, primarily by company van and for multiple nights at a time.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Minimum 4 years’ experience as a Field Service Engineer / Technician.
Proven ability to travel extensively for work, including both domestic and international assignments of varying durations.
Must be comfortable with frequent travel and extended stays away from home.
Advanced Knowledge (capabilities) of and experience in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing electro-mechanical equipment in the field and the ability to identify root-cause.
Support and cultivate a positive team environment and lead by example.
Professional communication with an ability to resolve customer issues and defuse conflict.
Ability to adapt to change in a fast paced and changing environment; enjoy taking a hands-on approach in solving problems.
Work independently with little supervision while managing difficult and high-pressure customer situations.
Ability to work overtime and weekends – particularly where escalated Key Account customer situations are involved.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree from a technical school or commensurate military experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Commission and test machines using certified test procedures and perform preventative maintenance & emergency service at customer sites.
Accurately document and report all service-related activities. These include, but are not limited to, submitting Electronic Service Reports and Expense Reports at appropriate intervals, per company established procedures.
Promote sales of additional Afinitas product offerings such as service programs, new equipment leads, spare parts kits, etc.
Provide timely feedback to the Engineering Department on equipment reliability and design.
Maintain all company property, including laptop, cell phone, safety equipment, and tools in good working condition.
Troubleshooting hydraulic and electrical control systems and via network connection directly to the production machine in question. (We use Siemens control systems on all our production plants.)
Significant experience working in large production facilities, performing heavy mechanical work including, but not limited to basic stick, TIG, and MIG welding, mechanical drawing interpretation, and broad experience with a variety of mechanical tools.
Conduct on-site training with customer’s personnel to ensure proper operation of equipment.
Hold meetings with customers, including introductory job scope and exit meetings.
Communicate between the field and the internal office support staff on both technical and administrative issues.
Attend refresher training classes and planned technician meetings with other service team members to promote continuous improvement of technical and non-technical skillsets.
Complete detailed root-cause analysis studies, recommending solutions and next step actions.
Collect feedback on common product issues and skills gaps to support the management of our continuous improvement programs.
Act as an onsite Safety Leader for the field service organization which includes the review of current safety trends and/or injuries, providing continuous feedback therein, and the regular submission of safety opportunities and/or near misses for discussion and action within the entire Service Team.