Heavy Equipment Field Service Technician

Alta Equipment Group • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

Alta Equipment Group is hiring a full-time Heavy Equipment Field Technician for its construction equipment group in Tampa, Florida. The technician performs inspections, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and general repairs on construction equipment, including service work at customer locations. The role includes driving and maintaining a company service truck, managing its onboard parts inventory, and installing parts and optional accessories. The company provides a truck, fuel card, cell phone, uniforms, technical training, and tools and resources to support technicians. Employees are encouraged to participate in in-house training to expand diagnostic and troubleshooting skills and advance their careers. Alta describes its culture as guided by investing in the best, pursuing excellence, serving customers for life, mutual respect, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Three years of previous heavy equipment or over-the-road (OTR) repair experience.
• Excellent mechanical aptitude and a solid understanding of engine, power train, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
• Possess own tools.
• Positive attitude and high energy.
• Ability to use Microsoft Outlook and Volvo VCADS.
• Intermediate language skills, including reading and interpreting safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; writing routine reports and correspondence; and speaking effectively before customer or employee groups.
• Basic mathematical skills, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, and using American money and weight, volume, and distance measures.
• Intermediate reasoning ability, including applying common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and addressing problems with several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Complete inspections.
• Power wash equipment and clean parts.
• Remove and install parts.
• Implement optional accessories.
• Perform maintenance.
• Perform basic diagnosis and troubleshooting on the road.
• Test equipment.
• Perform general repairs on the road.
• Drive a company truck to customer locations.
• Maintain the service truck.
• Manage the inventory of onboard parts.
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain consistent, regular, and reliable attendance, including being ready to work at the designated start time.

Benefits

• Company truck parked at home each day
• Company fuel card
• Company-paid cell phone
• Manufacturer technical training programs
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Medical insurance premiums fully paid by the employer
• 401(k) plan with a match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tool insurance
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Competitive wages
• Company uniforms provided

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed