Job Title: Service Technician

Job Description

The Service Technician is responsible for working on teardown, inspection, and repair of heavy-duty off-highway equipment. You will build and maintain relationships with service and re-manufacturing customers and vendors by identifying and providing solutions to equipment malfunctions and failures. This involves the inspection, diagnosis, repair, reconditioning, and preparation of equipment both in-house and in the field.

Responsibilities

• Attend and contribute to daily start-up meetings.

• Understand and follow standard work for the Service Department while contributing ideas to improve methods.

• Disassemble units for diagnosis and/or repair.

• Inspect, troubleshoot, and diagnose unit failures.

• Devise solutions for unit failures through examination of equipment, specification sheets, and manuals.

• Provide customer service/inside sales personnel with written documentation of parts needed to complete repairs.

• Clean and degrease parts using appropriate chemicals and cleaning devices.

• Recondition and/or replace damaged parts and reassemble units using appropriate manuals and schematics.

• Test reassembled units for fitness.

• Paint reassembled units and prepare for storage or shipment.

• Perform field service work when necessary in a safe and timely manner.

• Assist sales personnel with customers who have service-related questions.

• Maintain a professional and courteous attitude with customers and vendors at all times.

• Provide on-the-job training to technicians and helpers as assigned.

• Keep work area clean and organized and in a safe working condition.

• Understand general 5S concepts and work to raise the overall level of shop organization.

• Perform weekly 5S audits as assigned.

• Maintain shop equipment and tools in good and safe working order.

• Alert appropriate personnel when shop supplies need to be ordered.

• Follow all company safety and health policies and procedures.

• Complete all required paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.

• Attend service schools and technical training as required by management.

• Perform all other duties as requested, assigned, or required.

• Regular attendance is required in order to perform in this position.

Essential Skills

• Mechanical

• Troubleshooting

• Assembly

• Repair

• Service

• Hand tools

• Blueprint reading

• Field service

• Hydraulics

• Electrical

• Diesel mechanic

• Diesel technician

• Service technician

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working on semi-trucks or similar equipment

• Ability to read and understand blueprints and schematics

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Good communication skills

Why Work Here?

We offer great benefits once you are a direct hire, including 401K, health insurance, dental and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and paid time off.

Work Environment

You will work in a smaller repair shop with 4-5 team members and office space with about 2-3 members. The service shop is non-climate controlled and you will have a flexible work schedule from Monday to Friday, 7am - 4pm.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Olathe, Kansas.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $32.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Olathe,KS.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 8, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.