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Shop Crane Tech Trainee

The Manitowoc Company
Winston, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/10/2025
Job Description

This position will be located at the Winston Salem, North Carolina branch for MGX Equipment Services and reports to the Service Manager.

  • Candidates hired for this role will receive a $4,500 sign-on bonus, payable after 90 days continuous service; and be eligible for our Tool Reimbursement Program of up to $1,500 per calendar year

Essential Job Functions

  • Under the guidance of the Service Manager and other shop technicians, assumes basic job assignments to learn the responsibilities of a Shop Crane Technician.
  • Helps shop techs perform inspections and repairs.
  • Inspects tools and equipment to ensure they are in working order.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required. Experience as a general laborer or yard worker within the construction or heavy equipment industry preferred.
  • Must have mechanical background and related experience with electrical and hydraulics.
  • Must be a self-starter with the initiative to advance. The ability and desire to provide excellent customer service is essential.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record.
  • May be required to travel to other locations for cross-training.

Health & Safety Requirements

  • Perform job functions in a safe manner.
  • Wear all Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) required by Company policy for the job being performed.
  • Know and follow established job specific and facility wide safety and health procedures and rules.
  • Actively participate in safety and health training and demonstrate competency based on training received.
  • Bring safety and health issues, unsafe acts, and safety suggestions to management’s attention or correct those you can.

Working Conditions

This is a full-time position with typical working hours between 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Overtime and weekend work may be possible based on business conditions.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position will be required to work in an environment with exposure to elements such as extreme temperatures and various weather conditions, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors and/or loud noises. While performing the duties of this job, the employees is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. There is frequent lifting and/or moving of up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards package including benefits and 401(k) beginning day one of employment.
  • Continuing education and training opportunities; tuition reimbursement for those who qualify.
  • Vacation and Holiday Pay
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Team building, engagement events, and community involvement
  • Scholarship Program
  • And much more!

Pay & Training

This position offers a pay range between $19.00 - $25.00 per hour depending on skills and qualifications for non-bargaining employees. Pay is provided on a bi-weekly basis and there are 14 days in the pay period, beginning on a Monday and ending on a Sunday.

A customized training plan and career path is identified for each trainee and provided within the first week of employment, outlining growth and advancement opportunities.

About Us

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. was founded in 1902 and has over a 120-year tradition of providing high-quality, customer-focused products and support services to its markets. Manitowoc is one of the world's leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Manitowoc, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, and supports comprehensive product lines of mobile hydraulic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes and boom trucks under the Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane, Potain and Shuttlelift brand names.

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