What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marine Service Technician position at Veteran Hiring Solutions?
Location: Shreveport, LA 71103 (Onsite)
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Optional summer Saturdays (paid time and a half)
Compensation: $65,000 to $90,000, base pay plus billable production
Reports To: Service Manager
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About The Boat Shop
The Boat Shop is a family-owned marine sales and service dealership in Shreveport, Louisiana, and an authorized Vexus, Trifecta, SeaArk, and Caymas dealer. We service Mercury and Yamaha outboards and rig the latest Garmin and Humminbird electronics. We started service-only in 2014 with a toolbox and two chairs, and we have grown into the premier marine service center in the Shreveport-Bossier area. We are a 10-person crew, the owners are on the floor every day, and every one of us is an avid boater. We do not just work on the water. We live on it. We are selling fun here, and if we cannot have fun while we are doing it, how are we supposed to sell it?
What's Changed in This Work
The work in this industry has changed. We are not working on old John boats with two strokes anymore. We are rigging premium boats that carry tens of thousands of dollars in Garmin and Humminbird electronics, running network cabling, and solving 12-volt problems. It is clean, modern, high-tech work, and we are growing. We are adding a marine technician who can take a boat from check-in to delivery and make it perfect.
What You Will Do
- Perform annual outboard services accurately and efficiently.
- Rig and integrate modern marine electronics, including multi-display installs and camera mounts, to a finish a customer will admire.
- Diagnose 12-volt electrical issues, tracing grounds, connections, and faults.
- Run network and power cabling cleanly and precisely so any future technician can service the boat.
- Quality-check every repair and confirm boats run right, including test-driving high-performance models.
- Keep documentation, parts requests, and time tracking complete and accurate.
When the job is done and the customer looks at it and asks how you did that, that is exactly what we are after.
What We Are Looking For
We will train almost any skill. What we cannot train is the mindset. We need someone who cares enough to do everything in their ability to make a job right, who takes pride in clean work, and who fits a tight, fun, team-first shop.
Why Veterans Thrive Here
The culture maps too. This is a tight crew that hunts, fishes, and hangs out on the water together, with owners who win and lose alongside their people. We all win together and we all lose together, and if we have to work a few extra hours, it is not going to be you working extra time, it is going to be us. We are minutes from Barksdale Air Force Base, and the VA is a short walk from the shop. If you miss the team and the shared mission, you will find it here.
Shreveport is also an easy place to build a life. Housing runs roughly a half to a third of what you would pay in Dallas-Fort Worth or Houston, commutes are short, and you can be on the water or in the woods within an hour in any direction. If you are relocating to the area, we are glad to talk it through and help you get oriented.
Requirements
- A strong working knowledge of the 12-volt DC circuit and the ability to chase wiring faults, grounds, and connections. This is the one hard technical floor.
- Hands-on mechanical aptitude with rigging, installs, and component repair (this is not heavy engine teardown).
- Willingness to learn and configure modern marine electronics.
- Attention to detail and a personal standard for finish quality.
- Ability to operate and test boats, including high-performance models.
Prior boat experience helps, but it is not required. Factory training from our engine manufacturers and a Garmin installer class are provided after hire. If you have the electrical instinct and the right mindset, we will teach you the rest.
Benefits
Compensation
This role pays a base plus billable production, with total earnings in the $65,000 to $90,000 range depending on the hours you bill. You earn an hourly base to show up, plus pay on the hours you bill. Our time standards are set fair, so you are never pushed to cut corners to make time. You can live on the base, and the billed hours work like a bonus at the end of the month. Our average technician bills 70 hours a month, and our top technicians bill 100.
Optional Saturday hours in the summer are paid at time and a half.
Salary : $65,000 - $90,000