Experienced Heavy Equipment Diesel Technician

Wagner Equipment; Burlington (CO); On-site; USD 98,857,000 - 144,990,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

401K retirement plan with company upto

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounted employee phone plans

Job summary

Wagner Equipment Co. in Burlington, CO is seeking a Heavy Equipment Technician to diagnose, repair, recondition and maintain equipment, including CAT machinery. The role requires strong diagnostic skills, the ability to disassemble/install components, and producing precise service reports.

You will work under minimal supervision within a team-oriented environment. Qualification includes a high school diploma or GED, 4+ years on CAT equipment or heavy equipment repair, plus 1+ year administrative

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• Graduation from an accredited technical school in diesel or earthmoving repair preferred.
• 4+ years Caterpillar equipment repair or 4+ years heavy equipment repair.
• 1+ years administrative/clerical experience.
• 3+ years customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, repair, recondition and maintain customer and company heavy equipment.
• Disassemble, install components, and test engine and machine systems.
• Provide accurate inspection, appraisal, and service reports on time.
• Communicate with service writer, shop coordinators and managers to track repairs.
• Mentor and guide assigned service technicians.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Safety Knowledge

Reading/writing

Reasoning

Organizational

Communication

Caterpillar Product Knowledge

Data entry

Service report typing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical school diploma (diesel/earthmoving)

Job description

Job Details

Description

• $3,000 SIGN-ON BONUS & REFERRAL BONUS OPPORTUNITIES (Details given during interview)**

Why Join Wagner?

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 -401Keligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU - Employees have access to services including 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

Under minimal supervision, the Heavy Equipment Technician is responsible for the diagnosis, repair, reconditioning, overhaul and maintenance of customer and company heavy equipment and/or components in a manner that reflects the company’s vision of working as “One Professional Team.”

Pay: $34.50 - $50.60 per hour

Pay rate is dependent on education and experience

Location: 46777 US Highway 24, Burlington, CO 80807

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions

• Performs maintenance activities on new and rebuilt/repaired equipment
• Services and maintains equipment sold and/or owned by the company
  • Removes, disassembles, assembles, and installs components and parts
  • Tests measures, and adjusts engine and machine systems and components
  • Diagnoses and troubleshoots machine and engine malfunctions and failures
• Makes recommendations as to repairs meeting warranty criteria
• Orders replacement parts ensuring that parts orders are correct and complete at the time of order
• Cleans, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and component
• Prepares accurate and complete inspection, appraisal and service reports, and turns them in on time
• 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
• Provides direction, training, mentoring and guidance to assigned service technicians
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Required Education And Experience

• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduation from an accredited technical school in diesel engine or earthmoving repair preferred
• 4+ years experience working on Caterpillar equipment OR 4+ years heavy equipment, engine, or electric power generation system repair (EX: Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu, etc.)
• 1+ years administrative/clerical experience
• 3+ years customer service experience

Competencies

• Safety Knowledge
• Reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
• Caterpillar Product Knowledge
• Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer
• Ability to type service reports

Work Environment

• Noise Level: 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 96 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.

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