Field Service Technician- Midwest

Role details

Field Service Retrofit - Field Service Support Senior Technician $3000 sign-on bonus! 100% travel but home on most weekends. Per diem, company vehicle, credit card provided!

Milacron is looking for a Senior Field Service Technician to join our Retrofit & Rebuild team in the Midwestern US. As a Senior Field Service Technician, you will be responsible for providing quality field retrofit installations, maintenance, and plastic injection equipment repairs. Installations may require troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, software, electrical components and circuits.

If you have experience repairing, troubleshooting or processing on plastic injection molding machines, blow molding machines or low pressure injection molding machines you may be a great addition to our team!

Work You’ll Do:

• Install, test and validate state of the art control systems on vintage machinery as well as other aftermarket machine options.
• Supply technical advice or service on previous installations.
• Conduct training and service programs in the operation and maintenance of products.
• Service accounts with major importance, independently handling problems requiring considerable technical ability and ingenuity.
• Must be able to troubleshoot all problem areas efficiently and effectively on Milacron equipment and related systems.
• Must be proficient in control systems and work directly with software engineering when required.
• Ability to manage special projects and follow-up with procedures and proper documentation.
• Must be able to lead and train less experienced service personnel when assigned to similar projects.
• Must be able to maintain good customer relations and communications.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in a technical field or 5 plus years of related experience, preferably as a Field Service Engineer or Technician, or combination of education and experience. Experience in plastic injection molding is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record
• Willingness to travel and work overtime as necessary
• Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read mechanical blueprints, electrical and hydraulic schematics

Who we are:

Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment.

Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.

EEO:

The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. com.

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