Heavy Equipment Technician

Overview

COLUMBIA • GREENVILLE • HILTON HEAD • MYRTLE BEACH • SPARTANBURG • SUMMERVILLE • ROCK HILL • SIMPSONVILLE • HAILE • WALTERBORO • BUCKNER ROAD • FLORENCE • AIKEN • SENECA

ARE YOU READY TO BE A BLANCHARD HEAVY EQUIPMENT SHOP TECHNICIAN?

If you're looking for a career that allows you to be proud of your work while capitalizing on your skills, we are looking for experienced Heavy, Compact & Diesel Technicians to join our team.  Working for Blanchard gives you plenty of advantages including competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and top-notch training. As a Blanchard Technician, you will work on some of the most advanced and hardest working machines in the world.  You will be a highly skilled, technically trained, in-demand member of the worldwide Caterpillar Dealer family.  As you develop your skills and experience, you will also have opportunities to advance your career at Blanchard Machinery. We currently have several opportunities around the state of South Carolina.

Blanchard Machinery Company is committed to fostering a high-performance work culture with challenging work opportunities that inspire high quality results.  Some of the benefits of joining our team are:

• Competitive Pay.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401K, profit sharing, generous PTO and paid holidays, uniforms, and much more.
• Exposure to world-class CAT training and development.
• A friendly and supportive work environment.
• Continuous exposure to learning and new technologies
• Opportunities for advancement

Responsibilities

• Maintain, diagnose and repair a variety of heavy equipment, such as: Off-highway Trucks, Compactors, Dozers, Excavators, Wheel and Backhoe Loaders, Graders, Skid Steer Loaders and Telehandlers.
• Accurately disassemble, inspect, determine parts needed and reassemble to factory specifications
• Accurately perform preventive maintenance, test equipment and conduct inspections to ensure proper operation
• Operate lifting devices
• Order, exchange and return parts for assigned jobs in timely manner 
• Demonstrate proper use of service information systems 
• Complete service reports and all other paperwork accurately and on-time
• Performs all tasks by adhering to and following all applicable and required safety standards and procedures at all times
• Ensure total customer service through direct customer interactions.
• May perform other related duties as requested and/or assigned. 

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year-experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing diesel equipment
• Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and proper repair procedures.
• Able to read and interpret electrical and hydraulic schematics, operating and maintenance service manuals.
• Working knowledge of equipment operation and associated operating systems.
• Ability to operate lifting devices.
• Ability to use diagnostic equipment 
• Familiarization of electronic cables, connections, and sensors.
• A demonstrated commitment to accuracy, organization and ability to prioritize tasks is required.
• Previous experience on CAT equipment is a plus.

Working Conditions

• The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside (non-climate controlled) and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.
• Required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to injury and/or hazardous materials.
• Job requires standing, stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, twisting, turning, lifting.
• Physical use of a broad variety of tools and machines in order to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• Must be able to lift varied weight.
• Seeing, reading, and writing to complete job responsibilities.
• Use of computer and other forms of technology to complete job responsibilities.