Shop Rental Technician

Carolina Cat is a family‑owned company in its fourth generation, built on trust, integrity, and a commitment to helping customers and employees succeed. Since 1926 the company has supported communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce and by donating time and resources to local nonprofits. Carolina Cat invests in its people and strives to be a trailblazing, lasting organization.

About the role

The primary function of this position is to troubleshoot, remove, install, replace, rebuild, repair, and test parts/equipment on construction equipment.

Responsibilities

• Promptly review the work schedule, check equipment and supplies required for the shift, and prepare for operations.
• Conduct inspections and preventative maintenance, including changing oil, replacing filters, belts, coolants, hoses, and draining/cleaning/refilling fuel systems as needed.
• Fully inspect and check every machine coming on and off rent according to rental store procedures, documenting and filing all necessary paperwork.
• Disassemble and reassemble parts or equipment using tools; clean parts with rags, cleaners, or power washers; perform diagnostic checks with test equipment; and operate powered tools to make repairs.
• Climb onto, under, and into vehicles to gain access to all parts.
• Use overhead hoists, lift devices, forklifts, and other aids to move items off vehicles, transport parts for disassembly and repair, and reassemble them.
• Work closely with Rental Coordinators to provide fast, efficient service to customers.
• Remove and install attachments and verify operation per customer request.
• Use power washers and spray‑paint equipment to clean and paint vehicles.
• Use instruments and computers to reprogram equipment controllers, reference parts information, and enter data into record systems.
• Other duties as assigned.
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/certificate or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of experience in a similar position.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the local language; read and comprehend technical data/service manuals; write legibly.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, perform repetitive bending tasks, and achieve required torque specifications per manufacturer’s repair procedures.
• Valid driver’s license.

Skills

• Computer keyboarding skills; proficiency with instruments and computers for reprogramming and data entry.
• Language: ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence.
• Mathematical: calculate figures such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Reasoning: solve practical problems and interpret varied instructions presented in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Workplace Requirements

Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach, talk, and hear; occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, or smell. Frequently must lift, carry, push, pull, or move up to 25 lb. Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment. Must operate equipment safely.

Work Environment: May be exposed to moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, fumes, airborne particles, outdoor weather, vibration, wet or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme temperatures, and risk of electrical shock. Noise level is occasionally loud.