INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

Job Description

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA / HARRISONBURG, CHARLOTTESVILLE, WAYNESBORO and surrounding areas.

Werres Corporation Industrial Equipment Mechanics work at customer sites in a shop environment. Troubleshoot electro-mechanical problems, installations, and performing unscheduled repairs and scheduled maintenance on industrial equipment.

Excellent customer service working in a team environment.

Skills, personal characteristics :

• Mechanical / electrical aptitude
• Effectively use volt, ohm and multimeters, operate personal hand tools, grinders, pressers, forklift, hoists, overhead cranes
• Read and interpret schematics and manuals
• Customer focused with good communication skills to provide professional, complete equipment service
• Work independently as well as a team member
• Sense of urgency with commitment to success
• Working knowledge of personal computers, familiarity with cell phone, internet and email functions. Must be able to enter data accurately.
• Good driving record

Responsibilities :

• Analyze customer equipment breakdowns
• Recommend corrective action
• Major repairs and overhaul industrial forklift equipment
• Perform scheduled maintenance on forklift / industrial equipment
• Provide superior customer service

Training :

Raymond Certified Technician training provided. Basic, Level 1, Level 2, and Master Certified

Benefits :

Mechanics dispatched remotely from home territory and compensated for hours worked. A typical workweek consists of 40 or more hours.

Competitive voluntary benefits including medical, dental, vision, long term disability, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, paid holidays, vacation, sick, company work vehicle with fuel card, and uniforms.

Company provides employee term life insurance and company paid short term disability insurance.

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About the Company : Since 1935, Werres Corporation has been providing material handling equipment, customized engineering systems, and forklift equipment to clients throughout Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington and the Federal Government worldwide.

A Toyota Industries Corporation Group Company.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Drug Free Workplace. Background Check Required.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• High school education, plus one to three years mechanical, electrical and hydraulic experience in a similar environment or equivalent in college or vocational education.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, management and co-workers.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics.
• Ability to read and understand necessary service and training manuals.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and / or demonstrated instructions.
• Ability to perform arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages.
• Ability to maintain a good understanding of industry innovations and product availability in order to make recommendations based on customer need.
• Ability to effectively utilize volt, ohm and multi-meters.
• Demonstrate a good mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Ability to safely operate drills, grinders, presses, forklift, hoists, overhead cranes and personal hand tools.
• Ability to draw upon available support resources from within the company and recognize when it is appropriate to do such.
• Such other knowledge, skills and abilities as are necessary in connection with additionally assigned duties.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms;
• talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds;

frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds; and occasionally lift and / or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Works in a variety of customer environments including manufacturing, distribution, cold storage, and out of doors with exposure to elements.

Employee is generally exposed to oil, grease and dirt. Potential exposure to equipment movement hazards and dangerous chemical / solvents if proper safety procedures are not followed.

The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and fumes, solvents or airborne particles. The noise level varies from customer to customer, but is usually in the moderate to noisy level.

This position also entails the necessity to work weekly overtime,occasionally work after normal working hours or on weekends based on customer need, as well as the ability to travel overnight, generally by automobile and occasionally by airplane.