Field Service Technician
Travel to customers' locations to install, maintain, or repair equipment.
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What's it like to be a Field Service Technician?
A Field Service Technician is responsible for on-site installation, maintenance, and repair of a company's products or equipment. They typically travel to clients' locations to diagnose and fix any technical issues that cannot be solved remotely. Field Service Technicians may also need to explain the problem and solution to the client.Tasks and duties
- Meet with clients to understand what kind of service they require.
- Prepare quotes, invoices and receipts.
- Record service notes.
- Develop and maintain technical knowledge of products and equipment.
- Keep up with industry trends, and new products or services.
- Find opportunities to upsell and cross-sell.
- Acquire new clients.
- Order and install new parts.
- Collaborate with technical specialists when necessary.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Field Service Technician employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Hydraulics
Field Service
Automotive Electrical
Diesel Mechanics
Maintenance Fitting
Material Handling
Technical Aptitude
Customer Service
Drivers Licence
Automotive Mechanics
Installation
Autonomy
Combustion Science
Hardware
Fault Finding
Heavy Motors
Planned Maintenance
Heavy Machinery
Troubleshooting
Self Motivation
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Latest Field Service Technician reviews
Jan 2025
A tactical work in a green environment
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationFarming, Animals & Conservation
The good thingsA grapevine Propagation Technician is fully involved in a tactical work within the production cycle of grapevine plants: the rootstock training, the plants processing, the budwood and the rootstock co...
The challengesIt is a 9 month cycle process with a 3 month inter-season shut down.
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Jun 2024
Challenging but satisfied
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsThe challenge of diagnosing a customers reported fault and working out how to resolve it using the resources available.
As well as developing solutions for a customers requirements or needs.
The challengesThe imparted stress from an irate customer and also the tracking of stats by management forever trying to justify cutting costs.
Also when it's not possible to resolve the issue myself and I have to r...
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