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Overview

Komatsu is seeking an experienced Field Service Technician to support open-pit mining operations, focusing on electric mining shovels and large gear case components. This role involves extensive travel and hands-on work in the field, making it ideal for technicians with experience in mining or construction equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform field service maintenance and repairs on electric mining shovels in open-pit mine environments.
  • Change and rebuild major shovel components, including large gear cases.
  • Diagnose mechanical issues and troubleshoot complex equipment systems.
  • Work closely with mine site teams to ensure equipment uptime and safe operation.
  • Travel extensively to mine sites across AZ, NM, and CA.
  • Work hours are typically 12 hours daily on a 6-day-on schedule.
  • Focus on maintaining a safe work environment and employing safe work practices.
  • Lay out and perform complex repairs with high accuracy and quality.
  • Assess equipment repair needs and develop repair processes.
  • Troubleshoot, maintain, and perform minor and major repairs to all assigned equipment.

Requirements

  • 2+ years’ experience in the maintenance of mining or construction equipment such as shovels, drills, or loaders.
  • Print understanding to ensure all repairs are completed to OEM specification.
  • Willing to travel 100% to meet business requirements.
  • Clean driving record.

Additional Information

  • This job requires extensive travel, working 6 days a week in AZ, NM, or CA for 10 - 14 hour days.
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Mesa, AZ currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$33/hr across 23 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 56 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 40 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 473 other active welding openings from 271 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

Komatsu currently has 6 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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