Crane Shop Technician

Description

• Adjust, maintain, and repair or replace subassemblies, such as transmissions and crawler heads, using hand tools, jacks, and cranes
• Maintain a clean and organized work area
• Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications
• Schedule maintenance for cranes and keep equipment service records
• Weld or solder broken parts and structural members, using electric or gas welders and soldering tools
• Comply with all safety procedures and wear appropriate PPE
• Adjust and maintain industrial machinery, using controls and regulating devices
• Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on cranes
• Operate and inspect cranes in order to diagnose defects
• Actively participate in problem solving and continuous improvement activities
• Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent
• Repair and replace damaged or worn parts
• Assemble gear systems, and align frames and gears
• Fit bearings to adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment
• Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges
• Dismantle and reassemble cranes using hoists and hand tools
• Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency
• Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs, using engine diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings
• Most work is performed in a garage environment with moderate to loud noise levels. Temperatures vary from season to season. Job requires extended periods of standing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching depending on the machine that needs maintenance within the 8-10 hour work day. Technicians need the ability to lift at least 50lbs with an occasional lift of up to 100lbs with assistance of a crane.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Effectively communicate and actively participate within a goal-orientated team environment
• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Benefits

• 401k with Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Full Benefits Package
• Factory Training
• Competitive Pay
• Tool Allowance

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance