Shop Technician

Shop TechnicianThe Shop Technician is responsible for servicing and repairing equipment in the shop. Essential functions include the removal and installation of components by following the appropriate service manual, understanding and utilizing various exchange items, safely operating and inspecting machines, vehicles, and/or engines to diagnose defects, diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing all components of equipment, formally documenting the work done on the equipment, completing work assignments and assigned training within allotted time, maintaining good work habits, and complying with all safety/company regulations, and performing other duties as requested by management.Qualifications include an associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred, experience in trouble-shooting and repairing diesel-powered heavy equipment, basic computer skills, maintaining good work habits, presenting a favorable business image towards customers served by the company, ability to read, comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos, ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization, ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, use whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw/interpret bar graphs, ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations, and must own proper tools to perform required repairs.Typical physical activity includes the ability to occasionally lift 75 pounds from floor to chest, reach and use the arms with a full range of motion, endure prolonged standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and squatting while performing mechanical operations, exert push and pull forces with the arms in order to use various wrenches and tools, endure prolonged forward and overhead arm positions while performing mechanical operations, use hands to grasp hand tools and parts and climb onto and operate equipment. Typical environmental conditions include working indoors around moving mechanical parts, may be exposed to weather extremes when working outside in conditions that include inclement weather, heat, cold, and humidity, noise level may be loud at times, exposure to small quantities of chemicals, dust, steam, high-pressure water, and high-speed rotating equipment, requires wearing common protective or safety equipment, and required to perform work in cramped spaces and/or high places.The Shop Technician must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately, and without causing significant safety threat to self or others. Doggett is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.