Turf Equipment Mechanic
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Description Position Details: Title: Turf Equipment MechanicLocation: Jacksonville, FLShift: Mon-Friday 1st shift/7:30 AM-4:00 PMCompensation: $25-$28/hr depending on qualifications and experience! Monthly Incentive Bonus! Company-wide bonus eligible! •Eligible for monthly incentive program based on performance, efficiency•Eligible for companywide bonus based on the company meeting their sales goals. They have met these goals every year for the past 11 years. Equivalent to up to 4 weeks of additional pay, prorated for the first year. Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (no cost after 1 year), Paid Time Off and Holidays, Wellness Plan, and a Steady Work Schedule!Travel: Limited local travel - vehicle provided. Must have clean driving history and background. Position Description: The Turf Equipment Mechanic provides support to the Jacksonville Shop Team to ensure the shop can respond to customers' needs, exceed their expectations for quality repairs, quick turnaround time, and meeting promised dates.•Accurately test, troubleshoot, and diagnose failures in hydraulic, and electrical systems, and gasoline and diesel engines.•Perform all repairs to meet quality control standards and per SRT. •Prepare accurate estimates for parts & labor. •Documents issues clearly and concisely, showing cause for failure and correction. •Grind bed knives, reels, and blades to the customer's requested settings. •Use the computer for parts lookup and to keep up with communications through email. •Read and interpret electrical and hydraulic schematics. •Welding as needed.•Assembly of new equipment to customer specs and within SST. •Complete work performed per the Standard Repair Times maintaining the goal for an individual *Minimum Efficiency average of 75% while maintaining an average of 85% Productivity. •Efficiency = Standard Repair Time (SRT) / Actual Time Punched on Job •Productivity = Actual time spent punched on Jobs / Available time (Shift) •Preparation of Demo, Loaner, Pre-owned sale, and rental units according to request and specifications. •Strive for continuous improvements by learning the product from the manuals provided. •Demonstrate exceptional skills, integrity, honesty, motivation, and dedication to duty must be a daily work ethic to maintain company goals. •Each team member is expected to improve their skills and themselves, either by formal education in a related area or by on-the-job training beyond their current position.•Demonstrate and promote teamwork and cooperation with leadership staff, peers, and all other departments. Additional Accountabilities and Responsibilities •Must carry and keep tools in effective working condition at all times. •Complete all assigned activities in eight-hour days, with no more than 40 hours per week. •Respond to all communication in two hours or less. •Expectation is to be driving to the first scheduled stop, no later than 7:30 AM, daily. •Should there be no scheduled appointments for the day, the expectation is to report to the Sarasota repair facility to assist with technical calls, training, and quality control functions. Requirements:•Must be skilled in maintenance and repair of turf equipment.•Must have the ability to read, interpret, and understand schematics.•Must have the ability to work alone and with others in a team environment.•Must have own tools to work on equipment (basic mechanic's set), Standard, and metric. Specialty tools provided.•Must have the ability to read and understand work instructions.•Must be able to perform diagnostic tests to identify and rebuild/repair malfunctions on all equipment.•High school or equivalent experience at a vocational, technical trade school or training seminars in the commercial turf industry.•Minimum of five years' experience or related field experience in the mechanical field preferred.•Training courses, schools, and seminars a plus.