Field Service Technician Lead - Heat Exchangers
Storm Search is currently seeking a Field Service Technician Lead for a direct-hire opportunity with a growing industrial field service team in Milwaukee, WI.
What’s in it for you?
- $32-$40/hour based on experience
- DAY SHIFT 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
- 25% local travel within the Milwaukee, WI area + brief training in Catoosa, OK
- Tuition assistance and additional supplemental benefits
Job Responsibilities
- Lead field technicians through equipment installation, commissioning, inspections, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs
- Serve as the primary on-site customer contact and provide professional project updates
- Assign daily work, coordinate crews, and provide technical guidance
- Lead safety meetings and ensure OSHA, LOTO, PPE, JHA, and customer safety requirements are followed
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems
- Diagnose and repair motors, VFDs, sensors, controls, pumps, bearings, gearboxes, and couplings
- Perform equipment alignments and mechanical inspections
- Service and commission air fin coolers, plate heat exchangers, shell & tube heat exchangers, and related industrial equipment
- Read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and technical documentation
- Use multimeters, megohmmeters, clamp meters, and other diagnostic equipment
- Complete digital service reports and recommend corrective actions
- Train and mentor technicians while maintaining strong safety and quality standards
Qualifications
- 5+ years of industrial field service, industrial maintenance, or related technical experience
- Previous crew lead or technical leadership experience required
- Experience with motors, VFDs, sensors, controls, pumps, bearings, and gearboxes
- Experience with heat exchangers, air fin coolers, plate heat exchangers, or shell & tube equipment highly preferred
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Posted by Kaley Stiener on September 16, 2026.
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