Technician, Field

About the role

Work in an outdoor environment on heavy lift equipment such as railjacks, forklifts, welders, service trucks and other heavy lift material handling equipment as needed.

Responsibilities

• Work outdoors on heavy lift equipment: gantry cranes, railjacks, forklifts, welders, service trucks and other heavy lift material handling equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment – electrical, hydraulic, diesel and mechanical.
• Provide training and technical knowledge on full range of equipment.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance activities on equipment.
• Support customers by effectively interfacing with customer and internally as needed.
• Evaluate and make recommendations regarding required repairs.
• Provide clear work order documentation and reports when needed.
• Ensure compliance in all safety, health, and environmental regulations, policies and procedures for a goal of zero incidents and injuries.
• Assist in delivering required training to coworkers.
• Special projects or work as assigned.
• Travel domestically and internationally, including to customer sites in Canada, to perform service, repairs, maintenance, and training as required.

Requirements

High School graduate, or equivalent, plus minimum 5-10 years of experience in the service and repair of industrial equipment. Expert knowledge of hydraulics, electrical and mechanical systems.

This is a field service classification and employees work in a factory environment or in the field with exposure to noise and machinery and weather. Accurate hand/eye coordination is required. Finger dexterity is required, as well as hand strength, with the ability to grasp, lift, push and pull. Access, enter and retrieve data using a computer, use a calculator, and be able to operate standard office equipment. Work involves considerable standing, walking, climbing, crawling, driving, reading, seeing, hearing, speaking, concentrating, communicating, stooping, bending, or sitting for long periods of time. May lift parts weighing up to 50 pounds and have exposure to working at