Yard Technician

Yard Technician

South Hackensack, NJ, USA, 7606

| Newburgh, NY, USA, 12550

Employment Status: Full-time

Posting Start Date: 9/9/26

Founded in 1965, Herc Rentals is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America with 2025 total revenues reaching approximately $4.4 billion. Herc Rentals’ parent company, known as Herc Holdings Inc., listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 1, 2016, under the symbol “HRI.” Herc Rentals serves customers through approximately 607 locations and has about 10,000 employees in North America as of June 30, 2026.

Job Purpose

Yard Technicians at Herc Rentals are responsible for keeping our facilities looking clean and professional by maintaining the cleanliness of our equipment and keeping everything organized and easily accessible. The ideal person for this role is energetic, eager to help, and hungry to learn and grow their career. This role is a springboard to other opportunities at Herc Rentals including Driver, Mechanic, ProSales Associate, and Sales and Operations Coordinator roles. In this role you will learn to...

• Take initiative and work autonomously.

• Become a safety expert.

• Be an expert in the equipment rental industry.

• Be promoted and grow your career!

What you will do...

• Help to load and unload internal truck drivers, outside haulers and customers

• Verify delivery tickets and returns for accuracy

• Clean, maintain, and organize heavy equipment, construction equipment and various pieces of machinery.

• Review orders and stage equipment for drivers

• Perform routine checks on rental equipment to ensure it is safe and in good working order

• Maintain and clean and organized yard and work area

• Answer and resolve customer questions

• Provide customers with expert advice on the selection, operation and maintenance of all the various types of equipment

• Support all team members

Requirements

• A valid driver's license with a clean driving record

• Ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds frequently

• Must be able to work indoors and outdoors when required of the job

Skills

• Ability to communicate with customers

• Ability to input information into computer systems

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks; stretch, turn, twist, and reach overhead; bend, crouch, squat, kneel, and stoop for extended periods of time

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English

• Ability to safely drive and operate multiple types of vehicles and equipment

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel Programs

Req #: 70814

Pay Range: Union Rate -$26.03 Per Hour

Our long-term strategy underscores the understanding that our success depends on the dedication and capability of our team members. We are focused on attracting, retaining and empowering talented and dedicated people to build the best team in the equipment rental industry. We also seek to build a team that reflects the variety of people, cultures and communities we interact with every day and to create an inclusive, productive environment in which all team members feel valued and respected.

Herc Rentals provides an excellent compensation and benefits package, which includes a competitive salary, retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical, dental, vision care, life insurance coverage, paid vacation and holidays.

Herc does not discriminate in employment based on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, political affiliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

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