Field Service Technician

Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Sturtevant, WI

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$80,000–$100,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Automation, Business Growth, Compensation and Benefits, Credit Cards, Customer Relations, Customer Training, Electrical Wiring, Electricity, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Identify Issues, International Business, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, On Site Support, Preventative Maintenance, Problem Solving Skills, Reimbursement, Schematics, Servomechanism, Startup, Technical Support, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Sturtevant, WI
POSTED
1 day ago
Field Service Technician – Packaging & Automated Equipment
Earn $80,000–$100,000+ annually while traveling, troubleshooting, and installing cutting-edge automated equipment across North America and beyond.

Are you an experienced Field Service Technician, Machine Builder, Maintenance Technician, or Equipment Installer who enjoys hands-on work, customer interaction, and travel? We're partnering with a growing, family-owned manufacturer of automated packaging equipment that is expanding both domestically and internationally. This is a direct-hire opportunity with a company known for its strong employee support, flexible culture, and long-term stability.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity
  • Home most weekends
  • Paid from the moment you leave your home (or shop) until you return
  • Significant overtime opportunities with time-and-a-half after 40 hours
  • Travel can quickly push annual earnings into the $80,000–$100,000+ range
  • Corporate credit card provided for all business expenses
  • Weekly expense reimbursement
  • Family-oriented culture that values work-life balance and flexibility
  • Strong internal support team—you'll never be on an island
  • Growing international business with opportunities to travel globally
What You'll Do
  • Install, start up, troubleshoot, and repair automated packaging equipment at customer facilities
  • Assist with machine assembly and testing at the manufacturing facility prior to shipment
  • Diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and controls-related issues
  • Perform equipment upgrades, preventative maintenance, and customer training
  • Work closely with engineering and technical support teams to resolve field issues
  • Travel approximately 75% throughout North America with occasional international travel
What We're Looking For
  • Experience as a Field Service Technician, Machine Builder, Maintenance Technician, Automation Technician, or similar role
  • Strong electrical troubleshooting skills
  • Mechanical aptitude and experience working on industrial machinery or automated equipment
  • Ability to read electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
  • Experience with photo eyes,servo motors,  VFDs, sensors, drives, and automated equipment
  • Packaging industry experience is highly preferred, but not required
  • Comfortable traveling extensively and adapting to changing priorities
Compensation & Benefits
  • $30–$40/hour based on experience
  • Overtime paid at 1.5x after 40 hours
  • Travel time paid
  • Profit-sharing program
  • 401(k)
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • Three weeks PTO
  • Mileage reimbursement when using a personal vehicle
If you're looking for a company where employees are valued, management is accessible, and your efforts directly contribute to growth and success, we'd love to hear from you.

 


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

About the Company

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Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1969
WEBSITE
http://www.sterling-engineering.com