Diesel Technician-Ag Equipment

Overview

Job title: Diesel Technician-Ag Equipment

Classification: Nonexempt

Reports to: Service Manager

The Diesel Technician is responsible for diagnosing, repairing and maintaining various types of agriculture and construction equipment for our customers and the dealership.

• Trouble Shooting & Diagnosing:
  Use your skills to identify failures in electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and diesel systems and confirm repairs for equipment and recommend service for continued equipment reliability.
• Repairing & Confirming:
  Complete and verify repairs in an efficient manner on equipment to customer satisfaction.
• Meeting and Exceeding:
  Continuously perform quality service work and attain collectable efficiency, billable efficiency, labor sales, and rework goals.
• Documenting and Submitting:
  Complete work orders and forms for service operations in a timely and accurate manner.
• Collaborating & Communicating:
  Consistently focusing on how we all succeed and seek ways to communicate, work together, to generate expected results.
• Being Safe & Train:
  Maintain a clean and safe working environment and continually improve and learn in ways that strengthen our performance and expand opportunities.
• Competency:
  • Ability to uphold and carry out Kan Equip’s Mission, Vision and Values in daily actions, decisions and behaviors.
  • Thorough knowledge and reliable skills to diagnose electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and diesel systems failures and ability to comprehend and interpret technical service manuals and schematics.
  • Ability to safely operate diagnosing equipment, hand and power tools, vehicles, agricultural and construction equipment efficiently.
  • Consistently meet expected service goals (Labor Sales, Billing Efficiency, Collectible Efficiency, Rework)
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to achieve common goals across departments, locations and teams.
  • Proficient in using a laptop computer and navigating online systems and portals.

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• Most of the work will be completed inside a well-ventilated shop. At times, the shop will be noisy. Some work may be performed outside.

• Prolonged periods of standing, bending, sitting, lifting, and driving.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility.
• Must be able to lift 75 pounds as required.

Full-time permanent Seasonal hours:
Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm and some Saturdays 8:00am-12:00pm. Off season hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm and some Saturdays 8:00am-12:00pm. Overtime is common.

Daily travel to and from customers’ residence as needed. Travel is local at times with some travel being regional.

• High School diploma or equivalent required. Certificate or Associates of Applied Science in Diesel Technology preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in diagnosing and repairing agricultural and construction equipment required.
• Previous experience in agriculture is highly desired.