CNC Machine Tool Field Service Engineer

A day in your life at Ellison

You start your morning in Dallas–Fort Worth reviewing your first service call on a high-precision CNC lathe. By mid-day, you’re diagnosing a spindle alarm and bringing a VMC back online. In the afternoon, you’re assisting with the final steps of a new machine install, walking operators through best practices. You wrap up your notes on a lightweight laptop, fueled by a company gas card, and head home — minimal overnights, no weekends.

What youll do

  • Own day-to-day field service across customer sites — from troubleshooting and repair to installations and preventive maintenance.
  • Resolve customer issues with confidence; provide occasional operator training and sales-support insights.
  • Communicate clearly with shop leads, production managers, and operators to keep work moving.
  • Represent Ellison Technologies with professionalism and integrity in every interaction.
  • Document service cases thoroughly and maintain complete technical records.
  • Pitch in on related tasks as needed to keep customers up and running.

What we provide so you can focus on the craft

  • Car allowance and company-covered gas
  • Company cell phone and laptop
  • Streamlined reporting so admin doesnt get in your way
  • Access to the latest machine tool technologies and continuous learning

What you bring

  • Hands-on familiarity setting up and operating CNC mills and lathes
  • Background in CNC or heavy equipment maintenance

Proficiencies that set you up for success

  • Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
  • Motor Replacement/Repair/Maintenance
  • CNC Machine Repair
  • CNC Machine Installation
  • Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
  • Maintenance and Repair Skills
  • CNC Machine Setup & Changeover
  • Spindle Maintenance & Repair
  • Troubleshooting CNC Machines

Machines and technologies youll support

  • CNC Mill (3-4 axis VMC)
  • CNC Lathe (2-4 axis)
  • CNC Swiss Lathe
  • CNC Mill (5+ axis VMC)
  • CNC Lathe (5+ axis)

Schedule & travel

Primarily local to DFW with some travel; minimal nights away during the week and no weekend travel.

Our mission & culture

We exist to equip manufacturers to compete and win, locally and globally. Guided by The Ellison Way principlesespecially adaptationwe invest in our strongest advantage: our people. Expect growth, support, and opportunities to master cutting-edge equipment.

Learn more about who we are on our About Us page.


"Ellison Technologies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.”

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