Service Technician

General Description / Purpose

The Service Technician position is responsible for providing customer service and maintenance functions to Loram customers within a specific region. Maintaining unit uptime to customer expectations is critical to customer satisfaction, railroad fuel economy, and railroad's wheel/rail life.

Essential Job Functions

• Service top of rail and gauge face lubricator units to specified guidelines
• Perform lubrication service program for railroad customers
• Use logic and methods to solve problems to find effective solutions
• Understand and adhere to general railroad and Loram operating rules
• Manage inventory held on maintenance vehicle through company processes
• Plan work based on length and task difficulty, develop schedules, and anticipate and adjust for problems to meet objectives
• Work independently
• Process work orders and complete all necessary delivery tickets, warranty paperwork, and returns through approved company processes
• Proactive problem resolution
• Build customer and supplier relations for improved products and services
• Work with Sales Department to ensure customer expectations are met

Behavioral Competencies

• Communication
• Building Customer Loyalty
• Decision Making
• Customer Focus
• Planning and Organizing
• Work Standards

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Maintain railroad safety training and certifications
• Ability to obtain a CDL

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Electrical or Mechanical
• 1+ years of Field service experience with customer facing role
• 2+ years working in a railroad environment
• Basic computer skills

Working Conditions

• 100% travel, using any method of transportation
• Adequate transportation to and from
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to apply high levels of cognitive, analytical, retention and reasoning
• Excellent communication skills used within any social context
• Can stand, sit, walk, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, hear, taste and smell
• Can see up close, distances, colors and has use of peripheral vision and depth perception
• Can tolerate variable and sometimes extreme physical conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment

Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Wellness programs
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan including an employer match of 150% up to the first 6% you contribute to the Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Behavioral health support
• Leaves of absence
• Tuition reimbursement
• Payroll charity contributions
• Adoption assistance
• Optional plans such as legal, critical illness, and hospitalization

Pay

$47,200 - $66,000