forklift Service Technician (field)

Job Description

Road Forklift Technicians will diagnose, repair, and perform maintenance on forklifts and other material handling equipment and construction equipment. Equipment includes forklifts, telehandlers, MEWP’s (mobile elevating work platforms/aerial lifts) such as scissor and boom lifts, cranes, and other powered industrial equipment. Technicians will utilize their own tools, along with a company owned work vehicle.

• Travel to client locations to perform on-site maintenance, repairs, and installations
• Diagnose equipment issues, identify solutions, and execute necessary repairs
• Perform both routine and unique “on-site” equipment maintenance and repairs
• Communicate with internal parts and service staff on daily basis including job status, proximity, parts needs, customer requests.
• Communicate with customers directly both on-site and phone/email to explain and sell repairs and needs
• Manage and coordinate scheduled return work and coordinate with customers and dispatch
• Follow established procedures and protocol in regard to filling out timecards, processing work orders, parts ordering, and dispatch.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 2 years minimum experience repairing forklifts, aerial lifts, cranes, and other material handling equipment (3+ years preferred)
• Must supply your own tools. Some diagnostic equipment to be made available as needed.
• Must have valid driver’s license, and clean, insurable driving record.
• Technicians are required to adhere to terms of the negotiated contract and compensation package.
• Will be required to pass a mechanical aptitude test.

Schedule

• Full-time
• 8-hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Work Environment

• Primarily work on-site at customer locations
• Daily travel is required; company work truck provided
• Overtime opportunities available and may at times be required.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently lift to 50lbs, at times, more
• May be required to work in the elements – heat, cold, rain, snow
• Flexibility to bend, stoop, and kneel

Compensation 

• $30-$40 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k) 
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program