USSI Rentals, located in Romeoville, IL, is a rapidly growing aerial lift distributor providing rentals, service, sales, and parts for all makes and models. We proudly represent and are a distributor for Elliott Equipment Company, Palfinger, and Time Manufacturing - Versalift products. With our continued growth, we are looking to add a Field Service Technician to our teamto repair and inspect client equipment as well as rental equipment owned by USSI Rentals.
In the Field Service Tech role, you will be dispatched to other locations but home most weeknights and home each weekend! (This position involves approximately 4-5 weeks overnight travel during the year, to assist with client inspections.) You will have a company truck that you can take home, and you will be able to travel from your home address to customer sites each day.
This Field Service Tech role will involve traveling to client locations in Chicago and Surrounding Suburbs, Northern IL, Northwest IN, and SW Michigan.
What USSI Rentals Offers:
- $27.00-$32.00/hour (this includes travel time)
- Generous quarterly bonus program
- Overtime work as needed
- Health and Dental Insurance available on first day! - USSI Rentals, Inc. pays of the single health premium
- 401k retirement plan with company matching
- Paid holidays, vacation and PTO
- Safety shoe/glasses/cold weather gear and tuition reimbursement. Paid uniforms as well.
- Vision, short-term disability, and life insurance plans
- Safety as our #1 focus
Field Service Tech Responsibilities:
- The successful candidate will be responsible for inspecting, servicing, and the repairing of truck-mounted hydraulic equipment including bucket truck aerials, digger derricks, light cranes, boom loaders, winches, lift gates, reel loaders, etc.
- Upon successful completion of training with shop and road service technicians, this position will require traveling Monday – Friday to customer sites. (You will be home most evenings).
Field Service Tech Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience is required in service repair in any areas of heavy equipment, forklift, crane, automotive, or diesel truck industries. USSI Rentals is willing to train the right candidate who does not have service repair experience but has welding, hydraulics, and chassis electrical experience.
- The ability to train in Romeoville, IL before going on the road is required.
- This includes paid training. You will be commuting to Romeoville for all training.
- Experience in hydraulics and 12 VDC electrical systems is preferred, and welding or fabrication experience is a plus.
- Ability to travel overnight for about 4-5 weeks during the year. This is typically done during 1-2 months of the year.
- A valid driver's license and clean driving record are required. Training for Class C license will be provided if needed. A CDL is preferred but not required (for test driving trucks that are being repaired).
- The ability to work 50ft in the air on aerial equipment.
- Employee needs to have his/her own hand tools.
- Successful completion of a physical, background check and drug test are required before starting this Field Service Tech role.
Field Service Tech Hours: M-F, with flexible day shift hours (Overtime is available)
USSI has partnered with Reshaping HR to assist with the recruitment for this position. This is a direct hire role.
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
Pay: $27.00 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have at least 1-2 years of experience in service repair in any areas of heavy equipment, forklift, crane, automotive, or diesel truck industries? If so, in which industry?
- Please state YES if you are able to train in Romeoville, IL for a few months before going on the road AND that you can travel overnight for about 4-5 weeks during the year. This is required.
- Please list if you have experience in any of the following: hydraulics, 12 VDC electrical systems, welding or fabrication.
Work Location: On the road
