Shop Technician

Doggett Toyota Lift • San Antonio, TX

7d

About The Position

The Shop Technician services and repairs equipment in the shop. The role involves inspecting and safely operating machines, vehicles, and/or engines to diagnose defects; troubleshooting and repairing equipment components; and documenting completed work. The technician must complete assignments and training within allotted time, maintain appropriate licensing, follow safety and company regulations, and perform other duties as requested by management. Essential duties must be performed efficiently and accurately, with or without reasonable accommodation, and without posing a significant safety threat to the employee or others.

The position regularly involves working indoors around moving mechanical parts and may include outdoor work in inclement weather, heat, cold, and humidity. Noise may be loud, and work may involve limited exposure to chemicals, dust, steam, high-pressure water, and high-speed rotating equipment. Common protective or safety equipment is required. Work may take place in cramped spaces or at heights.

Requirements

• Experience troubleshooting and repairing diesel-powered heavy equipment.
• Basic computer skills.
• Must own proper tools to perform required repairs.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw or interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Maintain good work habits and present a favorable business image to customers.
• Ability to occasionally lift 75 pounds from floor to chest; reach and use arms through a full range of motion; stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, and squat for prolonged periods; exert push and pull forces with the arms; maintain prolonged forward and overhead arm positions; grasp hand tools and parts; and climb onto and operate equipment.
• Ability to work around moving mechanical parts and in potentially loud conditions, weather extremes, cramped spaces, and/or high places, and to wear common protective or safety equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.

Responsibilities

• Remove and install components by following the appropriate service manual.
• Understand and use exchange items, evaluating the price of an exchange against the cost of repair.
• Safely operate and inspect machines, vehicles, and/or engines to diagnose defects.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair equipment components, including engines, power trains, hydraulics, fuel systems, power generation, and electrical codes.
• Formally document work performed on equipment.
• Complete work assignments and assigned training within allotted time.
• Secure and maintain appropriate licensing.
• Maintain good work habits and comply with safety and company regulations.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree