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Job Description

Overview

EquipmentShare is hiring a Heavy Equipment Shop Technician (Mechanic) at their rental facility in Wilmington, DE. The company aims to transform the construction industry by empowering contractors and communities through innovative technology and real-time support.

Responsibilities

  • Use technology to create, assign, and monitor work orders.
  • Track machine service intervals and order parts.
  • Diagnose issues using data from various makes and models.
  • Practice safe job practices for repairing equipment.
  • Use technology (laptops and tablets) comfortably.
  • Perform maintenance and repair on complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and diesel systems.
  • Assist in training lower level technicians as needed.
  • Maintain paperwork and electronic documentation of work performed.
  • Assist with pick-up and delivery of equipment and parts.
  • Be knowledgeable of OSHA requirements.
  • Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must own tools applicable to position.
  • Advanced mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of tools.
  • Extensive knowledge of construction equipment with an understanding of schematics and diagrams.
  • Superior customer service, teamwork, and communication skills.
  • High School diploma; Trade school certificate preferred.
  • Experience in field service, maintenance and repair preferred.
  • Must be able to move, stand, stoop, and bend freely.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • This is a safety sensitive position and employment is contingent on passing a 10 panel drug screen.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Salary range: $30.16; factors including past experience and location may affect final compensation rate.
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with overtime pay after 40 hours.
  • Role is subject to on-call scheduling with additional compensation.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Wilmington, DE

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Wilmington, DE, where the middle half runs $30–$42/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Wilmington, DE

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Wilmington, DE right now, from 10 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Delaware as a whole we're tracking 22 other active welding openings from 19 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Wilmington, or widen the search to Delaware.

EquipmentShare currently has 1 other opening live in Delaware, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Delaware at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. (3) and Sargent & Lundy (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Wilmington, DE

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