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Overview

The Shop Service Technician position involves troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing lift trucks, with a focus on Crown and other brands. Candidates should have a high school diploma and less than two years of related experience.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair Crown and all other makes of lift trucks.
  • Perform all assigned planned maintenance on customer lift trucks.
  • Process paperwork after completion of each job.
  • Welding & fabrication.

Requirements

  • Less than 2 years related experience.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 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.
  • Ability to safely operate lift trucks.
  • Technical degree preferred.
  • Previous lift truck repair and welding experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of various types of testing equipment preferred.
  • Ability to read and understand service manuals.
  • Industry related training.

Additional Information

  • Location: Oakland, NJ, US, 07436.
  • Nearest Major Market: New Jersey.
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How this job compares in Oakland, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 103 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Oakland, NJ

Oakland, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 161 other active welding openings from 122 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

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

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Valcor Engineering Corporation (6), UPS (4), and Depot Connect International (4). 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 Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newark at $35/hr and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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