Junior Service Technician

Overview

The Junior Service Technician will travel to customer sites to assist with installations of new or replacement Fairbanks Scales weighing equipment such as truck or rail scales, floor scales, or industrial scales. This position will also perform preventative maintenance, inspect, diagnose, and repair our weighing instruments to ensure they are calibrated and operating correctly.

• Provide installation, maintenance, and field service repair and inspection services on weighing equipment using testing devices, gauges, and other tools and equipment.
• Conduct routine preventative maintenance according to established guidelines and schedules, verifying dimensions and tolerances using measuring instruments; test electrical components and replace faulty items.
• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot a variety of machines and/or equipment on customer sites in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.
• Accurate and timely completion of all reporting, including customer tasks, test reports, time reporting, safety records, inventory, driving or activity logs, etc.
• Timely completion of training programs as assigned.
• Inspect scale installation sites to verify that electrical supply wires, conduits, switches, and circuit breakers are installed according to specifications.
• Complete job hazard analysis ensuring safety protocols and PPE are in place before starting any task.
• Properly maintain all equipment, tools, and facilities for safe operation.
• Comply with all State & DOT driving rules and regulations (size, weight, route designations, parking, and break periods) as well as with company policies and procedures.
• Maintain parts inventory and order parts as necessary.
• Train customer staff in the operation of equipment.
• Follow all Federal, State, and local regulations, and Company Safety policies.
• Represent Fairbanks Scales in a professional and ethical manner at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a current Class E driver's license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain State certification for Weights and Measures.

• Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to learn and demonstrate proficiency in company software applications and adapt to upgrades and new programs.
• Exposure to basic knowledge of mechanical maintenance and electronic principles.
• Basic understanding of machines and tools, circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance (preferred).

• Work is performed in a variety of environmental conditions, indoors and outdoors, with exposure to wide temperature variations, noise, odors, and dust. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment as required for each site or task.

• Ability to drive long hours and travel out of town on a regular basis.
• Ability to repeatedly lift and maneuver weights up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to enter/exit manholes and work in confined spaces.
• Close vision and the ability to focus, with stamina for long hours and overtime, including weekends, holidays, nights, and varying shifts.
• Regular attendance and the ability to use hand tools with repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movements.
• Finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination to grasp, manipulate, or assemble small objects.

Disclosures Fairbanks Scales Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. This employer may obtain information about you from a third-party consumer reporting agency for employment purposes as part of a background check, and conducts pre-employment drug screening as part of a Drug Free Workplace Policy where required by law.