What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Battery Technician position at Raymond Handling Solutions?
Raymond West Intralogistics Solutions is committed to providing our customers with end-to-end warehouse solutions. We bring you our industry-leading expertise in lift trucks, racking, conveyor, dock and door, rentals, parts, and service. Our customers trust us to provide the right supply chain solutions and services to keep their business up and running. The Battery Technician is responsible for planning and coordinating activities concerned with installing equipment, investigating and resolving customer reports of technical problems with equipment, and eliminating future operational or service difficulties by performing the following duties
Duties and Responsibilities
Primary duties and responsibilities will vary with the specific position. Typical responsibilities are listed below. This list is not inclusive.
Travels to customer sites to evaluate, diagnose, and repair customer’s equipment.
Removes and disassembles cells and inspects parts to detect defects.
Replaces defective parts, reassembles battery, and fuses lead parts with gas torch.
Fills cells with acid solution and determines specific gravity of solution.
Washes, cleans, and neutralizes customer’s batteries at customers location.
Installs new or modified equipment at customer's facility to ensure full functionality according to specifications.
Troubleshoot and repairs chargers.
Provides on-site technical assistance to help troubleshoot and repair equipment.
Maintains records of performance reports.
Provides a communication link between the customer and the company to help ensure that effective service is provided to the customer.
Required Skills/Abilities:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent Organizational Time Management skills
Proficient in Microsoft office Suite and similar software
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Must be able to maintain effective working relationships with employees, Co-workers, and Managers in other departments
Must be willing to work off-hours as specific needs dictate and willing to assume more responsibility as required’
Must be able to fulfill essential job function in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner
Previous customer service experience in field support.
A basic mechanical aptitude.
Previous experience working with hand and power tools.
Able to read and comprehend manuals, procedures, and other written documents written in English.
Able to solve simple formulas and do basic math.
Able and willing to travel to customer sites.
Able and willing to operate a forklift truck.
Must be able to do overnight travel.
Must have a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record with minimal traffic violations.
A basic electrical understanding.
The use of test equipment and reading schematics
The ability to quickly analyze situations and make a decision and provide immediate feedback to the customer.
Functions without direct supervision
Education/Experience:
Minimum Education and Experience: Determined by position
A high school diploma or equivalent; or industry related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
2 years breakdown experience or comparable service experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
Travel Requirement:
This position will be based in the field and require daily travel within assigned territories
Technicians will be provided a company vehicle and company Fuel Card to pay for vehicle expenses
Physical Requirements:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Position is non-Sedentary
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
Position will be required to go onto job sites to perform duties where construction is underway.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
The position will require employees to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to smell.
Position requires the employee to climb/balance/stoop/kneel/crouch and crawl
The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and the risk of electrical shock.
The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is sometimes loud.
Pa y Range:
$19.50 - $36.00
Working Hours:
Weekdays (Monday through Friday), 7 a.m. through 4 p.m. (or variable as required).
Statement of Intent
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. Essential duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.
Duties and Responsibilities
Primary duties and responsibilities will vary with the specific position. Typical responsibilities are listed below. This list is not inclusive.
Travels to customer sites to evaluate, diagnose, and repair customer’s equipment.
Removes and disassembles cells and inspects parts to detect defects.
Replaces defective parts, reassembles battery, and fuses lead parts with gas torch.
Fills cells with acid solution and determines specific gravity of solution.
Washes, cleans, and neutralizes customer’s batteries at customers location.
Installs new or modified equipment at customer's facility to ensure full functionality according to specifications.
Troubleshoot and repairs chargers.
Provides on-site technical assistance to help troubleshoot and repair equipment.
Maintains records of performance reports.
Provides a communication link between the customer and the company to help ensure that effective service is provided to the customer.
Required Skills/Abilities:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent Organizational Time Management skills
Proficient in Microsoft office Suite and similar software
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Must be able to maintain effective working relationships with employees, Co-workers, and Managers in other departments
Must be willing to work off-hours as specific needs dictate and willing to assume more responsibility as required’
Must be able to fulfill essential job function in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner
Previous customer service experience in field support.
A basic mechanical aptitude.
Previous experience working with hand and power tools.
Able to read and comprehend manuals, procedures, and other written documents written in English.
Able to solve simple formulas and do basic math.
Able and willing to travel to customer sites.
Able and willing to operate a forklift truck.
Must be able to do overnight travel.
Must have a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record with minimal traffic violations.
A basic electrical understanding.
The use of test equipment and reading schematics
The ability to quickly analyze situations and make a decision and provide immediate feedback to the customer.
Functions without direct supervision
Education/Experience:
Minimum Education and Experience: Determined by position
A high school diploma or equivalent; or industry related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
2 years breakdown experience or comparable service experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
Travel Requirement:
This position will be based in the field and require daily travel within assigned territories
Technicians will be provided a company vehicle and company Fuel Card to pay for vehicle expenses
Physical Requirements:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Position is non-Sedentary
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
Position will be required to go onto job sites to perform duties where construction is underway.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
The position will require employees to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to smell.
Position requires the employee to climb/balance/stoop/kneel/crouch and crawl
The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and the risk of electrical shock.
The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is sometimes loud.
Pa y Range:
$19.50 - $36.00
Working Hours:
Weekdays (Monday through Friday), 7 a.m. through 4 p.m. (or variable as required).
Statement of Intent
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. Essential duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.
Salary : $20 - $36
Field Technician I
METRO R F SERVICES INC -
Ontario, CA
