Hydraulic Technician

1. Evaluate, build and test cylinders, pumps and motors.
2. Evaluate warranty hydraulic cylinders, pumps and motors.
3. Attend advanced training within hydraulic field.
4. Reverse engineer hydraulic components.
5. Create and document testing procedures.
6. Train new and/or junior level hydraulic technicians.
7. Provide hydraulic field service to off-site customers on an as needed basis.
8. Design test fixtures and test set ups.
9. Conduct intercompany training sessions.
10. Coordinate workflow for machine shop with Production Manager.
11. Coordinate with Production Manager on problem jobs, afterhours ESFs, and capital improvements for the hydraulic department.
12. Maintain and ensures acceptable cleanliness levels within hydraulic test area and hydraulic work station.
13. Ensures safety rules and safe work practices are followed throughout department.
14. Participate in continuous improvement through training and associate development.
15. Must be able to correctly size, design and select proper seals and sealing material.
16. Able to read precision measuring equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
17. Own every basic hand tool and many specialty tools to service hydraulic equipment at an advanced level.
18. Must be able to identify component serviceability and level with a high degree of accuracy. 
19. Able to trouble shoot hydraulic systems and assist customers by phone or email. 
20. Other duties as assigned.

1. Education—High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) required.  2 year fluid power degree or formal training in industrial technology, mechanics or related field in which fluid power is part of the curriculum preferred.

2. Mechanical Aptitude – Ability to use a variety of hand tools, to operate a fork lift and crane. Advanced ability to qualify hydraulic components. Advanced ability to use spare parts prints to identify components. Advanced ability to use schematics to identify components work within hydraulic system.

3. Experience—7 plus years Hydraulic Experience. Must have experience in designing and building test fixtures. Must have experience in crossing units, tearing down core units, cleaning and preparing hydraulic units. Must have demonstrated ability to assemble and test subassemblies and assemble and test hydraulic cylinders, pumps and motors. Experience in measuring and verifying tolerances required.

4. Skills:  Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.  Must possess characteristics of a strong leader and have the ability to motivate and direct people as they work.

5. Physical Dexterity—Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.  Position stands 95 to 100% of the workday

Attention to Detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.

Technical Expertise: Applies and improves extensive or in-depth specialized knowledge, skills and judgment to accomplish a result or to serve one’s “customers” effectively.  (Customers can be co-workers, peers or management as well as external consumers or a service.)

Job-Focused Learning: Demonstrates eagerness to acquire necessary technical knowledge, skill and judgment to accomplish a result or to serve a customer’s needs effectively.  Has desire and drive to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to perform job more effectively.

Teamwork: Using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to inspire and guide individuals (or a team) toward goal achievement: modifying behaviors to accommodate the tasks, situations, and people involved.

Problem Solving/Analytical Thinking: Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities or manage the situation at hand by drawing on own knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Follow-Up: Establishing procedures to monitor the results of delegations, assignments, or projects; taking into consideration the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individual and characteristics of the assignment or project.

Initiative: Asserting one’s influence over events to achieve goals; self-starting rather than accepting passively; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.

Planning and Organizing (Work Management): Establishing a course of action to accomplish a specific goal; planning proper assignments of personnel and appropriate allocation of resources.

Drive for Results (Work Standards): Demonstrates concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal or external standard of excellence, shows a passion for improving the delivery of services with a commitment to continuous improvement.