General Shop

Morrow Equipment Company•Millwood, NY

About The Position

The General Shop role is responsible for cleaning, painting, and performing minor repairs on crane components and accessories for Morrow Equipment Company. The position also involves preparing, overhauling, and repairing crane and hoist components; learning and operating shop machinery and power tools; using appropriate rigging equipment; and maintaining tools and shop equipment. Employees must ensure lifting equipment is safe to use, follow company safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment, safeguard company tools and equipment, and maintain a clean, safe, orderly workspace. The role requires professional and respectful communication, collaboration, customer service, dependability, problem-solving, attention to detail, prioritization, and adaptability. Work may take place in the shop or field and may involve travel, heights, outdoor conditions, and overtime or on-call availability according to business needs. Other duties may be assigned by the District Service Manager or Shop Foreman.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with co-workers, customers, and vendors and provide outstanding customer service.
Ability to collaborate with personnel to complete tasks on time.
Ability to handle confidential information professionally and respectfully.
Self-driven, personable, dependable, and demonstrates a can-do attitude.
Respectful and appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication.
Problem-solving ability, including identifying, resolving, and preventing problems; ability to listen well.
Detail-oriented, with ability to plan and prioritize work with a focus on quality and timeliness.
Ability to adapt to changes, multitask, and deal with delays or unexpected events.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; seek assistance or use mechanical aids for loads exceeding 50 pounds.
Ability to work at heights as required.
Willingness to work extra hours, including overtime and on-call availability, according to business needs.
May be required to maintain current CPR and First Aid certification.
May be required to maintain a valid state driver’s license and be insurable by the company’s carrier.
May be required to have a forklift operator’s license.
May be required to maintain a Crane Operator Qualification.
May be required to complete rigger/signaling training or rigging/signal person certification.
All listed sensory abilities—speech, vision, smell, touch, and hearing—are required.
Work involves standing, walking, lifting, bending, kneeling, driving, climbing, and other physical activities in varying proportions depending on the assigned project.
Work may involve exposure to fumes, odors, dust, gas, and mechanical, electrical, chemical, and height hazards; required protective equipment may include work shoes or boots with slip- and puncture-resistant soles, hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, rubber electrical gloves, lanyard, harness, and fall protection.

Responsibilities

Clean and prepare crane components and accessories.
Paint and perform minor repairs on crane components and accessories.
Overhaul and repair crane and hoist components using basic mechanics hand tools.
Learn and operate shop machinery and power tools.
Use proper rigging equipment.
Perform maintenance and preventative maintenance on tools and shop equipment.
Ensure lifting equipment is in safe operating condition before use.
Follow company safety rules, policies, and procedures, including proper use of company-supplied personal protective equipment.
Represent the company professionally, including wearing company-supplied MEC branded shirts or uniforms and properly maintaining company vehicles, tools, and equipment.
Notify the Shop Foreman or District Service Manager of unsafe conditions or practices.
Safeguard company tools and equipment.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly workspace and assist co-workers when possible.
Work overtime and be available on-call when necessary according to business needs.
Perform other duties as assigned by the District Service Manager or Shop Foreman.