Service Technician - Fort Wayne, United States - Oceaneering International

Description

Company Profile

Oceaneering Mobile Robotics (OMR) designs, manufactures, implements, and maintains innovative turnkey logistics solutions based on autonomous mobile robot technology. With over 1,700 mobile robotics deployed worldwide and with over 30 million miles accumulated, OMR delivers best-in-class solutions with the lowest total cost without sacrificing performance. For over 30 years, OMR has been a trusted partner for the automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, and (intra-) logistics industries.

Our Manufactured Products group offers several world-class global manufacturing facilities serving multiple industries including energy, material handling, and entertainment ride systems. We have decades of experience in engineering, design, testing and qualification of hardware for any specification, including subsea umbilicals, junction plates, distribution units, termination assemblies, clamps, flanges, and more. For the material handling industry, we produce safe, reliable, and flexible mobile robotics solutions. For the entertainment industry, we deliver innovative ride systems engineering and automated people mover vehicles.

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

Position Summary

The Service Technician is responsible for providing Oceaneering Mobile Robotics (OMR) customers with onsite technical support for installation and maintenance of new and existing OMR Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems. The Service Technician excels in electromechanical hardware installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting while exercising a high degree of competency in PLCs, software and diagnostics processes. The Service Technician is responsible for working independently onsite with minimal oversight to resolve onsite service tickets and reporting on the service ticket status. They advise on improvements of processes to the Service Manager.

The Service Technician works closely together with both Installation and Service Teams to ensure optimal performance of the OMR products.

The Service Technician role requires 50-60% travel to various site locations in North America.

Duties & Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL

§ Carry out maintenance, repair and installation activities as directed by the assigned Service/Project Manager.

§ Travel to project sites on repetitive schedules or (at times) short notice for resolution of technical problems and deficiencies.

§ Perform hardware and wiring installation, assembly, repairs, maintenance, and troubleshooting for AGV system components.

§ Manage software configuration of parts for assigned maintenance and repair work.

§ Document maintenance and repairs process and lessons learned in the OMR ticketing system

§ Perform detailed technical activities onsite such as software configuration, hardware calibration, statistic/log analysis, fault diagnostics by means of testing to assist in the maintenance, repair and/or commissioning of equipment.

§ Review requirements, schematics and technical documentation related to the product for resolving technical problems and provide redlines as necessary.

§ Observe and study the function of equipment, system operating modes and system performance results to anticipate and correct operational issues.

§ Collect, analyze and summarize system performance data for use in troubleshooting and diagnostics.

§ Support engineering in the development of plans for the maintenance and repair of AGV Systems.

§ Identify and provide feedback with improvement actions as a result of repairs, inspections, defect reports, incident investigations etc.

§ Provide advice and guidance to customer's technical staff on the maintenance and operation of the AGV System.

§ Professionally represent OMR while onsite executing installation and maintenance tasks.

ADDITIONAL

§ Continuously optimize the service processes by evaluating and making recommendations for improvements as well as the development of these improvements.

§ Undertake continuous improvement and special projects as necessary.

§ Maintain proficiency in all areas as it pertains to his/her area(s) of responsibilities.

§ Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• High School D

§ High School Graduate or Equivalent.

§ Technical degree preferred.

§ A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in service or maintenance engineering or similar, preferably in maintaining electromechanical components and systems.

§ Proficient written and oral communications in English is essential.

§ Availability to work predominantly (50%-60% of time or more) at customer/supplier's project sites (travel will be required mainly within North America).

DESIRED/COMPETENCIES

§ Experience in utilization of hand tools for mechanical assembly and wiring terminations.

§ Experience with software tools for configuration, diagnosing and use of PLC's, controllers, actuators, sensors and embedded software devices.

§ A minimum of 2 years experience developing or executing test plans.

§ Service oriented with a very strong ethos towards customer satisfaction.

§ Demonstrate ability to work independently under pressure, proactive thinker/self-starter.

§ Strong analytical, problem solving & decision-making skills.

§ Proven ability to quickly learn and understand complex technical topics.

§ Knowledge and support experience for Windows OS, Active Directory, MS Office Applications, Outlook & computer hardware.

§ Excellent written and oral communication, to collect and communicate information effectively.

§ Ability to work in the United States.

Additional Information

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position is considered FIELD WORK which is characterized as follows.

• Almost exclusively indoors during the day and occasionally at night.

• Locations and conditions vary by customer.

• Occasional exposure to airborne dust in the workplace.

• Requires use of project specific PPE.

• Frequently working near moving equipment.

• Work surface is stable (flat).

• Job tasks are performed near other people.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is considered to be LIGHT work.

OCCASIONAL

• Lift up to 20-50 pounds.

• Climb stairs/ladders, balance, stoop, squat, reach, lift/carry objects.

• Twist body, head forward/flexed, head tilted/rotated and work with arms extended overhead.

FREQUENT

• Lift up to 10-20 pounds.

• Standing.

• Walk up to 2 miles per day.

• Operate a motor vehicle.

• Operate lifting equipment.

CONSTANT

• Lift up to 10 pounds.

• Repetitive movements of arms and hands.

• Sit with back supported.

• Wear PPE protection as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factors