Preventative Maintenance Diesel Technician

Position Summary

Equipment Experts, Inc. is looking to add a Preventative Maintenance Diesel Technician (PM Tech) to its team in Lakewood, WA.

The PM Tech is responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and performing quality assurance of field repairs for Equipment Experts’ customers. The PM Tech plays a crucial role: aligning excellent diagnostic and repair abilities with our customer’s need to deliver excellence safely. This position is highly collaborative, internally facing and requires a high level of experience and understanding of universal system functions.

The PM Tech schedule is Monday through Friday, 2pm - 10pm (some variance in start time). There is also a $1 shift differential for shifts starting after 2pm.

**Pay range: $22/hr. to $35/hr. based on relevant experience, plus Weekly Production Bonuses**

***This position has a $2500 sign on bonus & a $2500 six month retention bonus available***

About Equipment Experts

Equipment Experts, Inc. is proud to have been named one of Seattle Business Magazine's 2023 Best Companies to Work For! https://seattlemag.com/best-companies/sizes/small

Our company operates most of its service work around the Puget Sound area and has performed occasional service work in neighboring states including Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. Our mission is to drive our customer’s ability to deliver excellence safely, impacting people through the power of production. We work on a wide variety of equipment from diesel trucks, forklifts, heavy equipment, aerial equipment, air compressors, and generators. Our core values are the backbone of our business and guide our hiring process: we operate with Safety, Integrity, Communication, Alignment, Accountability, and are Results oriented.

Performance Objectives

• Diagnose, repair, accurately document machine repairs and information per service order.
• Communicate status of job in progress with customer, service advisor, and lead technician.
• Perform accurate, complete, and documented inspections per unit.
• Accurately document and communicate work in progress.
• Possess adequate tooling to perform repairs safely and effectively.

Scope of Work

• Heavy duty trucks
• Forklifts
• Heavy Equipment
• Aerial Equipment
• Minor fleet automotive work

Requirements

Capabilities and Key Competencies

• Willingness to work as a team
• Willingness to learn different types of equipment and how to repair them
• Ability to effectively communicate with team members in a positive manner
• Ability to make quick and accurate decisions in the moment
• Experience in repairing a wide array of equipment
• Ability to accurately document repairs as they are being made
• Ability to utilize tablets and cell phones
• Ability to drive and operate service truck safely

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2+ years of experience in a production or fleet shop

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift minimum of 50 pounds multiple times per day
• Wear required personal protective equipment as required
• Stand for multiple hours at a time
• Ability to work around hazardous materials
• Ability to work in weather conditions

Benefits

Benefits

• Healthcare/Vision/Dental package available (effective on the 1st of the month after first 30 days)
• Employee's premium for Healthcare/Vision is covered 100% by Equipment Experts
• WA State Sick Leave
• Supplemental Insurance available
• Paid Vacation, starting at two weeks, accrual (available after 90 days)
• Three weeks at five years
• Four weeks at ten years
• 401k plan
• Company events
• Six major holidays paid
• Weekly bonuses available based on production & efficiency
• Uniforms provided by company
• Cell phone & tablet provided by company
• Potential to take service truck home
• $2,500 sign on bonus & a $2,500 six month retention bonus
• Paid technical training, weekly

Certification Reimbursement

• Yes

Schedule - Full time Position

• Monday through Friday, 2pm - 10pm (some variance in start time)