Field Service Technician – Vapor

Your Job

• Are you someone that likes to perform hands-on mechanical and electrical work?
• Are you the type of person that likes to work in different environments and you don’t mind travelling for work?
• Are you curious how things work?

Then, you would be a perfect fit working as a Field Service Technician for John Zink in the vapor group supporting the refining and petrochemical industries!

Benefits:

• John Zink is the leader in the Vapor space with the largest install base in North America.
• The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $55 to $65 CAD per hour but could be higher if you are experienced in the industry. We also have excellent health and retirement benefits.
• Credit Card, Cell Phone and Laptop
• This is a remote position within Canada.

Our Team

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, Koch-Glitsch keeps our customers’ operations running with a wide range of innovative products and solutions serving the refining, chemical and petrochemical industries. As a full-service provider of mass transfer, mist elimination and phase separation equipment, we handle everything from design and fabrication to delivery and installation.

What You Will Do

• Travel to jobs sites from your home office to perform checkout, testing, troubleshooting and commissioning/startup of a wide variety of electrical and mechanical equipment for our manufactured equipment.
• Perform maintenance on equipment, which includes, but is not limited to the following: pumps, motors, VFD’s, positioners, valves, actuators, and transmitters, combustion equipment, emission monitoring equipment, recorders, and programmable logic controllers (PLC).,
• Specialists will be required to commission, troubleshoot and alter different types of PLC’s (programmable controllers, mainly Allen Bradley, Emerson, and Wonderware) PID loop controllers, VFD’s, HMI’s, and other control devices.
• Modify technical documents and drawings (redlines) to represent final field changes and corrections for commissioning of equipment.
• Travel extensively within all of Canada and potentially in the US. Minimum of 75% travel is expected.
• Be on call for customer service as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience programming, calibrating, and configuring 4-20 MA loop devices.
• Experience for modifying, diagnosing and troubleshooting PLC’s (programmable Logic Controllers) such as, but not limited to, Allen Bradley and GE brands.
• Experience understanding and applying National Electrical code (NEC) or Canadian Electrical Code (CEC).
• Experience reading and understanding P&ID’s, fabrication drawings, and electrical schematics.
• Able to travel over 75% of the time.
• Valid Canadian Driver’s License, able to drive a Company vehicle and respond to customers when needed.

Physical requirements:

• Able to lift up to 50# on occasion and 25# routinely, able to bend, stoop, crawl and maneuver around skidded equipment and piping.
• Able to hear distinct sounds, visualize all colors of spectrum and visually see up close and at distance.
• This work is in an outdoor environment and long workdays on occasion.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with Allen Bradley Control Logix, RS Linx, GE Rx3i, and other comparable Manufacturer’s Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
• 2-year Technical Degree from an accredited college or trade school in a mechanically-based technical major, or 4 years of military service working with boilers
• Field work experience in the petrochemical, power generation, renewable energy, pulp & paper or food processing industries.
• Experience with Modicon and Siemens Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
• Electrical journeyman license
• Experience with Industrial safety, OSHA, NFPA 70E, CCOHS and CSA B149.3
• Experience working on all types of industrial, electrical and electronic equipment including, but not limited to motors, VFD’s, positioners, valves, actuators, transmitters and PLC equipment.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

General Salary Range

For this role, we anticipate an hourly rate ranging from $55 to $65 CAD an hour as we are open to candidates from a wide range of career levels. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

John Zink is a global leader in combustion and emission control. We deliver reliable and tailored solutions that include industrial burners, flares, thermal oxidizers, and vapor control systems. Backed by decades of proven performance, industry-leading research and development, and expert service and support, we help our partners optimize performance and achieve long-term success. Our commitment to excellence drives meaningful progress and delivers lasting impact for the industries we serve.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

How to Apply

If you have the above qualifications, we would like to hear from you. We thank all applicants in advance, but please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the kochcareers.com webpage.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check.

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