Field Service Technician - Vapor

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Remote position within the Southern California region.
John Zink is the leader in vapor recovery and combustion with the largest install base in North America. We offer excellent health and retirement benefits.

John Zink Company, a Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) company, serves customers with innovative, engineered‑to‑order solutions in the refining and petrochemical industry. Field Service Technicians support customers at their sites across the country with commissioning, maintenance, and other service needs.

• Travel to customer sites from your home office to perform preventative maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning of a wide variety of our manufactured electrical and mechanical equipment (pumps, motors, VFDs, positioners, valves, actuators, transmitters, combustion equipment, emissions monitoring equipment, digital recorders, PLCs).
• Commission, troubleshoot, and alter different types of PLCs (mainly Allen Bradley and GE) proportional–integral–derivative (PID) loop controllers, VFDs, HMI, and other control devices.
• Be on call for customer service as required.
• Modify technical documents and drawings (redlines) to represent final field changes and corrections for commissioning of equipment.
• Perform maintenance and inspections in confined spaces such as tanks, vaults, and crawl spaces.
• Follow all safety protocols for confined space entry, including use of gas monitors and retrieval systems.
• Travel extensively within your region, up to 75% travel expected, and potentially the U.S.

• Experience in modifying, diagnosing, and troubleshooting PLCs (Allen Bradley, GE).
• Experience understanding and applying National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Experience reading and understanding P&, fabrication drawings, and electrical schematics.
• Able to travel over 75% of the time.
• Will obtain a TWIC within 6 weeks of employment.
• Valid driver’s license; able to drive a company vehicle.

• Able to lift up to 50 lb occasionally and 25 lb routinely; bend, stoop, crawl, climb, maneuver around equipment and piping.
• Can hear distinct sounds, see all colors, and visually see up close and at distance.
• Work outdoors on long days on occasion.
• Enter confined spaces (crawling, climbing, crouching).
• Work in tight or enclosed environments for extended periods.

• Experience with Allen Bradley Control Logix, RS Linx, GE RX3i, and other PLCs.
• 2-year technical degree or 4 years military service in a relevant field.
• Field work experience in petrochemical, power generation, renewable energy, pulp & paper, or food processing industries.
• Experience with Modicon and Siemens PLCs.
• Electrical journeyman license.
• Experience with industrial safety, OSHA and NFPA 70E.
• Experience programming, calibrating, and configuring 4‑20 mA loop devices.

We anticipate paying $35–$47 per hour, with variable pay available through monetary bonuses.

Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, health savings, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation, educational assistance, and additional benefits such as infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility varies by region).

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Employment offers are conditioned upon successful drug testing. The employer uses E‑Verify.