Overhead Crane & Hoist Service Technician

Company Overview

Carlton Industrial Solutions (CIS) is comprised of (5) Operating Companies: Carlton Scale,
Carlton Automation, Carlton Crane & Hoist, Carlton Precision, and Carlton Safety Solutions.
With over 90 years of history, Carlton is trusted by customers every day to support their safety, compliance, and productivity goals. Our focus is around innovation, detail, and care for all things that are made. We set the gold standards in service, precision, safety, productivity, and innovation.

All CIS team members are dedicated to the deliberate success of our industrial customers and the products they deliver today, tomorrow, and every day. We aspire to be the catalysts of industrial progress to grow brands, improve lives, and create a future filled with innovation that keeps industry advancing. Ultimately, we're here to help our customers bring their products to life.

Purpose

The Service Technician role is critical in how value is delivered to our Carlton Crane & Hoist customers. Our customers trust this position to perform lifting equipment inspections, preventative maintenance services, adjustments, service and repairs, and installations on hoisting, lifting, and other material handling equipment to support their safety, quality, compliance, and performance goals. Our work is essential to ensure customers remain compliant with manufacturers, OSHA, and ASME standards as well as their own internal safety and quality initiatives.

We are called To Serve and to ensure our customers operations are safe, compliant, and productive. We are counted upon to always be safe, present, and efficient.

CIS supports virtually all industrial businesses and operations. These include a wide range of customer types, sizes, and industries that span Fortune 100 companies to individual

owner/operators in the following industries: Chemical formulation and processing, Food &
Beverage, Discrete Manufacturing, OEM, Pharmaceutical, Pulp, Paper, Textiles, Raw & Precious
Materials, Aggregate and Mining operations, Transportation & Logistics, and Utilities &
Municipalities.

The hoisting and lifting equipment we support can vary greatly and can range from individual operator work station applications to incredibly large overhead hoists that lift and move 1-50 tons or more. We also support fall-protection systems for operators who may be working at heights. Our customers operations can vary widely and include manufacturing facilities, foundry operations, and all types of heavy capacity material handling and processing where safety and efficiency are essential.

The majority of our work is performed at the customer’s location and often times, at the actual point of use by the customer/operator. We are requested To Serve our customers when they need us, which may include after hours, nights, and weekends. Carlton Crane & Hoist Service
Technicians are on-call and may be requested to support customer needs after hours and with little notice. Our Service Technicians may be in a wide variety of environments, including various weather conditions, around powered and moving equipment, as well in processing of materials that may create hazardous conditions.

Core Values & Carlton 10 Essential Behaviors

This role is responsible for promoting Carlton Industrial Solutions’ Core Values of Safety,
Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Excellence and is expected to lead by example at all times.

The CIS tag-line of “Confidence Starts Here” is more than just a saying. It is the absolute reason our customers request our support and trust us to be their partner, service provider, and advisor. What links “Confidence Starts Here” to our Core Values are essential attitudes and behaviors that define who we are and what we believe. They set the anchor points for our culture. These Carlton 10 include:

- Service - Determination
- Ownership Mindset - Teamwork
- Accountability - Dedication
- Details Matter - Innovation
- Learning - Aspiration

Essential Job Functions:

• Able to recognize safety hazards related to specific jobs and tasks and to proactively plan to remove or successfully mitigate risks in support of CIS and Customer Safety requirements.
• Answer the bell – always be on-time, ready to serve, and demonstrate the highest level of professionalism at all times; Proactively plan for every service order and request.
• Performs inspections and preventative maintenance duties on overhead hoisting and lifting or material handling equipment; ensure all regulatory and quality requirements are supported
• Actively listen to customer feedback and information to align on expectations and what will be required for success.
• Ensure clear communication when things do not go to plan to avoid surprises and uncertainty or if service work will be required to span multiple trips or time periods.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot customer equipment; ensure connections and integration points with other equipment is understood and whether or not we may need other support to understand root causes of issues (ex. Third party PLC controllers, other production equipment, other material handling systems, etc.)
• Ensure all customer service level agreements/requirements are achieved to support their production goals
• Ability to work overtime and on a rotating on-call schedule including nights and weekends based on customer demand.
• Support all workflow and Service Order (SO) data management requirements for CIS. This includes the use of all company provided tools, applications, and resources to manage the entire lifecycle of an SO and includes time keeping, service notes, customer signatures, and related details.
• Proactively discuss risks with customers and how they may provide opportunities to upgrade and convert existing equipment or to sell service contracts for preventative maintenance agreements with expanded service offerings or more frequent visits.
• Explore conversations with customers who are interested in modernizing and upgrading their equipment; leverage CIS Lead Management tool for efficient communication
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with sales to create long-lasting customer relationships and to proactively discuss values of repair v. replace options.
• Solicit referrals for new customers and direct this information to sales staff and service manager on a regular basis.
• Maintain all inventory and tools in accordance with company policies and procedures

