Shopping Cart Maintenance Technician - Allentown, PA

Omni Cart Services, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established family-owned business as a Maintenance Technician, where you will play a vital role in maintaining shopping carts and backroom equipment for retail stores. This position offers the chance to work outdoors, travel to different locations, and be part of a hardworking team dedicated to quality service. With competitive pay and a strong benefits package, including medical coverage and a 401k plan, this is an excellent opportunity for a dependable individual looking to grow in a supportive environment. Embrace the chance to make a difference while enjoying weekends at home!

Benefits

Medical coverage

Life Insurance

Holiday pay

Earned sick pay

401k retirement plan with company match

Travel stipend for meals

Qualifications

• Ability to perform physical tasks including lifting and moving carts.
• Demonstrated teamwork and mechanical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain shopping carts and backroom equipment outdoors.
• Inspect and replace wheels and other parts as needed.

Skills

Basic mechanical skills

Ability to lift 25 to 40 lbs

Good driving record

Ability to work outdoors

Demonstrated ability to work well with others

Tools

Pressure washing system

MIG welding equipment

Job description

Work for an established family-owned business repairing and maintaining shopping carts. OMNI Cart Services, Inc. was founded over 40 years ago in Northeast Ohio. Since then, we've been expanding our operations, including employing associates in 11 different states across the U.S. Our Service Technicians clean, inspect, and repair shopping carts and other backroom equipment for supermarkets and retail stores. We are known for our quality work and excellent customer service and are looking for individuals who will be a part of our team and maintain our standards.

Details: OMNI Cart Services, Inc. is seeking a dependable, hard-working individual to join our team as a Maintenance Technician in the Allentown, PA area. You will be trained in our business of cleaning, inspecting, and repairing shopping carts and other backroom equipment at grocery stores and retail stores. The job is done outdoors and requires the minimum physical requirements listed below. Repairs include straightening frames, inspecting and replacing wheels and other parts, and MIG welding. Cleaning is done with a pressure washing system.

The job is done outdoors and requires the minimum physical requirements listed below. Repairs include: straightening frames, inspecting and replacing wheels and other parts, and MIG welding (we will train you!). Cleaning is done with a pressure washing system.

Expected Schedule: Our workday usually begins at 4:00 am. You and a Foreman will meet in the Albrightsville area and travel to the locations we service in a company truck equipped with an inventory of parts and tools needed to perform the job. Together you will work until the day's jobs are done. The average workweek is 50 hours, including the travel time between clients for which you are paid.

Travel Requirements: Approximately two weeks per month of overnight travel is required for this position, in our company vehicle (no weekends). All travel expenses are paid and a stipend for meals is provided for each hotel night. Home on the weekends!

Wage Information: Average starting salary ranges between $45,000 - $51,000 per year, based on an hourly rate between $16.00 to $18.00 per hour. Frequent (and required) overtime is to be expected and is considered in the estimated salary breakdown provided.

Benefits Information:
OMNI Cart Services, Inc. offers employees a strong benefits package that includes:
• Medical coverage
• Life Insurance
• Holiday pay
• Earned sick pay
• 401k retirement plan with a company match

Requirements:
• Ability to perform the minimum physical requirements of the job: moving and turning carts weighing from 25 to 40 lbs, lifting tools and parts as needed, and standing, bending, and stooping to perform work.
• A desire to work outdoors at differing locations each day.
• A good driving record is needed.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others.
• Basic mechanical skills.

OMNI Cart Services, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. The agency does not discriminate in its employment decisions against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income, political beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Must be able to pass a drug screening (cannabis excluded).