What are the responsibilities and job description for the Heavy Equipment Technician position at Opportunities?
Job Purpose:
Perform maintenance and repairs of complex crane and heavy equipment with limited or no supervision in a highly skilled, safe, and professional manner.
Essential Functions:
- Maintenance and repair of complex mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems on a variety of company owned and customer’s equipment while using a high degree of independent judgment.
- Providing service documentation
- Training of lower level technicians
- Demonstrating of equipment for customer use.
- Use schematics and diagrams to provide repairs on AT Crane
- Ensure compliance in all safety, health, and environmental regulations, policies and procedures for a goal of zero incidents and injuries.
- Communicate consistently on all activities to appropriate individuals (internal & external).
- Maintain ongoing communication and adhere to all Companywide policies to eliminate and/or reduce exposure to liability.
- Participates as needed in special projects or work as assigned
Additional Responsibilities:
- Maintain and repair Rough Terrain Cranes.
- Maintain and repair Crawler Cranes.
- Provide certified crane inspections
Qualifications Guidelines
Experience/Training/Education:
Required: High School Diploma or equivalent and 3 years of experience with troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining heavy equipment. Willingness to travel with some overnights. Valid driver’s license
Desired: Highly developed mechanical and electrical troubleshooting background, particularly with an emphasis on heavy equipment and advanced understanding of schematics and diagrams, own the tools applicable to position, and exhibit strong teamwork, verbal, and written skills. Factory training certifications a plus but not required. We offer factory training to increase your knowledge.
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