Astec Industries South Africa/ AME

Field Service Technician - Millwright

Boksburg

FULL TIME

December 3, 2024

Position Purpose / Objective
The Field Service Technician plays a critical part in the aftermarket business by ensuring that customer field service requests are executed accurately and timeously. This position performs various assignments in service maintenance, installation, new machine start-ups & repairs of Astec Range of equipment at customers’ locations & Factory.
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Extensive Travel to local / abroad customer site to provide training / commissioning / installation / maintenance and/or repairs of all Astec range of equipment in the field / Factory as scheduled or directed.
  • Communicate with customers regarding equipment performance issues, time required to repair, etc.
  • Performs diagnostic evaluations and analysis on Astec equipment.
  • Delivers and prepares machine documentation or field reports to aid in identifying root cause of service issues and avoid future warranty claims.
  • Follow up with customers and internal personnel as needed to resolve service issues to completion.
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting maintenance manuals, drawings, schematics for electrical, hydraulic, and diesel engine issues
  • Provide occasional technical support remotely.
  • Set up and conduct tests under operational conditions in order to correct or improve performance and other factors.
  • Assisting with Factory Repairs assembly when required.
  • Monitoring and reporting on competitor products in the field.
  • Monitoring and reporting on prospects for future sales.
  • Providing daily feedback to the service supervisor / service administrator and or Client.
  • Preparing for scheduled service jobs with customer.
  • Completing inspection sheets for service utility vehicle and tools to ensure that it is safe and up to date.
  • Completing formal reports pertaining to failures or assessments conducted on Astec Equipment.
  • Conducting all duties with a Safety centric approach for own safety as well as any participating team members.
  • Ensuring Compliance to QMS standards.
Minimum Requirements
  • Qualified Red Seal Artisan- Millwright.
  • Strong demonstrated knowledge of electrical, hydraulic and instrumentation systems Maintenance & trouble shootings methods.
  • The person must be in possession of a valid Code B (or higher) driver’s license.
  • At least 8 years’ experience in Heavy Construction / Mining equipment.
  • At least 8 years’ experience with, Electrical,
  • Hydraulics and Instrumentation repair experience.
  • Experience Heavy engineering / Mining equipment preferred. Troubleshooting and repair of Electrical, hydraulic and mechanical equipment required.
  • Experience in Astec product range or a similar range will be advantages.
  • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must be able to obtain a medical COF / competency training certification in accordance with Astec and client requirements.
  • Manual dexterity to perform efficiently, accurately, and productively to keep up with service schedule requirements and workload.
  • Willing to travel and work overtime.
  • Advanced mechanical / Electrical aptitude.
  • Capacity to learn quickly, detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, and positive.
  • Flexible and adaptable in coping with pressures, deadlines, and rapidly changing situations.
  • Ability to analyze situation for safety factors and perform repair or maintenance work or operate service vehicle in a safe manner at all times.
  • Trustworthy and dependable as the role requires independent work.
  • Basic computer skills on Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to work independently and un-supervised on ad-hoc scheduled jobs as well as projects.
Job Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: 2024/12/13
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