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About the Role

Our Material Handling Group is looking for a full-time Forklift Field Service Technician / Mechanic for our East Syracuse, NY branch. This position is first shift, M-F, and hourly. Field Technicians are provided a company service van to drive home, along with a fuel card.

Responsibilities

• Performing preventative maintenance on customer forklifts and other material handling equipment
• Diagnose and repair all forms of customer equipment
• Completing each repair job in a timely, efficient and professional manner
• Providing exceptional customer service
• Work and manage workloads independently
• Proper completion and submission of all required paperwork
• Field Technicians are responsible for company vehicle and on-board parts inventory
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Consistent, regular, and reliable attendance including being ready for work at the designated start time

Requirements

• Two years of previous forklift repair experience is highly desired
• Previous field experience is highly preferable
• Strong working knowledge of electric and liquid propane units
• Excellent mechanical aptitude
• Possess own tools
• Must have clean driving record and valid driver’s license to drive company vehicle
• Computer programs - HYPASS, Hyster TKC training software and Yale/Hyster contact management system
• Intermediate Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents, write routine reports, and speak effectively.
• Basic Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using American currency and units of measurement.
• Intermediate Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding and deal with problems in standardized situations.
• Regularly will stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands; Frequently will talk/hear; Occasionally will sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Regularly will lift up to 10 pounds; Frequently will lift 11 to 25 pounds; Occasionally will lift from 26 to 100 plus pounds
• Frequent bending and working from a prone position are required.
• Regularly will work near moving mechanical parts; Frequently will be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions; Occasionally will work in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), extreme cold and heat (non-weather), risk of electrical shock, vibration

Skills

• auto repair experience
• diesel repair experience
• agricultural repair experience
• material handling repair experience
• lift truck repair experience
• heavy equipment repair experience
• forklift repair experience
• Military, Guard or Reserve with an MOS or NEC code of 63B, 63H, 63S, 63W, 63Y, 91B, 91H, 91L, 91M or CM
• electric units knowledge
• liquid propane units knowledge
• diagnosis and troubleshooting skills

Location

• East Syracuse, NY

Work Type

• full time
• first shift
• hourly

Experience Level

• Two years of previous forklift repair experience is highly desired
• Previous field experience is highly preferable

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive wages

Benefits

• Company van (parked at home each day)
• Company fuel card
• Company paid cell phone
• Tool insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Outstanding benefits package offering Dental, Vision, and 100% employer paid Medical insurance premiums, plus much more!
• 401(k) with match
• Company uniforms provided

About the Company

• Come work for the largest equipment dealer in North America!
• Culture is Job #1. Alta Equipment Group prides itself in living by our Guiding Principles: Invest in the Best, Passion for Excellence, Customers for Life, Mutual Respect and One Team.
• More than an equipment company, Alta is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships.
• If you have a passion for excellence and are ready to make a difference within our organization, we’re ready for you.
• Whether it’s selling the world’s-best big iron, rolling up your sleeves and servicing our industry-leading construction and material handling product brands or being a difference maker behind the scenes, we can use your skillset.
• At Alta Equipment Group, we believe in mutual respect and are committed to diversity while inspiring our employees to reach their maximum potential.
• Voted a “Top Work Place USA”, our employees across North America are committed to excellence. It’s the Alta way.
• We are looking for candidates who are a cultural fit with our organization and understand that every task and job goes toward fostering customers for life.
• Along with that, a great attitude that embraces mutual respect and delivering a consistent high energy level that exudes a passion for excellence.
• Also, we are searching for a skill set that has a high aptitude for the position with a continual focus on investing in one’s profession through additional training and learning.

Equal Opportunity

• Alta Equipment Group is an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not discriminate on account of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, height, weight, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, misdemeanor arrest record, or membership in any other classification protected under applicable law. If you believe the Company has violated its equal employment opportunity policy in any way, please contact recruiting@altg.com immediately!