Rental Team Lead

Wheeler Machinery Co; Wallace Heights (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeler Machinery Co. is hiring a Rental Shop Team Lead at our Sandy, UT location. You will lead a team of technicians performing repairs, diagnostics, and maintenance on Caterpillar and allied rental equipment, while owning shop pace and throughput to ensure rent-ready machines.

You will coach and mentor staff, manage workflow, and maintain safety and quality standards in a fast-paced, high-turn environment. The role demands strong troubleshooting and teamwork to keep fleets ready for customers.

Qualifications

• Dealership experience in heavy equipment repair.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to read electrical/hydraulic schematics.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Proficient with Cat ET, SIS, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-turnaround environment.
• Understanding of industry urgency to keep equipment available.
• Self-starter with professional, positive attitude.
• Willingness to promote teamwork across the company.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts, extended hours, or weekends.

Responsibilities

• Understand and adhere to safety responsibilities and maintain a safe shop environment.
• Manage daily rental shop operations, including work assignment and technician scheduling.
• Own WIP, remove bottlenecks, and keep units moving from check-in to rent-ready.
• Drive quick-turn on inbound rental returns to maximize availability.
• Manage estimates, service reports, parts, and core returns through the Daily Management System.
• Support fleet readiness and availability with rental and product support teams.
• Review estimates and oversee all repairs, diagnostics, and maintenance on rental equipment.
• Perform and oversee rental check-in/check-out inspections and document damage.
• Troubleshoot electrical and hydraulic systems using schematics.
• Lead, coach, and mentor direct reports on repair quality and service standards.

Skills

Heavy equipment repair

Troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

Hydraulic systems

Team leadership

Communication

Computer skills

Tools

Cat ET

SIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Wheeler Machinery Co. is hiring a Rental Shop Team Lead at our Sandy, UT location. This is a working team lead position responsible for managing daily rental shop operations and for leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of technicians performing repairs, diagnostics, and maintenance on Caterpillar and allied rental equipment.

Rental runs on turnaround. Every hour a unit sits is an hour it isn't earning. This role owns the pace of the shop keeping work in progress moving, getting machines back to rent-ready condition quickly, and making sure the fleet is available when customers need it.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand and adhere to the personal responsibility of safety, and always work safely
• Adhere to all company safety programs and policies Maintain a safe shop environment and lead by example safety shares, Tyfoom, proper tooling, PPE, near-miss reporting, and consistently safe behaviors Manage daily rental shop operations, including work assignment, shop flow, and technician scheduling
• Own WIP monitor open work orders, remove bottlenecks, and keep units moving from check-in to rent-ready
• Drive quick-turn performance on inbound rental returns so equipment is back on rent as fast as safely possible
• Manage job progress and quality, flat rates, accurate and complete service reports, parts, and core return processes through the Daily Management System
• Support fleet readiness and availability in partnership with the rental and product support teams
• Review estimates, and manage workplace maintenance, contamination control, and CPS
• Perform and oversee all repairs, diagnostics, and general maintenance on rental equipment, minor through major
• Complete rental check-in and check-out inspections, identify damage, and scope required repairs accurately.
• Troubleshoot electrical and hydraulic systems with confidence using schematics.
• Lead, coach, and mentor direct reports on repair quality, diagnostic approach, and service standards
• Assist with performance issues and technician development
• Take ownership of assigned work and hold the team to the same standard

Required Qualifications

• Dealership experience and work history in heavy equipment repair
• Excellent troubleshooting skills, with confident ability to navigate electrical and hydraulic schematics
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Cat ET and SIS, and related software platforms
• Ability to work in a high-pressure, fast-turnaround environment and maintain a professional attitude
• Understanding of the urgency of our industry and what it means to our customers to get equipment back up and running
• Self-starter with ambition, and a professional, positive attitude and appearance
• Willingness to promote a teamwork atmosphere and work closely with departments across the company
• Willingness to work a flexible shift, extended hours, or weekends as workload requires

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