Field Technician

TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a full-time Field Technician to join our team in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Toll system maintenance for the PA Turnpike Commission

Preventative maintenance and troubleshooting/repair of equipment including in-lane load cells, loop detectors, lane controllers/LPUs (servers and PC hardware), automatic multi-mode machines, thermal printers, power supplies, video surveillance equipment, network components (routers, switches, cabling) & miscellaneous electronics.

Company vehicle provided, with personal use permitted during non-work hours with restrictions.

Company provided cell phone.

Required Skills & Experience:

Valid PA drivers license (clean driving record required) Basic Computer Skills (MS Word & Excel)

Ability to diagnose system problems using a volt meter/Ability to lift/carry 50 pounds occasionally

Ability to maneuver in tight spaces both under ground and above via bucket truck

Ability to follow mandated safety procedures

Ability lo communicate effectively with customers

Self-motivated with minimum amount of supervision

Fundamental electrical/mechanical knowledge

24/7 Rotating Swing

Desired Skills:

Basic electrical, electronics, mechanical experience

Special Qualifications:

Any applicable knowledge of Toll Systems

Education:

Required

• High School Diploma or GED

Required

• Associates in electronics/electronic engineering, equivalent military training/experience, or relevant work experience

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Driving is a key requirement for this position.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, outdoor weather conditions, and moving traffic. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.