Factory Burner Technician

Weishaupt is a long-established, family-owned business. For almost 70 years, the company has developed and built heating equipment in Schwendi, Germany. Having started with oil burners, Weishaupt today has a wide range of experience in the energy technology, energy recovery, and energy management sectors.

The Weishaupt Group has over 4,000 employees world-wide and is a market leader for burners, condensing boilers, heat pumps, solar energy, and building automation.

Weishaupt Corporation, located near Toronto in Canada, is the head office for North America, and specializes in industrial burners.

Our subsidiary Weishaupt America Inc., located in Elgin, IL, has an immediate opening for an experienced Factory Service Technician.

Responsibilities:

• Install, repair and service Weishaupt products
• Maintain daily communication to the Service Coordinator to exchange information and facilitate scheduling
• Install Weishaupt burners, if needed, utilizing hand tools and machine tools
• Start-up newly installed Weishaupt burners while checking electrical wiring and functionality of safety devices
• Maintain Weishaupt burners during service visits
• Keep up detailed documentation of service site visits for ease of billing and follow up
• Be responsible for company tools and measuring equipment as well as company car, phone and computer

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Formal electronics, instrumentation or engineering education
• 3+ years of experience working in the burner boiler industry, or working with industrial equipment in an electrical, maintenance, repair and troubleshooting capacity
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work efficiently within a team of technicians and non-technical employees.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Willingness to travel
• Burner industry experience
• Combustion controls experience
• Superior knowledge of electrical components and function
• Familiarity with different kinds of electrical wiring diagrams
• Excellent verbal, technical writing and documentation skills
• High degree of independence and exceptional work ethic
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Very proficient in the use of computers, email, MS-Office products
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; Professional, proactive demeanor.

Essential Core Competencies:

Action Oriented; Problem Solving; Organization; Functional/Technical Skills; Priority Setting; Drive for Results

At Weishaupt, reliability and quality are not just a promise. It's a mindset for everybody. Our employees are the base for Weishaupt's success, and we are proud of them. Weishaupt invests in the future of energy technology. Become part of it.

If you are interested in this position at Weishaupt America Inc., please send us your detailed resume. We thank you for your interest in Weishaupt America Inc.; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $40.86 - $48.07 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities
• Overtime pay

Ability to Commute:

• Elgin, IL 60124 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Elgin, IL 60124: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person