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Penn Power

Supplies and services backup power equipment

Fleet Technician

Full-Time
$40/hr
Mid
Bachelor's
Syracuse, NY, USA
In Person
Automotive Service & RepairHeavy Duty & Diesel Vehicle Maintenance

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience performing preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on fleet vehicles.
  • Experience with routine maintenance, oil changes, electrical services, and lubrication.
  • Ability to accurately record time, parts, and preventative maintenance inspection checklists.
  • Experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing fleet vehicles.
  • Ability to perform prescribed preventative maintenance services.
  • Ability to diagnose and identify vehicle and equipment malfunctions, determine corrective actions through tests and inspections, test vehicles and equipment after repairs, and verify repair completion.
  • Experience repairing or overhauling engines, transmissions, gear trains, differentials, steering systems, brake systems, clutch systems, electrical systems, power takeoffs, hydraulic and pneumatic lifts and controls, and related components.
  • Experience brazing or welding frames, sheet metal, and equipment components such as trailers.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ability to use computer-driven vehicle diagnostic software.
  • Ability to perform vehicle and equipment overhaul and repair safely, effectively, and efficiently.
  • ASE certifications.
  • Diesel Engine Technical degree and/or training.

About the company

Penn Power Systems supplies and services standby and prime-power equipment for commercial, industrial, institutional, and other customers that depend on reliable electricity. Its offering combines generator sales, temporary rentals, transfer switches, switchgear, fuel tanks, and controls with support for installed equipment. Technicians diagnose faults, repair engines and alternators, perform scheduled maintenance, and test generators under load to keep systems ready for use. The business serves Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey through regional service centers and operates as a division of Penn Power Group. Founded in 1994, Penn Power Systems is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Philadelphia, PA

Founded

1994

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  • Learning support: the Buffalo territory-sales role includes ongoing paid training and tuition reimbursement.
  • Sales mobility support: the same Buffalo position includes a company vehicle or car allowance.
  • Published pay ceiling: Buffalo field service advertises hourly compensation up to forty dollars, adjusted for experience and qualifications.

What critics are saying

  • Physical field demands: Buffalo service technicians lift fifty pounds and push or pull loads up to one hundred pounds.
  • Specialized entry requirement: Buffalo administration requires two years scheduling work in diesel or power-generation repair.
  • Legacy-system work: Buffalo administration uses AS/400 and requires Microsoft-product skills alongside detailed service-record management.

What makes Penn Power unique

  • Technical credentials: the company identifies its generator technicians as certified by the Electrical Generating Systems Association.
  • Proactive monitoring: generator telematics combine round-the-clock alerts with a web dashboard covering the customer's fleet.
  • Fuel restoration: on-site polishing removes water, sludge, and particles from stored diesel to restore its condition.

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