Traveling Technician
Compensation
The Role
Job Overview
As a Traveling Technician, you’ll travel to customer and job sites to inspect, maintain, diagnose, and repair construction machinery and other industrial equipment. You’ll work with industrial equipment, using mechanical and electrical knowledge and diagnostic tools to identify issues and complete dependable repairs. This hands-on role suits a service technician who enjoys varied equipment, practical problem-solving, and direct customer service.
Duties
- Perform construction equipment servicing, maintenance, and equipment repair, including diesel engine repair, brake repair, tire service, alignment, and suspension work.
- Diagnose electrical systems, hydraulics, HVAC, transmissions, air brakes, and diesel engines; use schematics to guide equipment troubleshooting.
- Complete assembly, fabrication, welding, and soldering tasks using hand tools and power tools.
- Service and maintain farm machinery, heavy equipment, and vehicles; support heavy equipment operation and tractor-trailer vehicle maintenance as needed.
- Explain findings and repair work clearly to customers, following original equipment manufacturer (OEM) procedures where applicable.
Your impact: Accurate diagnostics and timely repairs help customers return equipment to safe, reliable operation and keep essential work moving.
Qualifications
- Mechanic experience, including heavy equipment mechanics or diesel mechanics; construction machinery maintenance, automotive repair, or dealership experience is valuable.
- Electrical experience, including electrical diagnostics and automotive diagnostics; service technician experience and equipment maintenance are preferred.
- Practical knowledge of hydraulics, diesel engine diagnostics, transmissions, air brakes, and heavy equipment troubleshooting.
- Able to travel to service locations and safely handle heavy lifting and equipment-related tasks.
- Familiarity with Caterpillar equipment, OEM guidance, farm machinery, industrial equipment, excavators, cranes, and forklifts is an asset.
Pay: $26.00 - $38.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: On the road
Benefits
Estimated- Competitive pay
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Tool allowance
