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Railcar Mover Resident Field Technician / Mechanic

Foley Equipment
Colby, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 7/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/20/2026
Foley Equipment is the authorized Caterpillar & Shuttlewagon dealer in Kansas, Colorado, and northwest Missouri.

As a Railcar Mover Resident Field Technician, you’ll be the go-to expert for our customers, providing on-site troubleshooting, service, and repair of railcar movers directly at their work locations. This position operates as a Field Technician based in eastern or southeastern Colorado, allowing you to support customers throughout the region. In this hands-on role, you’ll represent Foley Equipment with professionalism and skill, ensuring our customers’ equipment stays running safely and reliably. Your work helps keep critical operations moving forward.

Hourly Base Rate: $33.82 - $63.63 / hour

Employment Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Location: Eastern Colorado

How To Apply

  • Apply online through Foley’s career website at https://jobs.foleyeq.com/careers.
  • Application Deadline: August 21, 2026
  • This position is open to all qualified applicants.

Benefits

  • Service Truck
  • Tool Reimbursement
  • Work Boot Reimbursement
  • Prescription Safety Glasses Reimbursement
  • Uniforms and Cleaning Services
  • Paid Annual Training
  • Long-term Incentive Program
  • 401(k) with Matching
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Dependent Care Account
  • HSA / FSA Options
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
  • Life / AD&D / Short-Term Disability / Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Company Laptop for Troubleshooting and Ordering Parts
  • Company Cell Phone
  • Clearly Defined Path of Progression for Technical Advancement

Job Duties

  • Perform repair and preventive maintenance on railcar moving equipment and evaluating for other preventative maintenance items to address with the customer.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot problems, give recommendations for repairs and make all critical repairs and adjustments
  • Test and verify correct operation of all repairs and adjustments
  • Some troubleshooting on equipment may occasionally be required
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external customers on their repairs
  • Develop and maintain long-lasting working relationships with customers
  • Must be willing to work overtime as required by fluctuating workloads and available for after-hours calls as needed
  • Travel is required for training and/or to assist at other locations.

Physical & Working Requirements

  • This role involves hands-on mechanical work in a shop environment. The employee must be able to perform essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation. These functions may include:
  • Safely and repeatedly lifting components weighing up to 115 pounds without assistance
  • Safely lifting, carrying, and lowering components weighing up to 65 pounds without assistance
  • Frequent pushing, pulling, and carrying of heavy materials
  • Climbing on and off equipment and working at varying heights
  • Standing, bending, and working in physically demanding positions for extended periods
  • Safely operating tools and equipment

Our Ideal Candidate

  • Basic mechanical knowledge including mechanical, electrical and hydraulics
  • General knowledge of basic hand tools, air tools, precision measuring tools and instruments
  • Must be able to read and comprehend specifications, service and parts literature, technical bulletins and other related publications
  • Ability to obtain a Class A or B CDL

What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience working within the diesel mechanics industry
  • Railcar mover maintenance and repair experience (Shuttlewagon preferred)
  • Understand crane hoist and rigging equipment (preferred)
  • Stable work history
  • Valid Class A CDL

This position is open to all qualified applicants.

About Foley Equipment

Foley Industries - Foley Equipment, Foley Power Solutions, Foley Rental and SITECH Central – enters its ninth decade of empowering progress for customers in Kansas and Western Missouri. Foley’s 1,000 employees strive every day to safely deliver excellence in service, parts, rental and sales across a broad line of Caterpillar and allied construction equipment, power generation, as well as SITECH construction technology solutions. For more information, please visit www.FoleyEq.com

This position is open to all qualified applicants.

Foley Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Race/Gender/Veteran/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity). To request a reasonable accommodation or assistance in completing the application, call 316-943-4211 or email careers@foleyeq.com.

  • At this time, Foley does not participate in any Visa sponsorship programs.

Salary : $34 - $64

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