Entry Level Class D Technician

Wagner Equipment; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

EAP

Job summary

Wagner Equipment Co. in Albuquerque, NM seeks a Class D/Class C Technician to support service operations in our heavy equipment shop. This role requires hands-on maintenance, accurate reporting, and teamwork.

You’ll work with skilled technicians to diagnose issues, assemble components, and ensure safety standards are met. The position offers a competitive hourly wage, benefits, and opportunities to grow within the company.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in a heavy equipment shop preferred.
• Ability to operate forklifts and cranes safely.

Responsibilities

• Prepares accurate and complete service reports and submits them on time.
• Charges work to the proper work order segments.
• Communicates with Service Writer, Shop Coordinators and Shop Managers clearly.
• Works cooperatively with team members to meet shop/company goals.
• Organizes and maintains staging areas.
• Prepares, inspects, and operates machines prior to delivery.
• Removes, disassembles, assembles, and installs components.
• Performs general shop clean-up and maintains a clean area.

Skills

Data entry

Safety knowledge

Reading/Writing

Reasoning

Organizational

Communication

Math skills

Product knowledge

Career-minded

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklifts

Cranes

Job description

Description At Wagner, our people are the driving force behind everything we do. We’re committed to helping our employees grow through meaningful work, career development, and opportunities to learn and advance. Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and the people who make our success possible. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential.

Job Details

Description At Wagner, our people are the driving force behind everything we do. We’re committed to helping our employees grow through meaningful work, career development, and opportunities to learn and advance. Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and the people who make our success possible. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential.

Benefits Include

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plans - 401K and Roth 401K, eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card and more
• Additional Benefits include: Supplemental life Insurance, Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans

Position: Class D- Class C Technician Pay: $22.00-$33.12 per hour

Pay rate is dependent on education and experience

Essential Functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
• Prepares accurate and complete service reports and turns them in on time
• Correctly charges work to appropriate work order segments
• Communicates effectively with Service Writer, Shop Coordinators and Shop Managers to ensure problems, nature of repair, and status of repairs are understood and followed up on
• Works in a cooperative manner with other team members to accomplish the goals of the shop and the company
• Organize and maintain staging areas
• Prepares, inspects, and operates machines prior to delivery
• Removes, disassembles, assembles, and installs components and parts
• Steam clean incoming components and stage for technicians to tear down
• Cleans, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and components
• Unload washed piece parts from large washers and delivers to technicians
• Wash, tag, and stage shipping stands for technicians and retrieve parts when needed
• Sandblasts, cleans, scrapes and prepares parts for reusability and or reconditioning
• Performs general shop clean-up duties and maintains a clean and organized work area
• Uses safe working practices and follows all company safety requirements
• Operates forklifts and cranes
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Required Education And Experience

• High School Diploma or GED

Competencies

• Data Entry, Telephone Skills
• Safety Knowledge
• Reading/Writing, Reasoning, Organizational, Communication & Math Skills
• Product Knowledge
• Career-minded, reliable with a desire to learn and develop a career in the heavy equipment industry

Work Environment

• Noise: Loud, Environment: Indoors and Outdoors

Physical Demands

• Standing, walking, talking, squatting/kneeling
• Use of Hands, Hearing
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, etc.
• Heavy work that includes carrying, lifting and/or moving objects up to 100 pounds or more

Other Duties Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer. #WTECH