Field Service Technician

SUMMARY

• Installs, maintains and repairs water conditioning equipment, pipe and related electrical systems in commercial, industrial, and residental establishments by performing the following duties.

Other duties may be assigned and include the following:

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment. Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine. Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installations. Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipe in walls of floors.
  
  Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment. Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts. Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearing, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as programmable controllers. Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts. Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass, copper and nonmetals, such as plastic. Repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, related equipment. Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints.
  
  Fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking.
• Collects money and issues receipt.

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

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

• Valid class C California driver's license and good driving record.

• 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.
• 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; talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
  
  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

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