Field Service Technician
Specpro People
Job Description
A leading industrial engineering organisation is seeking a permanent Field Service Technician to support customers across Australia. Offering $110,000 to $120,000 plus Superannuation, this role focuses on installing, inspecting, repairing and commissioning actuators and associated equipment across customer sites.
About the Role
Join a specialist service team supporting critical equipment across the Water and Waste Water, Petrochemical, Oil, Gas and Power Generation industries.
As a Field Service Technician, you will work directly in customer plants, solving technical problems and helping ensure actuators and associated equipment operate safely and reliably. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys practical engineering, variety and working independently in the field.
You will also build trusted customer relationships, provide basic set-up guidance and represent the organisation’s service capabilities during site visits.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Fault-find, repair, modify, upgrade, test and commission actuators in the field
- Install actuators and associated retrofit components, pedestals and drive shafts
- Conduct actuator inspections, health checks and occasional valve surveys
- Prepare accurate, technically detailed site visit reports
- Produce risk assessments and review or amend method statements to meet site requirements
- Build strong relationships with customers and provide basic set-up training when required
- Identify service opportunities and promote relevant service capabilities
- Complete occasional actuator repairs in the service workshop
What You’ll Need (Essential)
- Trade qualification
- Unrestricted electrical licence in the state of employment
- Post-qualification experience in a practical mechanical or electrical engineering environment
- Hands-on experience working with actuators or comparable equipment
- Full driver’s licence
- Willingness and ability to meet an extensive travel commitment
- Ability to work independently, be self-reliant and contribute effectively within a team
Nice to Have
- Field-based experience in Water and Waste Water, Petrochemical, Oil, Gas or Power Generation environments
- Confined Space competence
- Working at Heights competence
- First Aid competence
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
The Details
- Salary: $110,000 to $120,000 plus Superannuation (OTE + bonus >$150-200k Package)
- Type: Permanent
- Location: Australia
- Travel: Extensive travel across customer site