Field Service Technician - Chicago - Southern Wisconsin

Company: Robert Reiser & Co, Inc.
Location: Chicago
Posted on: January 15, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Description: Field Service Technician Remote in Chicago or Southern Wisconsin About Reiser With more than 60 years of success in the food equipment industry, Reiser is recognized worldwide for its high-quality equipment, innovative engineering, and outstanding service and support. Total commitment to our customers is at the core of who we are, making Reiser the one supplier that food manufacturers can trust for better, smarter food processing and food packaging solutions and equipment. We take great pride in providing the resources our customers need to ensure their success. Our team of talented and passionate professionals works hard, embraces challenges, and is wholeheartedly dedicated to the success of our customers. This customer-centric focus has led to extraordinary growth, and we are now seeking an experienced field service technician to install new industrial scale equipment, provide routine and preventative maintenance and machine repair support to our customers. If you have strong electro-mechanical skills and a strong customer service-oriented personality, we want to hear from you. Our ideal candidate is smart, energetic, hard-working and likes to have FUN! Our Vision Robert Reiser & Co. will serve the food industry and other selected markets by selling and supporting equipment that provides solutions to customer needs. · Every customer contact will result in an improved relationship with that customer. · We will continuously strive to strengthen our supplier partnerships. · We will encourage our fellow employees to reach their potential. · Therefore, we will earn a fair profit and ensure our future. Essential Functions of this role: As a customer-focused technical product expert, the Reiser Technicians will apply highly developed troubleshooting, mechanical and electrical skills, and sound knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronic control systems to install new machinery, conduct routine and preventative maintenance, and machine repair service to our customers in the Great Lakes Region. Job Duties include but are not limited to: · Travel overnight during the week (Mon-Fri) approximately 40%-50% to customers in ND/MI/MN/WI and Chicago but home every weekend. The majority of your time will be spent in Chicago and Southern Wisconsin. Overnight travel will be slightly higher during your first year as you receive extensive training on our machinery. · Read diagrams, schematic drawings, engineering specifications and service manuals to determine work procedures. · Engage with customer onsite, analyze equipment performance, troubleshoot to isolate problem, and determine actions needed to restore system to performance specifications. · Share information with team members, customers, and your supervisor to help prioritize and keep customer apprised of corrective actions and equipment status. · Inform customers of routine preventive maintenance techniques. · Participate as necessary in new projects to install or improve the safety and performance of existing and new equipment. Requirements: Requirements: · Three plus years of maintenance experience servicing, troubleshooting and repairing electro-mechanical automated machinery. · Experience with food processing and/or packaging machinery is highly desirable. · Practical application of mechanical and electrical engineering principles and techniques to ensure equipment performance at manufacturers specifications. · Advanced knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic power systems, conveyor systems, or control systems. · Initiative, critical thinking, complex problem solving, judgement and decision making, persistence, attention to detail, adaptability, flexibility, concern for others and leadership. · Ability to travel overnight 40%-50%during the week (Mon-Fri). · Bilingual English-Spanish skills are a bonus.

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