Field Services Engineer

What You'd Be Doing:You would travel to customers' manufacturing facilities—about 80% of the time—to install, start up, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and optimize plastic-processing equipment, injection molding equipment.The Equipment Includes:Injection molding machinesExtrusion equipmentReaction-processing machineryRobots and automation systemsHydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical systemsDay-to-day workA Typical Job Could Involve:Going to a customer's plantDiagnosing why a machine isn't working correctlyReading electrical and hydraulic schematicsTesting electrical components with a multimeterWorking on motors, pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc.Using basic PLC knowledge to troubleshoot controlsInstalling or commissioning new machineryTraining the customer's operators/maintenance staffDocumenting what you repaired, how long it took, costs, and additional problems discoveredOccasionally helping newer service employees learn the equipmentWhat they're really looking forThey aren't necessarily looking for someone with a traditional four-year engineering degree.They're looking for someone who is technically strong and comfortable working with machinery.The Ideal Candidate Would Have Experience With:Industrial/manufacturing equipmentMechanical troubleshootingElectrical troubleshootingHydraulic systemsPneumatic systemsMotors and controlsBasic PLCsReading schematicsHand and power toolsForklifts/liftsCustomer-facing technical serviceThey require high school/equivalent + 3–5 years of manufacturing or technical experience.