A

AERZEN USA

Manufactures blowers, compressors, and vacuum pumps

Field Service Technician

Equipment Field ServiceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRoanoke, VA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate degree (two years of schooling) in electronics technology or equivalent experience is required.
  • Over four years of field service and repair experience in rotating equipment is required.
  • Experience with Windows, Microsoft Office, internet applications, TCP/IP networks, and RS-485 communications is required.
  • Strong planning, prioritization, organization, and execution skills are required, along with attention to detail and the ability to analyze large amounts of data.
  • Analytical and logical thinking, problem-solving, solution implementation, and time-management skills are required.
  • The ability to interpret process flow diagrams, control wiring, and piping and instrumentation diagrams is required.
  • The ability to travel more than 50% of the time is required.
  • Strong customer focus, leadership, change-management, listening, motivating, and influencing skills, along with high integrity and a compliance mindset, are required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform startups, equipment inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and preventive maintenance on Aerzen products at customer sites, while following company and customer safety requirements and representing the company professionally.
  • Install, configure, calibrate, and maintain pneumatic, analog, and digital control, measurement, and indicating instrumentation; install and terminate electrical, pneumatic, and fluid connections; understand controls narratives and analyze and troubleshoot process-application issues.
  • Analyze and correct communication issues, including TCP/IP networks and RS-485 communications.
  • Repair and assemble Aerzen products; disassemble machines, assess damage, evaluate failures, diagnose problems using material-condition evaluation and customer input, recommend machine-based actions, identify root causes, and use defined procedures and standard rebuild kits.
  • Read and use equipment diagrams, checklists, engineering drawings, and process documentation to perform service, assembly, and repair tasks.
  • Discuss job requirements, recommendations, and service options with customers; listen to concerns and provide status updates during and after service calls.
  • Evaluate customers’ future needs and communicate information through appropriate channels.
  • Assist engineering with plant design, modifications, and hazard analysis.
  • Plan and schedule travel using the Concur booking tool to meet customer and service-schedule requirements efficiently.
  • Complete service reports, expense reports, and forms promptly; collect data and create commissioning graphs using company software.
  • Write repair reports documenting failure causes, work performed, materials consumed, and equipment condition before and after service.
  • Conduct onsite customer training on Aerzen products.
  • Perform work in accordance with quality standards and established safety procedures, and maintain a clean, safe work area.
  • Participate in departmental initiatives, including inventory counts, shop organization, cleanup, and other duties assigned by the manager.

Desired Qualifications

  • Allen Bradley PLC experience is preferred.
  • RS Logix 5000 experience is preferred.
  • PLC or similar ladder-logic programming experience is desired.
  • Welding experience, including brazing, cutting, welding, and plasma, is a plus.

About the Company

AERZEN USA

Manufactures blowers, compressors, and vacuum pumps

Aerzen USA is a manufacturer of air and gas handling equipment, including positive displacement blowers, high‑speed turbo blowers, compressors, and vacuum pumps. Its products move and compress air or other gases to support industrial processes, ventilation, and gas handling, using either positive‑displacement or turbo technology depending on the model. The company emphasizes energy-efficient, reliable machines designed for varying pressures and flow rates, with service and parts support to maintain performance. Aerzen USA operates as a subsidiary of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH and shares its technology and product line, distributing worldwide from its Coatesville, Pennsylvania facility. The business differentiates itself through a triple‑bottom‑line approach that weighs people, planet, and profits in decision making, a LEED Gold certified green facility, and a strategic focus on sustainability alongside financial performance.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Hamelin, Germany
Founded
1973

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at AERZEN USA

See more jobs