Field Technician

Holt of California; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacations and holidays

Job summary

Holt of California is seeking an on-site service technician to repair and maintain electric, diesel, and gasoline industrial trucks at customer sites in Redding, CA. The role requires diagnosing issues, performing mechanical and electrical repairs, and ensuring safety compliance.

The technician will travel to customer locations, read and interpret diagrams, complete service reports, and maintain documentation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; five years related experience preferred.
• Must have working knowledge of AC/DC electrical theory, power generation and safety related to electricity.
• Forklift Operator Safety Certificate or ability to obtain one is required.

Responsibilities

• Read job orders, observe, listen, and diagnose lift trucks to plan work procedures.
• Install ignition systems, replace batteries, and service transmissions and other parts.
• Inspect protective guards, bolts and safety devices; perform adjustments as needed.
• Lubricate moving parts and drive repaired trucks to verify conformance with specifications.
• Fabricate attachments per blueprints or drawings; remove and rebuild transmissions and differentials.
• Remove and replace engines; perform complete brake repairs and hydraulic repairs.
• Document repairs and maintain daily paperwork; drive to customer locations.

Skills

Read & interpret instructions

Write service reports

Customer communication

Safety awareness

Basic math

Diagram interpretation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Five years related experience

AC/DC electrical theory knowledge

Tools

Forklift Operator Safety Certificate

Job description

Holt of California is proud to be part of the elite group of Caterpillar dealers worldwide. We sell service and rent a wide-variety of equipment including Large and Small Construction Tractors, Forklifts, and Prime/Stand-by-Power Generation. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN REDDING, CA.

Position Summary

Repairs and maintains electric, diesel, and gasoline industrial trucks at customers’ sites.

Qualifications Requirements

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Reads job order and observes, listens, and diagnoses all types of lift trucks in operation to determine malfunction to plan work procedures.
• Installs new ignition systems, changes or recharges batteries, and replaces transmission and other parts.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks, and makes adjustments.
• Lubricates moving parts and drives repaired truck to verify conformance to specifications.
• Fabricates special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems shields, or other devices according to blueprints or schematic drawings.
• Remove and rebuild transmissions and differentials.
• Remove and replace engines.
• Perform complete brake repairs and adjustments.
• Diagnose and repair hydraulic systems.
• Repair documentation and paperwork completed and turned in on a daily basis.
• Drive to customers’ location.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write service reports.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to fulfill the essential functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Education And/Or Experience

• High school or GED; and/or five years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have working knowledge of AC/DC electrical theory, power generation, control systems and safety related to electricity.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must have a valid driver license and a clean DMV report. Must have a forklift Operator Safety Certificate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee frequently works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation

Wage Range $34.25 to $35.62

Wage depends on knowledge, skills and ability to perform the responsibilities of the job.

Hourly rate of pay as negotiated with Operating Engineers, Local #3. Excellent company-paid benefits including medical, dental, retirement, vacations and holidays.

Holt is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/DV. Holt provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, all applicable veteran status or disabled veteran status.

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