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Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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Contract Professionals, Inc. Field Service Technician in Waterford, Michigan

Responsibilities include:

  • Perform first class installation of equipment at customer's site, including mechanical assembly, circuit wiring and startup troubleshooting
  • At times will be required to go online with PLC and make program changes as directed
  • Installation of retrofit kits and upgrades to existing equipment in the field
  • Train customer personnel on proper operation and repair of supplied equipment
  • Interact with sales and customer to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction
  • Continuous development and improvement of product knowledge both mechanically and electrically
  • Listen to customer requests or concerns. Institute the proper procedure to resolve issues
  • Must be flexible with coverage in a 24x7 environment
  • Continuous overnight travel with return trips home every other weekend.
  • Position is full time with full benefit package.  Salary is commensurate to experience

Desired Skills and Experience Knowledge and Skills (Education):   

  • Strong customer service skills required
  • Minimum 2 years field service travel experience with at least 2 years of experience with machine mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, machine wiring and PLC's
  • Read/write ladder logic, troubleshooting
  • Logical thinker with strong problem solving skills, focused on providing solutions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently with little or no supervision
  • Multitasking, strong organizational and time management skills
  • Strong influence and collaboration skills, including demonstrated ability to coordinate work effectively with customer and internal departments
  • Ability to perform tasks involving bending, kneeling, lifting and other positions
  • Proficient with Microsoft office
  • Possess or able to obtain a passport
  • Must provide own hand tools
  • Applicant must have clean driver license and capable of renting a car

Physical Demands   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.   Work Environment   The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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