Service SHOP TECHNICIAN

McCoy Construction & Forestry, a John Deere construction & forestry dealership group with 25 locations throughout the Midwest.

The Service Technician is responsible for repairing and maintaining electric, diesel and gasoline industrial, construction and forestry equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads job order and observes/listens to equipment in operation to determine the malfunction, and then plans work procedures.
• Installs fuel injection nozzles and pumps, changes or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions, hydraulic systems and component parts.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on equipment, and make adjustments.
• Lubricates moving parts and drives repaired equipment to verify conformance to specifications.
• Fabricates special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems, shields, or other devices according to blueprints or schematic drawings.
• Removes, replaces, and repairs tires, undercarriages, and earth moving and timber harvesting attachments.
• Maintains and cares for the shop tools and equipment.
• Maintains a clean work area and performs miscellaneous housekeeping duties associated with the job.
• Insures work is performed safely and safe work procedures are followed throughout the department.
• Reads schematics denoting operating specifications for unit or component and type of evaluation required.
• Tests unit for conformance with operating requirements such as specified horsepower and lifting performance.
• Helps ensure that our new and used whole goods are in good working conditions

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates and percentages
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• This person must possess a valid driver’s license and Forklift Certification

Education

• Knowledge of construction and forestry heavy duty diesel equipment preferred
• 3 years related experience and/or training preferred but not required

Benefits

• Paid time off: 80 hours in the first year
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• 401K with employer match
• $50,000 company-paid Life Insurance policy
• Friendly work environment
• Continuous paid training 

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified women, minorities and people with disabilities encouraged to apply.