Motive Power - Shop Technician

Shoppa's Material Handling; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoppa's Material Handling in Fort Worth, Texas is seeking a Battery Shop Technician to inspect, diagnose, repair, and install customer batteries and chargers. Candidates need to be safety conscious and represent the company with professionalism and excellent customer service.

The role involves monitoring inventory, maintaining battery records, and building relationships with customers and suppliers. A minimum of 1 year experience in the battery industry and a high school diploma or equivalent are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in the battery industry.
• Requires a team player with strong communication skills.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, diagnose, repair and install batteries and chargers.
• Monitor supply inventory and maintain records.
• Provide high quality service to customers.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

The primary function of the Battery Shop Technician is to inspect, diagnose, repair and install customer’s batteries and chargers in fleet and various material handling equipment. Battery Shop Technician must be safety conscious to avoid being injured by acid, fumes, or electric shock, and must understand the risk of chemical explosions. Responsible for inspecting to verify that the battery or charger is up to safety standards and will represent Shoppa’s Material Handling with professionalism, great attitude, good communication skills and world class customer service.

Essential Functions

• Communicate with suppliers about warranty issues.
• Able to burn lead to make connections and case connectors.
• Responsible for diagnostics on batteries, acid adjustments, rebuilds by replacing cells, connectors, cables, etc. to batteries.
• Monitor and request supplies used in Shoppa’s battery charger and repair shop, such as: acids, cells, tape, connectors, etc.
• Keep inventory of all parts in inventory.
• Be able to do all repairs to changers and systems.
• Charging, rotation, cleaning and watering of batteries.
• Build relationships with internal and external customers and vendors.
• Receive all new batteries, record serial numbers and maintain battery inventory records.
• Provide high quality battery and charger service work to customer.
• Identify and address problems and opportunities for the company.
• Perform other duties as required per management.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year experience in the battery industry.
• Hours are flexible: Saturday – Wednesday; Sunday – Thursday.
• Requires a team player and has interpersonal and communication skills.
• World class customer service and ability to maintain positive working relationships.

Physical Demands And Working Conditions

Sitting, standing, and walking (up to continuously); frequent use of computer and telephone requiring repetitive finger, hand, and arm movement; occasionally carry office supplies and other miscellaneous items up to 50 pounds. Continuous use of seeing, hearing, verbal communication.

Work indoors and outdoors; exposure to temperatures commensurate with outdoor seasonal temperatures.

Shoppa’s Material Handling is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veterans; EOE/Disability/Vets; or Shoppa’s provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious practices and observances, national origin, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran, or disability.