Diesel Technician-Ag Equipment

Job Description

Job Description

Job title: Diesel Technician-Ag Equipment

Classification: Nonexempt

Reports to: Service Manager

Summary/objective:

• The Diesel Technician is responsible for efficiently diagnosing, repairing and maintaining various types of agriculture and construction equipment for our customers and the dealership.

Essential functions:

• Trouble Shooting & Diagnosing: Use your skills to identify failures in electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and diesel systems and confirm repairs for equipment and recommend service for continued equipment reliability.
• Repairing & Confirming: Complete and verify repairs in an efficient manner on equipment to customer satisfaction.
• Meeting and Exceeding: Continuously perform quality service work and attain collectable efficiency, billable efficiency, labor sales, and rework goals.
• Documenting and Submitting: Complete work orders and forms for service operations in a timely and accurate manner.
• Collaborating & Communicating: Consistently focusing on how we all succeed and seek ways to communicate, work together, to generate expected results.
• Being Safe & Train: Maintain a clean and safe working environment and continually improve and learn in ways that strengthen our performance and expand opportunities.
• Competency:
• Ability to uphold and carry out KanEquip’s Mission, Vision and Values in daily actions, decisions and behaviors.
• Thorough knowledge and reliable skills to diagnose electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and diesel systems failures and ability to comprehend and interpret technical service manuals and schematics.
• Ability to safely operate diagnosing equipment, hand and power tools, vehicles, agricultural and construction equipment efficiently.
• Consistently meet expected service goals (Labor Sales, Billing Efficiency, Collectible Efficiency, Rework)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to achieve common goals across departments, locations and teams.
• Proficient in using a laptop computer and navigating online systems and portals.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• None

Work environment:

• Most of the work will be completed inside a well-ventilated shop. At times, the shop will be noisy. Some work may be performed outside.

Physical demands:

• Prolonged periods of standing bending, sitting, lifting, and driving.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility.
• Must be able to lift 75 pounds as required.

Position type and expected hours of work: .

• Full-time permanent Seasonal hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm and some Saturdays 8:00am-12:00pm. Off season hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm and some Saturdays 8:00am-12:00pm. Overtime is common.

Travel:

• Daily travel to and from customers resident as needed. Travel is local at time with some travel being regional.

Required education and experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent required. Certificate or Associates of Applied Science in Diesel Technology preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in diagnosing and repairing agricultural and construction equipment required.
• Previous experience in agriculture is highly desired.