Shop Technician

Shop Technician

The Shop Technician is responsible for servicing and repairing equipment in the shop. Essential functions include removal and installation of components by following the appropriate service manual, understanding and utilizing various exchange items, safely operating and inspecting machines, vehicles, and 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. The technician must also perform other duties as requested by management.

Qualifications include an associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, experience in troubleshooting and repairing diesel-powered heavy equipment, basic computer skills, maintaining good work habits, presenting a favorable business image towards customers, reading and comprehending simple instructions, effectively presenting information, and dealing with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. The candidate must also own proper tools to perform required repairs.

Typical physical activity includes lifting 75 pounds from floor to chest, reaching and using arms with full range of motion, enduring prolonged standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and squatting, exerting push and pull forces with arms, using hands to grasp hand tools and parts, climbing onto and operating equipment, and performing work in cramped spaces and/or high places. Typical environmental conditions include working indoors around moving mechanical parts, exposure to weather extremes, noise level may be loud at times, exposure to small quantities of chemicals, dust, steam, high-pressure water, and high-speed rotating equipment, and wearing common protective or safety equipment.