Overview
The Field Service Technician provides onsite technical support for customer-specific products, developing a strong understanding of our product's technical specifications to deliver a high level of assistance to customers. This role delivers professional support and repair at customer sites through close collaboration between service and factory support teams and uses technical knowledge to make sound decisions regarding the repair of equipment and software.
At Panasonic Connect, we connect the power of people and technology to change work, advance society and help connect to tomorrow. Empathy, results, relentlessness and teamwork are the foundations of the Panasonic Connect Culture. Our mission is to elevate the employee experience by empowering individuals to use their voice and have a positive impact on our business.
Responsibilities
Technical Knowledge Support
- Provide technical support for one or more products or processes within Panasonic's SMT solutions.
- Carry out technical assignments to install, modify, and repair factory automation equipment and software at customer sites, with minimal assistance or supervision.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of the SMT process, including the machine, programming, configuration, and manufacturing processes.
- Maintain a proactive approach to resolving customer and internal company project issues while exercising effective time management.
- Assume responsibility for onsite service project management, prioritizing equipment and technical issues for immediate corrective action, communicating with relevant parties, and completing personal and on-site team assignments within expected timeframes.
- Demonstrate strong capability to complete software (LNB/DGS) and equipment installations and projects.
- Troubleshoot effectively and efficiently, often in high-pressure circumstances, achieving 100% problem resolution of repair activity within 24 hours of arrival at the customer site.
- Provide customers with timely and accurate technical information in a positive, straightforward, and professional manner, including conducting meetings to address open issues.
- Provide basic software system and equipment operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance training to customers.
- Assist the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) in covering the telephone hotline, conducting research to resolve customer issues and ensure an excellent overall customer experience; create service notifications and other documentation to support resolution of similar issues in the future.
- Prepare equipment documentation and reports, including installation reports, acceptance reports, service orders, installation documentation, warranty ("Q") reports, "Tech Tips," SAP reports, project reports, and corrective action recommendations, as necessary.
- Provide assistance with factory modifications, equipment refurbishment, rebuilds, predictive and corrective maintenance programs, and equipment calibration projects.
- Provide assistance and consultative services to customers in preparing sites for equipment installations.
- Manage and execute administrative tasks effectively, such as travel arrangements, expense reports, and coordination of activities with customers.
Sales Support
- Support the sales force in developing and maintaining close account relationships and satisfying technical customer requirements.
- Serve as a liaison between Field Service Technicians, TAC Support, and Sales and Marketing during the initial portion of the product life cycle, providing timely feedback to sales regarding information gathered from customers.
- Supply technical information and other details to the factory and customers to resolve technical issues.
- Participate in exhibitions and demonstrations of equipment at trade shows, the PA demo room, or customer sites, informing customers and responding to technical and specification questions and concerns.
Factory Liaison
- Maintain clear communication and strong relationships with factories to incorporate product and customer specifications.
- Report technical data from customer visits back to the factories.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Technical degree preferred.
- Two-year technical or vocational school education, or relevant military training, required.
- Two to three years of industry experience preferred.
- Functional ability to operate a PC and appropriate software programs preferred to accomplish the duties listed above.
- Ability to travel as required by the position.
Key Competencies
- Ability to resolve conflicts by thinking strategically and embracing collaborative engagement.
- Capability to show technical leadership in the development of the service team.
- Ability to take necessary action to ensure objectives are fully achieved and deadlines and commitments are met.
- A high degree of initiative, creativity, and troubleshooting skill, along with a highly collaborative, detail-oriented, and organized nature, is critical to success given the complex technical and interpersonal situations encountered in day-to-day activities.
- Solid functional capability in using PCs and a wide variety of software applications.
Communication
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively and professionally with all organizational levels and management, internally and externally, are required and essential to success in this position and in Panasonic activities generally.
- Capability to communicate effectively with internal departments, including Technical Support, PMO, Sales, Product Teams, Spare Parts, Engineering, Order Processing, and Accounting.
Other Requirements
- Capable of lifting over 50 pounds (22.7 kg), standing for long periods on factory floors, and maneuvering in factory production environments and confined spaces to execute technical activities.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively (often 75% or greater), domestically and internationally, often on short or immediate notice, with flexible work hours, including non-standard business hours, weekends, and occasional holidays, as necessary to meet customer project schedules and demands.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned and reviewed.
Benefits & Perks – What's In It For You
Panasonic is committed to supporting your total wellbeing through a wide variety of benefits and wellness programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health. Here's what you can expect:
- Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
- Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
- Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
- Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
- Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
- Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
We Take Opportunity Seriously:
At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.
The salary range listed below is just one component of Panasonic's total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual's knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives. The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum wage for the location where the employee will be working, subject to local minimum wage requirements.
We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.
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Salary Range
$25-$30/HR + Bonus REQ-155273
