Job Description

Overview

Machine Solutions is a leading provider of advanced equipment and services for the medical device, biopharmaceutical, and blood- and plasma-collection industries. The Field Service Technician role involves troubleshooting equipment, providing customer support, and traveling to customer sites globally.

Responsibilities

  • Provide world-class support to customers through onsite visits, remote troubleshooting, email, phone, and in-house customer visits.
  • Manage assigned customer cases from initial assignment through successful resolution.
  • Respond quickly and professionally to customer inquiries, support requests, and equipment issues.
  • Build strong customer relationships while delivering an exceptional service experience.
  • Lead and support equipment installations, upgrades, and commissioning activities.
  • Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and unscheduled equipment repairs.
  • Complete complex field upgrades, including mechanical modifications and software updates.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and software-related equipment issues.
  • Apply advanced technical knowledge to diagnose root causes and implement effective solutions.
  • Read and interpret electrical schematics, engineering drawings, and technical documentation.
  • Support customers with equipment operation, maintenance, and best practices.
  • Assist with Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and customer demonstrations.
  • Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and other teams to resolve complex issues and improve product performance.
  • Create and maintain service documentation, troubleshooting guides, and preventive maintenance procedures.
  • Identify opportunities to improve training programs, service procedures, and product quality.
  • Mentor and guide junior Field Service Technicians.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field and 2–4 years of field service experience; or Associate degree, technical/vocational training, or equivalent and 3–5 years of field service experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Strong troubleshooting abilities in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and software systems.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and engineering blueprints.
  • Familiarity with automated equipment and control systems.
  • Comfortable learning through technical documentation and video-based training.
  • Skilled in problem-solving, root cause analysis, and data interpretation.
  • Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to create reports, technical documentation, and customer communications.
  • Strong presentation and customer-facing skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Valid driver's license with the ability to drive internationally.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a passport without restrictions.
  • Willingness to travel 50% or more, including international destinations.

Additional Information

  • This position is highly active and requires frequent standing, walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, crouching, and working around industrial equipment.
  • Team members may occasionally lift up to 40 pounds and must be able to safely work in manufacturing and customer-site environments while following all safety protocols and PPE requirements.

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$38/hr across 90 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 211 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 137 different employers. 64 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 Phoenix, 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. Phoenix is among them.

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