Hydraulic Cylinder Technician

The Hydraulic Cylinder Technician assumes a high level of responsibility early.  Successful Hydraulic Cylinder Technicians are fast learners, self-motivated and independent workers.  Hydraulic Technicians receive intensive training in troubleshooting, technical procedures, and safety.

Blanchard Machinery Company is committed to fostering a high-performance work culture with challenging work opportunities that inspire high quality results.  Some of the benefits of joining our team are:

• Competitive Pay.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401K, profit sharing, generous PTO and paid holidays, uniforms, and much more.
• Exposure to world-class CAT training and development.
• A friendly and supportive work environment.
• Continuous exposure to learning and new technologies.
• Opportunities for advancement.

• Contributes to a positive work environment and promotes the vision, mission and values of BMC at all times.
• Completes all job responsibilities in a safe manner, promotes and champions a safe and healthy work environment.
• Responsibilities include maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all types of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.
• Skill-level requirements vary from basic troubleshooting and preventive maintenance to component replacement.
• Requires basic working knowledge of equipment operation and associated operating systems.
• Requires basic understanding of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic circuits/drawings/prints.
• Ability to use diagnostic equipment (i.e., Cat ET, CAT-SIS).
• Familiarization of electronic cables, connections and sensors.
• Maintain, diagnose and repair a variety of shop equipment including cylinder bench, cylinder honing machines and cylinder testing bench.
• Determine proper repair procedures for all assigned work orders.
• Performs inspections required by company.
• Disassemble, inspect, determine parts requirements, install and/or replace new or reconditioned repair parts to factory specifications.
• Perform operational tests on hydraulic cylinders for proper operation.
• Ensures total customer service.
• Operates lifting devices.
• Must complete proper paperwork as assigned.
• Preparing parts requisitions, timecards, part returns, accurate and complete service reports and other necessary reports and forms.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma required.
• 3+ years of experience maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing repairing hydraulic cylinders and related attachments preferred.
• Shift work, weekends and/or 24-hour call may be required.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and proper repair procedures is required.
• Must be able to read and interpret electrical and hydraulic schematics, operating and maintenance service manuals.
• Organizational and time management skills required. Must have the ability to set and keep priorities and professionally handle the stress associated with dealing with a fast paced industry and deadlines.
• Must be a Team player that is enthusiastic and hard working with the ability to complete work with minimal supervision.
• High degree of interpersonal skills with excellent written and oral communication skills is required.
• Must possess the personal discipline to establish the proper image as a representative of Blanchard with the ability to meet and work with the customer in a professional manner.
• Strong problem solving skills and detailed oriented with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Working Conditions

• The physical environment requires the employee to work primarily inside (non-climate controlled) throughout the day.
• Required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to injury and/or hazardous materials.
• Requires standing, stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, twisting, turning, lifting.
• Physical use of a broad variety of tools and machines in order to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• Must be able to lift varied weight up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Seeing, reading, and writing to complete job responsibilities.
• Use of computers and other forms of technology to complete job responsibilities.