Forklift Field Mechanic

Become a technician at the fastest growing material handling solutions supplier in the Rocky Mountain region. We set the standard in this rapidly growing industry and want you to be a part of the journey.

Welch Equipment Company is the premier provider of material handling solutions and represents equipment from the worlds #1 manufacturers. Our culture of continuous improvement, or Kaizen, is embedded throughout the organization and is only one of the many "tools" to our success in supporting our employees.
Our core values are:

• Customer Commitment
• Integrity & Accountability
• Respect and Teamwork
• Act with Urgency

Our goal is to provide our employees with the tools needed to build a successful career, not just a job. We provide top notch support for our technicians in the form of manufacturer training, tech support, field service supervisors, on the job training in a controlled environment, cutting
-edge technology and leaders trained to support.

We are seeking technicians who are ready to join a culture of continuous improvement, positive attitude, and servant leadership. If that's you come build your career with us at Welch Equipment Company and lets continue to set the standard!

Technician repairs material handling equipment, transmission, or other subassemblies according to specifications, using hand tools and power tools. Technician will disassemble unit and examine condition, movement, or alignment of parts visually or using gauges. The technician will replace defective parts using hand tools, arbor press, flexible power press, and power tools as needed. Technician will then reassemble unit and test operation.

• Life, STD, LTD,
• 401K matching
• Company provided vehicle, phone, and tablet
• Reporting to work on scheduled time every day and check in with dispatcher fordaily work assignments.
• Driving to & from customer location in company provided service vehicle that has needed tools & part stock inventory.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance on equipment (oil changes, filter changes, pressure checks, etc.)
• Disassemble engine and repairs/replaces defective parts such as carburetor and generator as needed. Cylinders, and rings as needed using hand and power tools.
• Hammers out dents & bends in frame, welds tears & breaks, reassembles frame.
• Repairs/replaces other defective parts, such as horn, headlight, controls, gas & oiltanks, starter, and muffler assemblies.
• Repairs/replaces and adjusts subassemblies such as forks, transmission, brakes,and drive chain according to specifications
• Listens to engine, examines vehicle frame and advises customer on condition andneeded further repairs.
• Connects test panel to engine and checks generator output, ignition timing, andother engine performance indicators.
• Use electrical test equipment to test electric forklifts
• Each Technician will report to the Service Manager, with any problems or concerns regarding safety issues, customer problems, etc.
• Technician responsible to track their time each day per repair, making sureappropriate customer is invoiced correctly

• High School Diplomaor GED equivalent
• Ability tosafely and effectively drive a company vehicle
• 6 Months of Mechanic Experience or Completed Certificate of Automotive or Diesel Service / Repair
• Basic knowledge of engine repair and diagnostics
• Basic knowledge of Electrical Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
• ASE
  -Automotive Service Excellence Certificate a plus but not required.
• Requires strong instructioncommunicationskills, both in giving and receiving.
• Ability to effectivelydemonstratehow to diagnose and troubleshoot specific technical problems.
• Possess excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Requires flexibility to adapt to varying workloads and environments.

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