Field Service Technician - Heavy Construction Equipment
Contractors Sales
- Albany, NY
- $39.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Diagnosing, repairing, cleaning, reconditioning and maintaining customer and company equipment and components in the field
- Effective troubleshooting and diagnosis of complex technical problems independently - identifying problems and cause of failure through logical troubleshooting steps
- Removing, disassembling, assembling, and installing components and parts - ensuring proper performance and compliance with manufacturer specifications
- Documenting and reporting work performed to service management
- Completing service calls (emergency or routine) that occur in addition to work schedule
- Performing related duties as assigned
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the technical diagnosis, repair and maintenance of heavy equipment
- Previous Field Technician experience required
- Experience with Link-Belt, Hitachi, Kawasaki, Sandvik and/or Anaconda heavy equipment preferred
- Diploma from a heavy equipment repair trade school preferred
- Prior experience rebuilding diesel engines, transmissions and hydraulic pumps
- Ability to troubleshoot complex after treatment exhaust systems
- Ability to be self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented and meet deadlines without direct supervision
- Effective listener and communicator with diverse groups of people including leadership, team members and customers
- Must have own full set of tools
- Stays current with trends in heavy equipment
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- Requires daily travel and work in the field. Occasional work in a shop environment.
- Exposure to hazardous materials, outdoor weather conditions and will work near moving and rotating machinery daily.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to operate a service vehicle
- Perform extensive standing, walking, bending, stooping and use of hands
- Frequent talking, hearing, kneeling, crouching and crawling
- Utilize the tools, machinery and testing equipment required for all duties
- Effectively work with laptop diagnostic tools and use other computer programs
- Effectively read, understand and utilize technical manuals, hydraulic and electrical schematics
- Effectively complete tasks in a noisy environment
- Effectively apply established protocols in a timely manner