Field Service Technician

Group CBS • Roseville, MN

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Field Service Technician performs electrical apparatus work onsite at customer facilities, including electrical testing, preventative maintenance, commissioning, upgrades, and repairs. This introductory role supports mechanical and electrical work on equipment used in power transmission, distribution, and generation, and may include troubleshooting and repair of substation components. The technician assists with transformer, cable, and circuit breaker testing and participates in equipment installation, maintenance, and repair.

The position involves working near live electrical substations, traveling to overnight and multi-day projects, rotating emergency on-call duty, and working outside corporate business hours when project needs require it. Overtime, nights, weekends, and some holidays may be required. The employee must be willing to relocate within 60 miles of the hiring regional office and complete required safety and industry training.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to assist with complex mechanical and electrical problems.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong PC skills, including email, internet, data entry, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work under pressure to meet goals and deadlines.
• Consistently arrive on time for work assignments, meetings, and training.
• Organizational skills and timely completion of reporting requirements.
• Willingness to relocate within 60 miles of the hiring regional office.
• Ability to work overtime, including nights, weekends, and some holidays.
• Ability to travel for overnight, multi-day, out-of-town projects.
• Ability to work in close but safe proximity to live electrical substations.
• Ability to pass pre-employment criminal background and motor vehicle checks.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and periodic unannounced random testing.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to obtain an endorsement to operate a combined vehicle weight up to 26,000 pounds.
• Ability to lift and maneuver at least 50 pounds.
• Willingness to obtain a company-paid TWIC card and complete OSHA 10/30-hour, MSHA, NFPA 70E, and CPR training.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in Electrical/Electronic Technology, or military experience.
• Experience in electrical substation testing, construction, maintenance, troubleshooting, assembly, or commissioning.
• Mechanical aptitude and an attitude conducive to learning.
• Knowledge of Doble DTAF and Power DB; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist with mechanical and electrical tasks on equipment used in power transmission, distribution, and generation at customer facilities.
• Read and interpret manuals, schematics, and wiring diagrams to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems.
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace, and clean substation components.
• Assist with transformer testing, including power factor, TTR, insulation resistance, SFRA, winding resistance, partial discharge, and leakage reactance testing.
• Assist with cable testing, including insulation resistance, tan delta, hipot, TDR, partial discharge, and cable thumper testing.
• Assist with circuit breaker testing, including insulation resistance, contact resistance, power factor, breaker timing, SF6 gas analysis, CT testing, high-current testing, secondary injection testing, and vacuum bottle integrity testing.
• Participate in installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical equipment.
• Participate in safety meetings and training.
• Rotate emergency on-call duty and respond to customer emergencies in a timely manner.
• Maintain tools, test equipment, and vehicles in clean and organized condition and keep them serviced and calibrated.
• Submit time and expense reports, weekly status reports, and other required documentation on time.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary insurance programs are available.
• Company covers 100% of team member premiums for short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D.
• 401(k) plan.
• Generous paid time off policy with annual carryover option.
• Opportunity for additional paid time off through the Work Life Balance program.
• Six paid holidays per year plus one floating holiday.
• Years of service bonus.
• NETA testing incentives.
• Field incentive pay for procuring additional work.
• Referral bonuses.
• Travel per diem reimbursement.
• Education assistance program.
• Potential relocation signing bonus.
• Company cell phone or cell phone stipend, computer, and credit card.
• Annual uniform and safety boot allowance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED