Rental Technician 1

Wheeler Machinery Co.; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeler Machinery Co. in Salt Lake City, UT, seeks a qualified Rental Technician 1 to join our Service team. You will perform repairs and maintenance on Caterpillar equipment and dealer-supported gear, adhering to safety standards and using TRACK/Tyfoom systems to keep operations efficient.

The role is full-time with benefits, requiring a proactive, team‑oriented mindset and good diagnostic skills to keep customers' equipment running reliably.

Qualifications

• Must troubleshoot electrical and hydraulic systems.
• Must follow safety programs and work safely at all times.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a team.
• Self-starter with initiative and reliability.
• Willing to attend training to expand knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Ship/Receive, Wash, Quick Turn, Minor Repairs, and perform maintenance on rental fleet.
• Adhere to personal safety responsibilities and company safety policies.
• Collaborate with team and communicate progress to lead or supervisor.
• Troubleshoot heavy equipment for minor to major repairs.
• Perform general maintenance and lubrication on equipment.
• Be flexible with shifts, extended hours, or weekends as workload requires.
• Be open to on-the-job training and direction from Shop Service Technician.
• Complete all tasks as assigned by team leader or management.

Skills

Troubleshooting skills

Safety-conscious

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Tools

TRACK

Tyfoom systems

CAT ET

CAT SIS

Job description

Description

Wheeler Machinery Co. is seeking to hire a qualified Rental Technician 1 in our Sale Lake Aerial location. These are full-time positions with benefits. 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.

Wheeler Machinery Co. is seeking to hire a qualified Rental Technician 1 in our Sale Lake Aerial location. These are full-time positions with benefits. 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.

Detailed Description

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.

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.

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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).