Controls Field Specialist

About Us

In February of 2004, two mechanical engineers teamed together to form Goforth Williamson, Inc. With over 30 years of rotating equipment experience between them, Travis and David focused on developing GWI into a customer-oriented service company. Since that time, GWI has grown to a company with over 50 full-time employees. The employees of GWI are specialists in their fields. They have a vast knowledge of pumping equipment and the applications they are used in.

The employees have experience from Original Equipment Manufacturers, motor shops, contractors, machine shops and other rotating equipment repair facilities.

Goforth Williamson

In February of 2004, two mechanical engineers teamed together to form Goforth Williamson, Inc. With over 30 years of rotating equipment experience between them, Travis and David focused on developing GWI into a customer-oriented service company. Since that time, GWI has grown to a company with over 50 full-time employees. The employees of GWI are specialists in their fields. They have a vast knowledge of pumping equipment and the applications they are used in.

The employees have experience from Original Equipment Manufacturers, motor shops, contractors, machine shops and other rotating equipment repair facilities.

Goforth Williamson, Inc. (GWI) is one of the leading municipal pump service and sales companies in the state of Georgia. GWI boasts the largest repair facility in the state for municipal water and wastewater pumps and is a sales rep for the largest pump manufacturer in the world. At GWI, we value our employees, and we recognize it is our people that make GWI successful.

We strive to support our staff as they grow and develop both personally and professionally.

We are seeking to fill the role of Controls Field Specialist in the Savannah, GA area. This role will include various controls work out in the field retrofitting control panels and troubleshooting control systems for municipal pump stations. The controls division is relatively new at GWI, so this is an opportunity to become part of the foundation of a successful organization as it continues to expand.

We are looking for someone to be intrinsically self-motivated, a strong team player, a resourceful thinker, and hungry to help make GWI the authority on pump station controls in Georgia

• This position is located in the Savannah, GA area. Qualified candidates must live in or near the surrounding Savannah area (Chatham County, Effingham County, Bryan County, etc.).
• Although 2-3 years’ working experience in controls troubleshooting or panel building is preferred, candidates with no experience who have the basic education/foundation and who possess the right attitude and exhibit the appropriate technical aptitude will be considered. At least a 2-year degree in an electrical controls related curriculum preferred. Appropriate working experience can be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Candidates should have a basic working knowledge of electricity and industrial motor control components and systems. Control systems as they pertain to pump stations is a bonus.
• A basic knowledge of electrical safety and safe practices when working around electricity and electrically energized equipment.
• Ability to follow an electrical schematic.
• This is a field service position, and as such, a good portion of this work will be outside in the elements. Candidates must be able to work in the extreme heat, extreme cold, and rainy conditions when required. Appropriate equipment will be provided to help counter the elements when necessary.
• The ability to lift things that are heavy and work on your feet.
• Candidates must desire to work with their hands.
• Being a field service position, this role requires driving to job sites all over south Georgia.
• The successful candidate must be able to be trusted with a company vehicle, must have a good driving record, and must be able to drive long distances – sometimes in the early morning or late ies of the position include but are not limited to:
  Troubleshoot general electrical control panel issues at pump stations, including pump sensor issues, bad…