Job Description

Overview

We’re looking for a dependable Field Service Technician to support water purification operations across multiple customer sites. This role is responsible for maintaining equipment performance, ensuring water quality standards, and delivering responsive on-site technical service in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Responsibilities

  • Travel to customer sites to maintain and service water purification systems
  • Perform routine and corrective maintenance on pumps, filtration units, membranes, and chemical feed systems
  • Conduct water quality testing using monitoring equipment to ensure compliance with established standards
  • Calibrate and maintain testing and monitoring instruments for accurate performance
  • Troubleshoot system issues and implement corrective actions to restore proper operation
  • Assemble and maintain hoses, piping systems, and related components at project sites
  • Handle, transfer, and manage chemical inventory including drums and treatment solutions
  • Perform filter backwashing, media replacement, and membrane cleaning or replacement
  • Collect, label, and ship water samples to designated laboratories for analysis
  • Maintain daily logs tracking system performance, test results, and maintenance activities
  • Complete PC-based service reports detailing site conditions, deficiencies, and corrective actions
  • Work with PLC controls and assist with repairs to instrumentation and control panels
  • Serve as a technical liaison to customers, providing recommendations and ensuring satisfaction
  • Maintain inventory of spare parts, reagents, and sampling supplies for ongoing operations
  • Support multiple locations as needed and assist at regeneration facilities when required
  • Communicate regularly with the Regional Field Service Manager regarding site status and needs
  • Track and submit mileage, travel, and expense reports accurately and on time

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent; technical training or related experience in water treatment or industrial maintenance preferred
  • Experience working with mechanical systems, pumps, filtration equipment, or chemical treatment processes
  • Valid driver’s license with the ability to travel frequently, including overnight stays as needed
  • Basic computer skills for reporting, data entry, and communication
  • Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays based on project demands
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and perform repetitive physical tasks for 8–12 hour shifts
  • Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions and industrial environments with noise, chemicals, and required PPE
  • Ability to climb ladders, work at heights, and enter confined spaces when necessary
  • Must be able to safely operate tools, equipment, and vehicles across multiple job sites

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and career growth opportunities
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Competitive pay and career growth opportunities
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Gilbert, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$37/hr across 192 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 Gilbert, AZ

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Gilbert, AZ right now, from 9 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 500 other active welding openings from 273 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Gilbert, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (20), EZARC (19), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (15). 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, Mesa at $33/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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