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Accountability

• Fully understand and support all CIS Safety Policies & Procedures; commit to timely and complete support of all Safety initiatives and programs
• Fully understand and commit to application of the Hierarchy of Controls model to identify, manage, and remove/mitigate all job hazards for every job, every time.
• Fully understand the role lifting and hoisting plays for customers and how required quality and documentation standard policies and procedures are essential to how
• Carlton Crane & Hoist delivers value to customers and their operations.

• Someone who can be trusted and counted on to follow through in service to our customers and CIS
• Professional appearance and communication is required
• Follow all company procedures, rules and regulations outlined in the Employee

Handbook and Policy & Procedure Manual; “Details Matter”

• Ensure vehicle service and maintenance requirements are met and notify supervisor of needed repairs as they arise.
• Always be aware of the impact of your decisions as seen through the eyes of the customer and as seen through CIS
• Always consider the value created by CIS and how that is perceived by the customer

Qualifications

• MUST HAVE CRANE TECHNICIAN EXPERIENCE
• High School diploma required; Associates or higher degree in electronics, industrial maintenance, or related field work or experience is preferred
• Must pass drug and background checks to support all CIS & customer requirements
• Ability & comfort working at heights is required
• Experience with electrical control circuits for single and three phase power is required
• Mechanical gearing knowledge is required
• Experience troubleshooting and diagnosing electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical devices is essential and required
• Motor repair experience is preferred
• PLC knowledge is desirable and preferred, but not required
• Machining and non-structural welding skills are desirable
• Strong experience regarding equipment modifications including VFD retrofits, radio remote installs, motor & gear replacements, hydraulic to electrical breaking retrofits and bar to festoon conversations
• Capable and comfortable working in new locations, with new people, every day

• Experienced and comfortable working with primary modes of digital communication, data management, and documentation tools (MS Office, ERP & CRM systems, and work order and service dispatch systems)
• Self-starter capable of working independently with little or no direct supervision; equally capable and effective working in teams and groups
• Able to clearly document all aspects of service required and performed
• Able to communicate clearly and concisely with CIS customers and associates
• Will be required to operate fork truck

Physical Requirements

• Ability & comfort working at heights is required
• Ability to travel across the Mid-Atlantic (and across Carlton’s growing footprint) 25% of the time for recruiting in person efforts as needed; travel may be higher or lower based on business need
• Must be comfortable working in tight spaces.
• Some heavy lifting may be required and may include, safely lifting up to 50lbs.; may occasionally need to lift heavier weights (up to 100lbs) with other team members or with appropriate lifting equipment. o Weight may need to be moved from vehicle to weight cart and weight cart to customer equipment o Weight may need to be pushed or pulled on a hand-cart o Weight lifted may include moving from floor to waist, waist to shoulder, and shoulder to overhead as job assignment dictates
• May include lifting heavy objects while climbing, bending, stooping, reaching, etc.
• May be required to wear respirator on required jobs
• Able to perform the essential job functions at elevations, in confined, cold, wet, hot, humid, or unsanitary conditions as well as a combination of these.
• Able to efficiently use all types of hand tools, power tools and hydraulic controlled devices; must provide own basic hand tools
• Able to read digital and analog indicated meters and weighing devices
• Must have good mechanical aptitude and knowledge of electrical theory
• Must maintain valid drivers license and be able to drive company vehicle extended hours with few breaks up to eight hours a day and more if overtime is required
• Must have good verbal/written communication skills and understand basic math skills including converting measurements.
• Able to communicate with customers and employee in a clear and concise manner

The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to the position. We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in the Everify program to determine right to work in the U.S.A.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.00 - $34.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Fuel card
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Profit sharing
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Charlotte, NC 28273: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person