Technician, Field

Join one of the largest crane and heavy equipment distributors in the West and part of the largest Manitowoc and Grove dealer in the world. We offer highly competitive wages, benefits, and factory training to increase your knowledge.

Pay

$31 to $55 per hour, depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and repair of complex mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems on a variety of company-owned and customer’s equipment while using a high degree of independent judgment.
• Providing service documentation.
• Training of lower-level technicians.
• Demonstrating equipment for customer use.
• Using schematics and diagrams to provide repairs on AT Cranes.
• Ensuring compliance in all safety, health, and environmental regulations, policies, and procedures for a goal of zero incidents and injuries.
• Communicating consistently on all activities to appropriate individuals (internal & external).
• Maintaining ongoing communication and adhering to all company-wide policies to eliminate and/or reduce exposure to liability.
• Participating as needed in special projects or work as assigned.
• Maintaining and repairing Rough Terrain Cranes.
• Maintaining and repairing Crawler Cranes.
• Providing certified crane inspections.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience with hydraulic systems, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining—preferably Grove, National, Manitou, and Manitowoc Cranes.
• GMK Training.
• Willingness to travel with some overnights.
• A valid driver’s license (CDL preferred).

Qualifications

• Highly developed mechanical and electrical troubleshooting background, particularly with an emphasis on cranes.
• Extensive knowledge of crane equipment.
• Advanced understanding of schematics and diagrams on German-made AT Cranes.
• Ownership of tools applicable to the position.
• Strong teamwork, verbal, and written skills.
• Factory training certifications (a plus).
• GMK/AT crane factory training (a plus).

Skills

• Hydraulic experience and ability to read and understand schematics.
• Electrical experience and ability to read and understand schematics (Can-Bus systems).
• Willingness to travel at will throughout assigned region when called upon.
• Willingness to work at various heights.
• Safety-minded and detail-oriented.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products and computer diagnostic system experience (Cummins, MTU, Yanmar).

Physical and Environmental Elements

• Field service classification with work in factory environments or in the field, exposed to noise, machinery, and weather.
• Accurate hand/eye coordination and finger dexterity required, along with hand strength for grasping, lifting, pushing, and pulling.
• Work involves considerable standing, walking, climbing, crawling, driving, reading, seeing, hearing, speaking, concentrating, communicating, stooping, bending, or sitting for long periods.
• May lift parts weighing up to 50 pounds and work at heights.
• Potential for travel to other locations around the country.
• Ability to work overtime is required.

Special Requirements/Certification

• CDL License.
• Factory training on crawler cranes, hydraulic rough terrain, and truck cranes.