Boiler Field Service Technician

Vector's partner located in Cleveland, Ohio, has an opening for a Full-time Field Service Technician. Direct Hire Pay range will vary based on experience: – $25/hr. for little-to-no experience with trade school. – Mid-$30's/hr. range for experienced techs of at least 5 years. Job Summary: This position requires field service on commercial/industrial boiler and burner systems in Northern Ohio. This includes natural gas and fuel oil combustion testing, adjusting of the fuel/air ratio on various boilers, burners, ovens, and incinerators, while using an electronic combustion analyzer in addition to other customer boiler service needs. Responsibilities: * Specific knowledge of troubleshooting and maintaining industrial/commercial steam and hot water boilers, boiler room operation, and auxiliary equipment. * Responsible for retrofit and repair of boilers, burners, and accessories, utilizing knowledge of steam and hot water theory, pipe fitting, and mechanical layouts. * Familiar with all forms of flame safeguards and the use of VOM's and other troubleshooting tools. * Conduct calibration, repair, and adjustment of associated controls. * Perform preventative maintenance, site surveys, replacement, and modifications to customer’s equipment. * Assist in installations and start-up of newly installed boilers and burners. * Prepare for new equipment commissioning and repairs by examining equipment, anticipating difficulties, gathering materials, and coordinating on-site work. Requirements: * Minimum of five years of mechanical work experience. (candidates with light experience but who have Trade School graduation will be considered) * A positive attitude and desire to be part of a winning team. * Ability to follow schematics, piping diagrams, and blueprints. * Occasional travel to out of state customer sites. * Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction. * Identify, analyze, diagnose, and repair systems and products at customer’s location. * Flexibility to work overtime/weekends as necessary. * Follow all company safety policies and procedures. * Participation in on-going training to enhance knowledge and skills. * Keep current on the installation, operation, service, and repair of represented products. * Document work by completing daily paperwork on each job. * Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. * Determine parts to order for repairs and timeliness of need. * Maintain inventory of required supplies and tools on company supplied service vehicle. * Communicate sales leads to Sales Department. * Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, and other employees. * Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure including rate, ratio, and percentage. * Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. * Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. EDUCATION, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS * Valid driver’s license: required * High school diploma: required * Minimum of five years of mechanical work experience: required * License (e.g. Boiler Operator, Gas Installer, etc.): preferred * Certifications or vocational or technical training: preferred