Product Technician

Western States has a long legacy of providing quality equipment and excellent service to customers. Since 1956, our vision is to make our communities stronger, cleaner, and more productive, not just with our products and service – but through our people. We are committed to:

• The Power of our
  
  Purpose:
  
  “Building our Communities for a Better Tomorrow”
• Performance through our Values: SAFETY, EXCELLENCE, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABLITY, and INNOVATION
• Customer and Employee Care Commitments:
  Conveying Warm and Empathy, Actively Listening, Building Trust, and Saying Thank You

WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT HERE:

Recognized as one of the top private companies to work for, we put our employees first. We are fiercely committed to SAFETY and sending every employee, safely home, every single day. Our comprehensive benefits package and complete wellness programs include:

• Three weeks of accrued PTO to start, increases with tenure
• Company paid health care premium option for employees
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Wellness dollars
• 401k with company match and profit sharing
• Educational reimbursements, tool loans, and safety & tooling dollars
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental leave
• Care Leave

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

THINK-ACT-BE SAFE - At Western States, we empower every employee, every day to work and promote a safe environment to ensure all employees, vendors, and clients have a safe work environment while adhering to all applicable procedures and standards. This includes maintaining clean/clutter free personal work areas and wearing the required personal protective equipment (PPE) as identified in safety policy.

Safety

• Actively cares, promotes, manages, and advocates safety at Western States. As a team member in the organization, it is critical to ensure all employees, vendors, and clients have a safe work environment while adhering to all applicable safety policies, procedures and standards.
• Ability to complete Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s) prior to any job-related tasks according to WSECO’s policy and standards.
• Maintains clean/clutter free personal work areas to ensure safe environment for all WSECO employees.
• Adhering to required personal protective equipment (PPE) as identified in safety policy.

Diagnosis, Troubleshooting, and Repair

• Developsbasictroubleshootingskillsonvariousengineandequipmentsystemsunderthesupervisionofa Journey manor
• Assistswithskilllevelappropriatetestingwhilecomparingdatatospecificationstodetermineifthesystemisworkingas

designed.

• AssistswithrepairsanddiagnosingmachinefailuresaccordingtoWSECO’stimerequirementguidelines.
• Performs experience levelappropriatetasksindependently,includinginspectionsandminortroubleshooting,

Engines and Powertrain

• Independentlycompletesenginepreventativemaintenanceandinspects/repairsexternalenginecomponents.
• Performspreventativemaintenancedutiesonpowertrainincludingproperadditiveuseandoilsampling.

removing/inspecting axles andidentifyingu-jointandyokeseries.

• Basicunderstandingandassistedreplacementofvariousbrakesystems.

Electrical, Hydraulics, HVAC, and Cab

• Understandsbasicelectricalcomponentswiththeabilitytotest,repair,andreplacecircuits.
  
  Includes Deutschand Ampseal

Connectors,6/12/24batteryvoltagesystems,andabilitytorepair/replacevariousharnesstypes.

• Independentlyperformsbasichydraulicsystemsmaintenance,includingfluidandfilterreplacement,fullsystemcleanout,

adjustingreliefvalvepressures,andpumpflows.

• TroubleshootsandservicesHVACsystems,including evacuating,recharging,andreplacingcomponentswhenrequired.
• Basicunderstandingofgeneralmechanical/electricalcabfunctionspertainingtooperatorinterfaces.

Undercarriage

• Undersupervisionof Journey manor Masterleveltechnicianperformsgeneraltasksintroubleshootingandrepairofvarious

frameandsuspensionsystems,including tracks,trackpads,drive sprockets,andid…