Service Engineer - Conveyors

We are currently searching for a Service Engineer for our customer in the Canton, MS area.  This is a direct hire opportunity.  

Responsibilities:

As a Service Engineer you will install, troubleshoot, and maintain various material handling and conveyor systems.  You will perform electrical, electronic, and mechanical repairs, identify, analyze, and repair product failures, order & replace parts as needed. You will also determine and recommend which products, systems or services best fit the customers' needs. 

• Observe the equipment in operation; listening for problems; executing various test cycle operations, and using precision measuring and testing instruments
• Complete preventive maintenance requirements on equipment, following site specific procedures & operations/maintenance manuals
• Insure proper tracking of parts used to ensure consignment inventory accuracy.  Follow proper stock handling procedures
• Interpret engineering drawings and assist site installation crews as necessary throughout the installation phase of a project thru customer final acceptance
• Perform Engineering studies to develop reliable and optimum solutions based on customer requirements
• Create bid documents and facilitate meetings and negotiations with subcontractors on any project. 
• Must also be able to make estimations on all projects. 
• Understand project schedules and site activities required for successful implementation of material handling systems
• Must be able to serve as team leader on any project.
• Familiar with structural design and analysis, including calculations
• Skilled position involving technical training
• Must be available to work weekends, nights, overtime, and holidays, as needed

• Must be able to negotiate thru an industrial conveyor system requiring climbing access ladders, scaffolding, screen guards, etc.
• Physically capable of standing and/or walking for long periods of time.
• The ability to lift at 25-50 lbs

Qualifications:

• Strong PLC programming skills in a hands-on field construction environment desirable
• The ability to choose and manage sub-contractors, manage schedules and budgets
• The skill to meet with customers and identify needs and potential sales opportunities
• Requires debugging skills during commissioning of new equipment and/or modifications to existing equipment
• Must possess excellent communication skills with ability to speak with clarity and interface effectively with customers and peers
• Ability to react to changes proactively and handle other essential tasks as assigned
• Display broad-based customer focus and commitment to resolve problems and make decisions based upon the priority of the problem in relation to business needs
• Strong communication skills for interface with customer engineers in gathering system requirements and then translating the requirements into functional technical specifications
• Machinery installation experience preferred
• Proficiency with MS office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, and general computer skills
• AutoCad, Inventor, or other 3D modeling software

Education and Experience

• AS or BS technical degree in electrical, mechanical or automation engineering, or equivalent
• 1+ years’ experience in material handling and conveyor engineering for the automotive industry is desirable.  Construction or manufacturing environment experience preferred