Field Service Technician
About the job
- A minimum of three to five years of related experience and/or training in Assembly Tooling.
- Knowledge of Hemming and Stamping.
- Ability to read engineering drawings and understand the Body-in-White system process.
- Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Plan, direct, and complete project activities to achieve objectives within prescribed time frames and funding parameters, personally or through assigned manpower.
- Travel to multiple customer facilities to provide technical support and installation supervision.
- Request required manpower from Manufacturing and supervise service personnel in the field across all trades, including robot programming, controls, inspection, and die tuning.
- Prepare field service reports and expense reports, and obtain customer approval at sites.
- Serve as the customer contact and liaison at installation sites.
- Assist in initiating invoicing for all billable hours.
- Assist in providing spare parts to customers.
- Maintain weekly roll-up reports and monitor budget allotments at sites.
- Conduct field site inspections.
- Microsoft Office computer skills.
About the company
HIROTEC AMERICA provides automotive closure manufacturing solutions to carmakers around the world. The company designs and delivers tooling, manufacturing systems, and processes to produce vehicle closures (such as doors, hoods, trunks, and other closures) with a focus on flexibility and adaptability to customer needs. Unlike many competitors, HIROTEC AMERICA leverages its position in the HIROTEC Group, with a network of 29 facilities across 8 countries and over 30 years of experience, to offer a broad global footprint and integrated support. The company's goal is to supply reliable, scalable closure manufacturing solutions that help automotive customers improve efficiency and meet their production demands on a global scale.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Founded
1988
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- HIROTEC added a Flint facility in 2026, targeting 70 new jobs.
- The company is expanding tooling integration capacity for growing stamping and hemming demand.
- Its customer base across four major automakers supports new program wins and cross-selling.
What critics are saying
- Automotive program losses at Ford, GM, Stellantis, or Rivian would hit 2026 volumes.
- The 2024 executive leadership changes signal internal transition during a competitive, capital-intensive cycle.
- If EV platform awards slow, HIROTEC's Michigan expansion becomes underutilized by 2027.
What makes HIROTEC AMERICA unique
- HIROTEC supplies closures, exhaust systems, and tooling to Ford, GM, Stellantis, Rivian.
- Its Michigan footprint spans four facilities and 670,000 square feet after Flint.
- HIROTEC pairs manufacturing with closure-equipment engineering, deepening customer switching costs.
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Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off