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Overview

The Field Service Technician will troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair lift trucks, perform maintenance, maintain a service van, and process job paperwork. The position requires mechanical and electrical skills, and a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair Crown and all other makes of lift trucks.
  • Perform all assigned planned maintenance on customer lift trucks.
  • Maintain a service van and its inventory.
  • Process paperwork after completion of each job.

Requirements

  • Less than 2 years related experience.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Valid driver's license, good driving record, and ability to safely operate lift trucks.
  • Good mechanical and electrical aptitudes.
  • Knowledge of electrical/electronic systems and hydraulics and internal combustion engines.
  • Ability to read and understand electrical and hydraulic schematics.
  • Good written/verbal communication and customer care skills.
  • Technical degree, previous lift truck repair, welding experience, and knowledge of various types of testing equipment preferred.
  • Familiar with tools and equipment such as common hand tools, electrical/air tools, torch, arc welder and various types of testing equipment.
  • Industry related training is preferred.
  • Ability to read and understand service manuals, plan, and follow-through.

Additional Information

  • Location: Brooklyn, NY, US, 11201.
  • Competitive wages with an anticipated starting pay range of $25 to $30, commensurate with skills and related experience.
  • Nearest Major Market: Brooklyn.
  • Nearest Secondary Market: New York City.
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How this job compares in Brooklyn, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Brooklyn, NY, whose middle half runs $29–$35/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Brooklyn, NY

We're tracking 34 other active welding openings in Brooklyn, NY right now, from 23 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 219 other active welding openings from 146 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Brooklyn, or widen the search to New York.

Crown Equipment Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (17), Randstad USA (6), and Philips (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $45/hr, Staten Island at $31/hr, and Brooklyn at $30/hr. Brooklyn is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Field Service Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.