Forklift Field Service Technician

Come work for the largest equipment dealer in North America! Are you a Technician/Mechanic with auto, diesel, agricultural, material handling, lift truck or heavy equipment repair experience? If so, then we want you on our team!

Technicians are at the backbone of our organization; therefore, we provide them with the tools and resources to be successful:

• Company van (parked at home each day)
• Company fuel card and cell phone
• Manufacturer technical training programs
• Long term Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Company Pension Plan
• Dental and Vision care
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Company uniforms provided

Alta Material Handling is currently looking for a full-time
Forklift Field Service Technician / Mechanic
reporting to our Dorval, QC branch. This position is day shift Monday to Friday, and hourly (no flat rate!). The primary responsibilities of the position consist of, but are not limited to:

• Performing preventative maintenance on customer forklifts and other material handling equipment
• Diagnose and repair all forms of customer equipment
• Completing each repair job in a timely, efficient, and professional manner
• Providing exceptional customer service
• Work and manage workloads independently
• Accurately complete and submit all required paperwork and electronic documentation, including updating work orders in company systems
• Track work-in-process (WIP), labor time, and job status using digital tools
• Follow company digital workflows and maintain accurate electronic service records
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Consistent, regular, and reliable attendance including being ready for work at the designated start time

We encourage our technicians to participate in our in-house paid training program, allowing them to acquire additional skills in diagnosis and troubleshooting and further advance their career as a technician. Also, company uniforms are provided!

• Fluent in French - written and spoken (mandatory)
• Two years of previous mechanical repair experience in forklift, auto, diesel, agricultural or heavy equipment repair experience
• Previous field experience is highly preferable
• Excellent mechanical aptitude
• Possess own tools
• Must have clean driving record and valid driver’s license to drive company vehicle
• Interpersonal skills
• Basic computer proficiency, including daily use of a laptop
• Ability to enter and update work orders in a computerized system
• Comfortable using web-based systems, email, and standard office tools
• Language Skills
  - Intermediate:
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Reasoning Ability
  - Intermediate:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Physical/Sensory Functions:
  Regularly will stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands;
  Frequently will talk/hear;
  Occasionally will sit, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Frequent bending and working from a prone position (lying down while working underneath equipment) are required.
• Vision:
  No special vision requirements.
• Lift and/or Move Functions:
  Regularly will lift to 10 pounds;
  Frequently will lift 11 to 25 pounds.
• Work Environment:
  Regularly will work near moving mechanical parts;
  Frequently will be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions;
  Occasionally will work in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), extreme cold and heat (non-weather),…