Rental Technician 1

Wheeler Machinery Co; Wallace Heights (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeler Machinery Co. in Sandy, UT seeks a Rental Technician 1 to perform repairs and maintenance on Caterpillar and dealer-supported equipment. You will help keep rental fleets running, troubleshoot electrical/hydraulic issues, and document services with accuracy in a fast-paced shop.

The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and flexibility with shifts, extended hours, and occasional weekends as workload requires. On-the-job training is available.

Qualifications

• Must utilize TRACK and work safely at all times.
• Excellent troubleshooting with electrical/hydraulic schematics.
• Professional, positive attitude and appearance.
• Self-starter with ambition and teamwork mindset.
• Adaptable under pressure and to schedule changes.
• Dealership experience on heavy equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintenance on Rental Fleet; basic machine repairs and diagnostics.
• Safe operation following company safety programs and policies.
• Communicate effectively and take ownership of tasks.
• Troubleshoot heavy equipment and perform maintenance and lube services.
• Write accurate service reports and meet deadlines.

Skills

Safety procedures

Troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

Hydraulic systems

Teamwork

Work prioritization

Problem solving

Customer service

Tools

TRACK

Tyfoom

CAT ET

SIS

MS Office

Job description

Description

Wheeler Machinery Co. is seeking to hire a qualified Rental Technician 1 in our Sandy, UT location. These are full-time positions with benefits. The Rental Technician 1 is responsible for performing repairs and maintenance on a variety of Caterpillar equipment and other dealer-supported equipment. Candidates must maintain a safety-first mindset in all tasks and consistently utilize TRACK/Tyfoom systems to support safe and efficient operations.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ship/Receive, Wash, Quick Turn, Minor Repairs, Perform Maintenance on all Rental Fleet; Basic Machine Repairs and Diagnostics.
• Must understand and adhere to the personal responsibility of safety and work safely always. Adhere to all company safety programs and policies.
• Ability to work as a team, communicate effectively, and take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Troubleshooting of heavy equipment for minor to major repairs.
• Perform general maintenance & lube services on equipment.
• Must be willing to have a flexible work shift, work extended hours, or possible weekends as workload requires.
• Willing to receive on-the-job training and direction even as a Shop Service Technician.
• Willing to complete all job tasks as required by your team leader, supervisor, and management.
• Shop Service Technician classification.

Requirement Qualifications:

• Must utilize TRACK and work safely at all times.
• Must have excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to navigate through electrical and hydraulic schematics.
• Professional, positive attitude and appearance.
• Self-starter with lots of ambition.
• Positive, open-minded attitude and understanding that optimism is a requirement to be on this team.
• Willing to promote a teamwork atmosphere, working closely with all departments throughout the company.
• Can work in a high-pressure environment and maintain a professional attitude.
• Excellent mechanical skills with prior experience.
• Ability to write accurate and detailed service reports on time.
• Understand the urgency of our industry and the needs of our customers in getting their equipment back up and running as quickly as possible.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Willing to attend various training classes to expand your knowledge.
• Must have dealership experience/work history on heavy equipment repair.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on all different makes of equipment, such as Caterpillar, JLG, Genie, Broce, Multiquip, Husqvarna etc.
• Good computer skills to include Microsoft Office, Cat ET & SIS, and other related software platforms.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).