Technician - Motion Solutions: Field and Service Fabrication

The Field Service & Fabrication Technician is responsible for performing and leading advanced field service, repair, fabrication, welding, assembly, inspection, and troubleshooting work for customer-owned equipment, hydraulic power units, and Motion Solutions assemblies. This role applies technical expertise to independently plan and complete complex assignments, interpret drawings, blueprints, manuals, work instructions, and customer specifications, and ensure work is completed safely, accurately, and within established quality, production, timeline, and profitability expectations.

Salary: $35 - $40 Hourly | DOE

Primary Duties:

• Serve as lead for assigned field service, fabrication, welding, assembly, inspection, repair, and troubleshooting work, providing hands-on technical leadership while completing advanced craft assignments.
• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, fabricate, weld, assemble, and inspect equipment, components, and Motion Solutions units at customer sites, branch locations, or fabrication work areas.
• Independently interpret blueprints, drawings, weld symbols, schematics, equipment manuals, manufacturer instructions, work orders, and customer specifications to plan work, identify materials and tools, sequence tasks, and guide execution.
• Weld, fit, cut, grind, fabricate, and join metal components using appropriate welding equipment, hand tools, power tools, measuring equipment, fixtures, and shop machinery.
• Perform preventive maintenance, equipment inspections, trial runs, testing, troubleshooting, and quality checks to verify safe operation, production readiness, and conformance to specifications.
• Communicate equipment issues, service findings, repair status, parts usage, recommendations, and resolution details to customers, operators, customer service, leadership, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead assigned work by coordinating daily job priorities, workflow, materials, tools, documentation, job status, and customer expectations with the Branch Manager and appropriate team members.
• Train, coach, mentor, and provide practical technical guidance to customer personnel, operators, apprentices, and less experienced team members in proper adjustment, maintenance, repair, fabrication, welding, safety, quality, and equipment practices.
• Review work in progress and completed work for quality, accuracy, safety, conformance to specifications, and readiness for customer delivery or continued production use.
• Identify and resolve complex technical, fabrication, welding, mechanical, hydraulic, and service-related issues; escalate highly complex issues, resource constraints, safety concerns, or customer-impacting matters to higher-level staff or management.
• Ensure field service and fabrication projects remain on target to meet customer requirements, quality standards, safety expectations, timelines, productivity targets, and cost or margin objectives.
• Address customer requests, concerns, complaints, and objections with a professional, positive, practical, and solution-oriented approach.
• Maintain organized, safe, and productive work areas, tools, equipment, service vehicles, company assets, and documentation.
• Model and reinforce compliance with all safety regulations, hot work practices, personal protective equipment requirements, company policies, quality expectations, and applicable customer site requirements.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Experience and Education:

• Accreditation from a technical school, applicable skilled trades program, welding program, or equivalent hands-on technical training preferred.
• Requires 4 to 6 years of progressively responsible field service, mechanical, electromechanical, hydraulic, welding, fabrication, assembly, repair, or skilled trades experience.
• Demonstrated ability to perform as a lead by coordinating assigned work, supporting workflow, coaching less experienced team members, reinforcing safety and quality expectations, and serving as a technical resource.
• Performs work under minimal supervision, independently resolves complex issues and problems, and refers only the most complex, high-risk, or customer-impacting issues to higher-level staff or management.
• Possesses comprehensive technical knowledge of field service, machinery repair, welding, fabrication, hydraulic systems, electrical or mechanical troubleshooting, and related safety practices.
• May act as a lead or first-level technical resource for assigned work but does not have primary responsibility for formal people management decisions unless assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced craft and technical expertise in field service, mechanical systems, hydraulic equipment, electromechanical troubleshooting, welding, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, and repair practices.
• Ability to serve as a hands-on lead by coordinating assigned work, guiding daily execution, monitoring quality and safety, mentoring others, and escalating issues appropriately.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, weld symbols, schematics, equipment manuals, work instructions, production documentation, and customer specifications.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose equipment issues, identify root causes, complete standard and complex repairs, and escalate highly complex matters appropriately.
• Planning skills to sequence work, identify materials and tools needed, prioritize assignments, meet customer deadlines, and support cost, margin, quality, safety, and productivity goals.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to perform accurate measuring, fit-up, welding, fabrication, inspection, testing, documentation, quality verification, and work review activities.
• Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, mechanical aptitude, and safe use of welding equipment, hand tools, power tools, measuring tools, diagnostic equipment, shop machinery, and service equipment.
• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and as part of a team in branch, field service, customer site, production, and fabrication environments.
• Effective oral and written communication skills to explain service issues, repair recommendations, job status, safety concerns, work instructions, and technical guidance to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Leadership skills with the ability to coach, train, mentor, build team capability, reinforce expectations, and promote consistent work practices.
• Working understanding of safe welding practices, hot work controls, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, customer site safety expectations, and safe handling of materials and equipment.
• Professional customer service orientation with the ability to promote goodwill internally and externally, protect company assets, and support company goals.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Work is performed in customer field service locations, branch environments, production, welding, fabrication, assembly, testing, and repair settings with exposure to welding equipment, hot work, sparks, fumes, shop noise, moving equipment, sharp materials, hydraulic equipment, electrical or mechanical systems, production tools, test stands, pressurized systems, and customer site conditions.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, climb, crouch, kneel, and use hands and arms for extended periods while performing installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, welding, fabrication, fit-up, grinding, inspection, assembly, testing, and production support activities.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 70 pounds, with assistance or mechanical lifting devices as appropriate.
• Frequent use of welding equipment, hand tools, power tools, grinders, clamps, measuring tools, diagnostic equipment, computers, service vehicles, and standard office equipment.
• Use of required personal protective equipment and adherence to all safety procedures, customer site requirements, hot work practices, and welding safety requirements is required.
• Onsite, regular, and reliable attendance is required at the branch, fabrication area, customer site, or assigned work location.
• Ability to travel by air or land up to 80% of the time.

Additional Information:

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“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, military status, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state or local law." 

Candidates are subject to pre-employment criminal background, drug screen, and DMV record review, along with reference checks.