Location
In office (Bogotá)
Seniority
Middle · 3+ years exp
Visa
Sponsors visas in United States; no register of this country names it
Employment
Full-Time
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. GEA scores B on the Alion truth index.
Overview
Company
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GEA is a German engineering group headquartered in Düsseldorf that supplies process technology, machinery and components such as separators, homogenizers, dryers, refrigeration systems and dairy farming equipment to the food, beverage, dairy and pharmaceutical industries. Founded in 1881 and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the group employs more than 18,000 people worldwide and has had a US presence since 1929, and its current openings cluster in Oelde, Büchen, Alcobendas and Bogota. It hires field service technicians, project and automation engineers, sales engineers, controllers, procurement leads, SAP consultants, assembly technicians and mechanical designers.
GEA is one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors. Our portfolio includes machinery and plants as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. Used across diverse industries, they enhance the sustainability and efficiency of production processes globally.
Would you like to be part of our Team?
Responsibilities / Tasks
The Service Technician covers service execution (field service) across the different BUs of the Division. He/she is responsible for executing the area's strategy and providing reliable country/cluster service execution. The company is seeking an experienced Technical Service Engineer to ensure delivery of top-quality service execution within the BU.
- Serve as the first point of customer contact for service execution.
- Execute maintenance work, planned services, and breakdown services.
- Execute and support installation, supervision, commissioning, maintenance, and training on-site.
- Search for solutions to customer issues within the GEA network (BUs, Factories).
- Achieve set targets on service deliverables, KPIs, and service revenues.
- Operate in partnership with service sales engineers, service technicians, and other team members to identify "up-sell" and "cross-sell" opportunities to maximize revenue and improve the overall customer experience.
- Documentation and Reporting: Prepare rigorous technical service reports (FSR - Field Service Reports), critical spare parts lists, handover certificates, and traceability records within corporate systems (SAP).
- Advanced Troubleshooting and Technical Support: Diagnose complex mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical failures during operation by interpreting P&IDs, electrical schematics, and detailed engineering drawings (GD&T and ISO symbology).
- Installation and Commissioning: Lead the on-site mechanical installation, laser alignment, electrical/control connections, and initial startup of complex rotating and industrial equipment (disc stack separators, decanters, progressive cavity pumps, process valves, and associated control systems).
- Preventive and Predictive Maintenance: Perform on-site mechanical audits and diagnostics, evaluating vibrations, temperatures, component wear, and critical tolerances to prevent catastrophic failures.
Your Profile / Qualifications
- University degree in one of the main Engineering fields.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant Technical Service or Maintenance experience.
- Strong technical service and maintenance knowledge.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for drafting executive technical reports.
- Autonomy, logistical organization capabilities, and adaptability to unforeseen field contingencies.
- Strong customer orientation and problem-solving skills under pressure in demanding industrial environments.
- Venezuelan citizenship desired.
Working Conditions and Role Context
- Travel Availability: High availability for frequent domestic and international travel (primarily across Venezuela) to carry out commercial visits with a technical approach to customers and perform field service.
- Location: Based in Bogotá (GEA Andean and Central America Cluster Workshop in Funza).
- Environment: Direct work within industrial production plants.
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