Hydraulic Specialist I

Gregory Poole•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

The primary function of this position is to troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, hydraulic cylinder parts & to restore equipment to proper operation. Make the necessary preparations to perform work/repairs and comply with PPE requirements. Use pallet jacks, lift trucks, overhead cranes, & other aides to lift or move parts into position to be repaired. Installs, replaces, re-builds, repairs, & tests parts/equipment. Pressure washes & repaints components. Use miscellaneous resources and computers to reference parts, get information about parts & enter data into record systems. Use tools to disassemble/re assemble parts or equipment; lifts/carries parts; cleans parts with rags, cleaners, power washer; uses test equipment to make diagnostic checks; and controls powered equipment or tools to make repairs. Use overhead hoists, lift devices, forklifts & other aides to move items out of trucks to locations for disassembly, repair, & reassembly. Use powered equipment to do necessary grinding, honing, boring, drilling, & polishing, &, make replacement parts or refurbish parts before re-assembly, reassembles & tests units, & paints finished units. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Your supervisor may request and assign you similar duties. Any major modification of this job role requires Human Resources approval.

Requirements

Must have a high school education or GED
Six years of experience with at least two years of experience on Cat or other similar equipment
Must be able to daily and repeatedly stoop, kneel, bend and climb beside, onto and underneath various equipment to perform diagnosis and repairs
Must be able to effectively see to perform repairs, research technical manuals, and develop written repair work order reports
Must be able to routinely and physically lift/position various parts to perform repairs/service and manually handle parts up to 90 pounds, as well as use mechanical hoist for heavier parts
Must be able to effectively write repair activities on customer work orders
Must have cognitive reasoning and problem solving skills to apply knowledge, written information and verbal instructions in repairing/servicing unusual and/or unknown technical equipment operational problems
Should have exposure to P.C. base equipment and parts information

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, repair, rebuild hydraulic cylinder parts
Restore equipment to proper operation
Make preparations to perform work/repairs and comply with PPE requirements
Use pallet jacks, lift trucks, overhead cranes, & other aides to lift or move parts into position to be repaired
Installs, replaces, re-builds, repairs, & tests parts/equipment
Pressure washes & repaints components
Use miscellaneous resources and computers to reference parts, get information about parts & enter data into record systems
Use tools to disassemble/re assemble parts or equipment
Lifts/carries parts
Cleans parts with rags, cleaners, power washer
Uses test equipment to make diagnostic checks
Controls powered equipment or tools to make repairs
Use overhead hoists, lift devices, forklifts & other aides to move items out of trucks to locations for disassembly, repair, & reassembly
Use powered equipment to do necessary grinding, honing, boring, drilling, & polishing, &, make replacement parts or refurbish parts before re-assembly, reassembles & tests units, & paints finished units