Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Various outside weather conditions

Job Description

Field Service Engineer II (FSE II) – Minerals Product Line

Career Band: 5

Business: Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Line: Minerals

Organization: PPA / CAD / AIG

Function: Field Service

Location: [Chile / Latin America]

Travel Requirement: [+70%]

Position Summary

The Field Service Engineer II (FSE II), Band 5, specializing in the Minerals Product Line, is responsible for delivering high-quality technical field service, including installation, commissioning, start-up, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and customer support for Thermo Fisher Scientific Minerals solutions.

The FSE II serves as a technical representative of Thermo Fisher Scientific at customer sites and plays an important role in ensuring equipment reliability, availability, and performance, as well as customer satisfaction. The position requires strong technical capabilities, disciplined execution of field activities, effective customer communication, and the ability to independently diagnose and resolve technical issues.

The role supports customers operating in mining, minerals processing, cement, bulk material handling, and other applicable industrial environments. It requires the ability to work safely and effectively in demanding field conditions, understand product applications, and develop an appropriate understanding of customers' production processes.

In addition to technical execution, the FSE II is expected to actively contribute to service planning and traceability, the development and improvement of local Field Service processes,



and the identification of technical needs and business opportunities derived from knowledge of the installed base, applications, and customer processes.

Key Responsibilities

Field Service & Technical Support

- Perform installation, commissioning, start-up, calibration, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of Minerals Product Line equipment and systems.
- Independently diagnose electrical, electronic, mechanical, instrumentation, communication, and application-related issues within the scope of assigned products.
- Restore equipment to operational condition efficiently while maintaining Thermo Fisher Scientific quality and safety standards.
- Perform equipment inspections and identify potential reliability, performance, obsolescence, or lifecycle risks.
- Provide technical recommendations to customers regarding equipment operation, maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and component replacement.
- Support remote troubleshooting activities when an on-site visit is not required.
- Escalate complex technical issues to senior Field Service Engineers, Technical Support, Engineering, Product Management, factory teams, or other appropriate functions when necessary.
- Maintain and develop technical proficiency across the assigned Minerals Product Line.

Installation & Commissioning





- Review technical documentation, site requirements, drawings, specifications, and installation conditions prior to commissioning activities.
- Verify that customer infrastructure and equipment installation meet applicable requirements before system start-up.
- Execute commissioning procedures and functional testing in accordance with established technical documentation and quality requirements.
- Configure and calibrate equipment to achieve required operating performance.
- Document commissioning results, outstanding issues, and recommended corrective actions.
- Provide customer personnel with basic operational and maintenance instruction following commissioning when required.

Process & Application Knowledge

- Develop an appropriate understanding of customers' production and operational processes and the role that Thermo Fisher Scientific equipment and solutions perform within those processes.
- Understand the main process variables associated with supported applications and how the performance, availability, and reliability of Thermo Fisher Scientific equipment may impact customer operations.
- Apply process and application knowledge to improve technical troubleshooting, identify potential causes of issues, and provide relevant recommendations to customers.
- Maintain and develop general knowledge of processes associated with mining, minerals processing, cement, bulk material handling, and other applications relevant to the Minerals Product Line.
- Understand the interaction between Thermo Fisher Scientific equipment and the customer's process in order to provide recommendations aimed at imp

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