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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Field Service Technician to install, maintain, and repair industrial sheet-metal fabrication equipment across customer sites. This role requires strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills, frequent travel, and a customer-first mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Install, commission, and service industrial fabrication equipment at customer sites
  • Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
  • Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to optimize equipment reliability
  • Provide technical support (on-site and phone/Help Desk) including warranty service
  • Read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, manuals, and OEM specifications
  • Use hand tools, power tools, precision measuring devices, and electrical test equipment
  • Train customers on equipment operation, maintenance, and safety procedures
  • Document service activities, parts usage, and maintenance outcomes
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, and service teams on field issues and improvements
  • Travel to customer locations domestically (and occasionally internationally)

Requirements

  • Located near Chicago, IL and within 1 hour of a major airport
  • Ability to travel up to 100% (Mon–Fri) year-round
  • Eligible to obtain a U.S. Passport
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in industrial environments
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently in fast-paced field environments
  • Intermediate computer skills (service documentation, email, reporting)
  • Strong communication and customer service skills
  • Experience in industrial equipment service, manufacturing, or field maintenance (preferred)
  • Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting experience (preferred)
  • Experience with roll forming or sheet-metal fabrication equipment (preferred)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Travel: Up to 100% (Mon–Fri, year-round; occasional international)
  • Pay - 28-35/hour based on experience
  • Work Environment: Industrial manufacturing and customer job-site environments
  • Frequent travel (air and car)
  • Standing, lifting, climbing, and tool operation required

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, where the middle half runs $27–$50/hr across 63 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 111 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 76 different employers. 44 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (8), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Itasca at $56/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $32/hr. Chicago is among them.

Similar openings near Chicago, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Field Service Specialist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.