Field Technician 3

214954 - Field Technician 3 Industry IT Region VA-Virginia City Newport News State VA Rate Up to $37.50 DOE Duration 12 months Description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Field Technician 3 for a contract opportunity in Newport News, VA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE) :

Associate's degree or other 2-year technical degree in related discipline, and 3 years of related experience.

o Heavy Industrial experience.

o Ability to read and produce electrical / controls schematics.

o Review and update AUTOCAD drawings.

o Design of PLC, HMI, and logic development.

o Troubleshooting industrial machinery.

o Strong interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.

Required PPEEar Muffs, Hard Hat, Safety Glasses, Steel Toe Boots.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :

Installs, operates, maintains, repairs and modifies equipment. Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and / or field locations. Analyzes and evaluates products and related performance. Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problem in minimum time. Installs, upgrades and removes products ensuring coordinative engineering field change. Maintains effective customer communications and relations. May provide onsite training of customer support personnel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE) :

o Knowledge and experience in programming with Wonderware, RS Logix, RSNetworks, RSView, Factory Talk and Siemens software is preferred.

REQUIRED EDUCATION :

Associate's degree or other 2-year technical degree in related discipline.

Degree must be accredited.

WORK HOURS :

Full-Time 5 / 40 workweek. 1st shift, 7 : 30 AM - 4 : 00 PM.

Employment will be contingent on clearing a drug screen and background check. Both must clear prior to start date.