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About the Role
Technicians are the backbone of our organization, and we provide them with the tools and resources to be successful. Our Material Handling Group is looking for a full-time Forklift Field Service Technician / Mechanic for our Schenectady, NY branch. This position is first shift, M-F, and hourly.
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
- Intermediate language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
- Basic mathematical skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- Intermediate reasoning ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables 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
- 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
- diesel repair
- agricultural equipment repair
- material handling equipment repair
- lift truck repair
- heavy equipment repair
- forklift repair
- electric units
- liquid propane units
- mechanical aptitude
- computer programs - HYPASS, Hyster TKC training software and Yale/Hyster contact management system
Location
- Schenectady, 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
- $25.00-38.00 per hour
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.
- 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.
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!