DOCK DOOR TECHNICIAN

Equipment Depot; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Equipment Depot in Louisville, KY is seeking a Dock Technician to identify customer needs and deliver solutions that ensure profitability through total customer satisfaction. The role installs and services dock equipment at customer locations, primarily outdoors in weather‑exposed environments.

You will repair dock levelers, shelters, seals, doors and more while coordinating with dispatch and managing parts and paperwork.

Qualifications

• Repair and service dock and doors.
• Experience maintaining either commercial doors or dock equipment.
• Welding experience is a plus.
• Basic electrical experience required, more advanced a plus.
• Have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the company.
• May be required to work in a shop environment as needed.
• Communicate with dispatcher to determine the work schedule.
• Order/obtain parts.
• Complete paperwork.

Responsibilities

• Repair and service dock and doors.
• Diagnose equipment problems and offer solutions to meet customer specifications.
• Represent Equipment Depot to the customers with a professional image.
• Emphasize and practice safety with self and environmental protection.
• Communicate appropriate information to those who need to know on a timely basis.

Job description

Position Summary

To identify the specific needs of existing and potential customers (internal and external) and provide solutions that ensure profitability through total customer satisfaction, as defined by the customer. A Dock Technician will install and service dock equipment at various customer locations. The majority of work is outside and candidates need only apply if they are able to work in the various weather elements. Dock Technicians perform high-quality service repairs on all loading dock equipment, examples can be dock levelers (aka - "plates"), dock shelters, dock seals, dock bumpers, commercial doors, and more.

Essential Functions

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Repair and service dock and doors.
  
  
  
  • Experience maintaining either commercial doors or dock equipment
  
  
  • Experience in welding is a plus.
  
  
  • Basic electrical experience required, more advanced a plus
  
  
  • Communicate with dispatcher to determine the work schedule
  
  
  • Drive to the job site as assigned
  
  
  • Have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the company
  
  
  • May be required to work in a shop environment as needed
  
  
  • Communicate with customer
  
  
  • Order/obtain parts
  
  
  • Repair equipment
  
  
  • Complete paperwork
  
  
  
  


• Diagnose equipment problems and offer solutions to meet customer specifications
  
  
  
  • Problem-solve technical problems and customer-relations issues
  
  
  • Obtain estimates
  
  
  
  


• Represent Equipment Depot to the customers
  
  
  
  • Maintain a professional image of self and vehicles
  
  
  
  


• Emphasize and practice safety with self and environmental protection
  
  
  
  • Work in a manner that protects customers, Equipment Depot and the public
  
  
  
  


• Communicate appropriate information to those who need to know on a timely basis
  
  
  
  • Obtain equipment repair history
  
  
  • Complete paperwork (fill out, obtain customer’s signature, process internally)
  
  
  • Provide sales leads
  
  
  • Communicate "need to know" information within the company (i.e. mechanics, parts, sales, transportation)
  
  
  
  


• Uphold the Equipment Depot vision, mission, values and objectives
  
  
  
  • Treat others as you would like to be treated
  
  
  • Involve everyone in continuous improvement
  
  
  • Understand our customers
  
  
  
  


• Be an Innovator
  
  
  
  • Look for a change in the process
  
  
  • Seek new ideas in products/services
  
  
  • Ask for suggestions from customers and suppliers... then listen
  
  
  • Take action to improve
  
  
  
  


• Maintain acceptable personal and work area standards for safety, appearance and
  
  
  
  • equipment condition
  
  
  • Wearing apparel and personal grooming; look professional
  
  
  • Work area clean, orderly, litter-free
  
  
  • Equipment and tools in good repair
  
  
  • Practice common sense safety at all times