Field Service Technician - Cleveland OH

A leading international company engaged in the design, manufacture, sales & service of industrial & marine steam generating equipment and heat recovery systems has an opening for FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN in the Cleveland, OH

SUMMARY

Maintains and repairs stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries by performing the following duties. Diagnose the cause of equipment malfunction or failure. Disassembles repairs and reassembles components and units as required. Adjusts and calibrates equipment to operating specifications. Assembles and installs new units as required. Sells Assured Preventive Maintenance Programs, service & repair parts, compounds and chemicals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Receives working instructions, work orders, blueprints or drawings from supervisor. Reviews job requirements and verifies that the required tools, equipment, parts, material, and manuals are part of the service vehicle inventory. Diagnoses the cause of equipment malfunction or failure by interviewing customer, using appropriate monitoring and test equipment. Disassembles repairs and reassembles units as required. Uncrates and assembles new units according to specifications. Trains customer-operating personnel. Cleans or directs other workers to clean boilers and auxiliary equipment. Inspects and repairs boiler fittings such as safety valves, regulators, automatic control mechanisms, and water columns, and auxiliary machines such as pumps, draft fans, stokers, and burners. Replaces damaged boiler tubes and plates. Repairs or replaces high-pressure piping. Patches boiler insulation, Paints surface of equipment. Performs water pressure test by pumping water into system to determine location of leaks.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must have the ability to hear sirens while driving and fire alarms while working in a noisy environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Six (6) years’ experience in related field or three (3) years related experience with technical school background or two (2) years Clayton Industries product mechanical experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the basic essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Part of the responsibilities for this position may require driving several hours per day to reach the customers facilities. The employee must be able to spend up to 8 hours per day seated controlling a motor vehicle.

There is the potential that a job at a remote or distant location may result in spending several days at the same location. In these instances it may be required that the technician be spend the night or several nights away from home in a hotel.

The technicians will be required to be in a rotation on call where the technician is available 24-7 to go to the customer’s facility with little or no prior notice.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.