Meade Tractor is always looking for dedicated employees who are ready to make a career of going above and beyond for our customers. We have a fantastic team and we’re ready to add more employees who match our culture and passion. Since 2010, Meade Tractor has been providing outstanding products and service to the hard-working landowners, landscapers, farmers, and homeowners. As we grow, we’ll need people ready to grow with us. Start your new journey today.

We offer an excellent benefit package for you and your family.

Shop Technician - Agriculture Equipment

Purpose

This position is responsible for repairing and maintaining electric, diesel and gasoline industrial, agricultural and turf equipment.

Responsibilities

• Reads job order and observes equipment in operation to determine malfunction and plans work procedures.
• Installs fuel injection nozzles and pumps, change or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions, hydraulic systems and component parts.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts and specified safety devises on equipment, and makes adjustments.
• Lubricates moving parts and operates repaired equipment to verify conformance to specifications.
• Enters a legible description of work performed onto the work orders.
• Maintains and cares for the shop tools and equipment.
• Maintains a clean work area and performs miscellaneous housekeeping duties associated with the job.
• Ensures work is performed safely and safe work procedures are followed throughout the department.
• Reads schematics denoting operating specifications for unit or component and type of evaluation required
• Tests unit for conformance with operating requirements
• Helps ensure that our new and used whole goods are in good working condition.
• Complies with all state and local laws while operating company vehicle.
• Other roles and responsibilities as determined by supervisor

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• Person must possess a valid driver’s license.

Education, Skill and/or Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Technical school preferred.
• 7 years or more related experience preferred and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this include close vision, and color vision.

Work Environment

The work environmental 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and outside weather condition, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.