Motive Power Service Technician - Menomonee Falls, WI

Our Motive Power team provides and services batteries used to power forklifts, lift trucks and more! For 100+ years, we’ve helped keep businesses moving. Our Techs are based out of our Menomonee Falls office and service the southeast Wisconsin area.

Our Motive Power Service Technicians do everything from repair and maintenance of industrial batteries, chargers, and battery handling equipment, to consulting customers on cost-effective solutions, to performing maintenance and testing in our shop.  

The Motive Service Technician Level I is responsible for basic service and installation of Motive Power battery systems and chargers. The role requires local territory travel to customer locations to troubleshoot errors and communicate proper battery care to the consumer. Occasional overnight travel
may be required.

In the beginning, you’ll be spending a lot of time in our production warehouse learning the ins and outs of our industrial batteries. Once you’ve received all the training you need, you will be traveling to our customers’ locations to independently service, inspect, and problem solve.

Why work as a Motive Power Service Technician?

• Competitive compensation
• All Techs start at 3 weeks of PTO, plus holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision and 401k benefits
• Great work-life balance
• Overtime available
• In-house training to turn you from a battery novice to a battery expert!
• Opportunities for career growth

What candidate are we looking for?

• Hard workers that aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty
• Problem solvers that can communicate well with our customers
• Ability to lift 50-100 pounds – our batteries are huge!
• Safety first individuals – whether its driving a service vehicle or working on a battery
• Basic mechanical and electrical abilities – we’ll teach you the rest!
• High school diploma
• Anyone with experience operating a lift truck, tech training, forklift training, heavy equipment operations, or rigging experience is a plus!

• Working knowledge of standard shop tools

• Understanding of basic electricity and electronics in order to troubleshoot problems

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common technical manuals

• Effectively communicate with co-workers, customers and management

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and

• procedure manuals

• Ability to calculate prices accurately when preparing estimates or completing work orders for billing

• purposes such as adding, subtracting, percentages, and volume

• Ability to define problems and draw valid conclusions on the work that needs to be performed

• Ability to troubleshoot and perform duties with minimal supervision

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

• Use shop test equipment, such as chargers and discharge machines

• Successfully use voltage meter and hydrometer

• Perform solid burns on battery straps

• Read electrical schematics

• Know and implement safety policies, to include reporting of any and all near misses

• Safely remove connectors and cells, and replace connectors and cells in the shop

• Crimp and solder connectors onto cables

• Operate a lift truck

• Pressure test cells

• Understand battery, watering, charging, discharging, gassing, over discharged, and overcharged

• Understand the operation and use of battery wash cabinet

• Perform battery washes and PMs satisfactorily

• Complete all paperwork and trucking in ServiceMax as directed by Service Coordinator

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*NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE OFFERED.  YOU MUST BE WITHIN REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE OF ZIP 53051.

* NO VISA SPONSORHIP OFFERED FOR THIS POSITION

* A VALID DRIVING LICENSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

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